Premium
Prenatal detection of intestinal obstruction: deficient amniotic fluid disaccharidases in affected fetuses
Author(s) -
Morin P. R.,
Potier M.,
Dallaire L.,
Melançon S. B.,
Milunsky A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1980.tb00875.x
Subject(s) - disaccharidase , amniotic fluid , prenatal diagnosis , fetus , intestinal atresia , atresia , duodenal atresia , medicine , biology , pregnancy , small intestine , genetics
Amniotic fluid samples from four fetuses with intestinal obstructions (two anal imperfora‐tions, one duodenal atresia and one multiple intestinal atresia) were deficient in disaccha‐ridase activities. These results indicate that disaccharidase assay in amniotic fluid can be used as a rapid and simple test for the prenatal detection of fetal intestinal obstructions.