Mass screening for Wilson's disease by measuring urinary holoceruloplasmin - 01/09/11
Abstract |
We conducted a mass-screening method to detect presymptomatic Wilson's disease in children by measuring urinary holoceruloplasmin. Two cases of Wilson's disease were found by testing urine samples from 48,819 children. The diagnosis was confirmed by clinical laboratory tests and the detection of a mutated ATP 7B gene. (J Pediatr 2002;140:614-6)
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Vol 140 - N° 5
P. 614-616 - mai 2002 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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