| Literature DB >> 3816854 |
A Poulos, C van Crugten, P Sharp, W F Carey, E Robertson, D M Becroft, J M Saudubray, B T Poll-The, E Christensen, N Brandt.
Abstract
Normal amniocytes and chorionic villous cells in culture are able to produce 14CO2 from exogenous [1-14C] phytanic acid. In contrast, cells from four fetuses at risk for the cerebro-hepato-renal (Zellweger) syndrome and related disorders showed a greatly reduced activity, indicating a block in oxidation of the fatty acid. Our data confirm that phytanic acid oxidase activity measurement can be used for the prenatal assessment of this group of disorders.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3816854 DOI: 10.1007/bf02429053
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pediatr ISSN: 0340-6199 Impact factor: 3.183