Prenatal diagnosis of mucolipidosis type II (I-cell disease) can be performed quickly and reliably by electron microscopy of chorionic villus tissue. This study reports the results of studies in three prenatal assessments (two families) where the pregnancy was at one in four risk of the disorder. In
Early prenatal diagnosis of mucolipidosis IV
β Scribed by Ornoy, A. ;Arnon, J. ;Gerbner, E. E. ;Jackson, L. G. ;Bach, G. ;Opitz, John M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 354 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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