We describe a patient with recurrent non-immune hydrops fetalis diagnosed as mucopolysaccharidosis type VII. This rare autosomal recessive disorder is caused by a beta-glucuronidase deficiency. Chorionic villus sampling was performed in the 11th week of the subsequent pregnancy and beta-glucuronidas
β-glucuronidase deficiency as a cause of fetal hydrops
✍ Scribed by Kagie, M. J. ;Kleijer, W. J. ;Huijmans, J. G. M. ;Maaswinkel-Mooy, P. ;Kanhai, H. H. H.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 283 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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