Fluorometric screening procedure for galactosemia utilizing the autoanalyzer.
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چکیده
A screeningprocedure is described which can be used to separate the great majority of normal personsfrom those with a lack of the enzyme galactose transferase. The method is designed to be used on dried blood spot eluates which remain after a phenylalanine determination has been performed. The optimum conditions for this test are described, and data are presented from a preliminary study of more than a thousand infants and several confirmed galactosemics.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical chemistry
دوره 15 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1969