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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
Acylcarnitines in amniotic fluid samples were analyzed for the prenatal diagnosis of propionic acidemia, methylmalonic aciduria, isovaleric acidemia, and glutaric aciduria by electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. Although the levels of the specific acylcarnitine between affected and unaffected cases showed an overlap, the ratios of propionylcarnitine to 4-carbon acylcarnitine levels for propionic acidemia and methylmalonic aciduria, those of isovalerylcarnitine to propionylcarnitine for isovaleric acidemia, and those of glutarylcarnitine to propionylcarnitine for glutaric aciduria type I were shown to be reliable indicators in the prenatal diagnosis. In addition, it is suggested that the combination of the ratios of glutarylcarnitine, isovaleryl-carnitine, and hexanoylcarnitine to propionylcarnitine may be useful for the prenatal diagnosis of glutaric aciduria type II.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0031-3998
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
680-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Prenatal diagnosis of organic acidemias based on amniotic fluid levels of acylcarnitines.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Fukui Medical School, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't