Newborn screening for lysosomal disorders in Brazil: A pilot study using customized fluorimetric assays

Abstract Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) are a group of genetic disorders characterized by deficiency of specific lysosomal enzymes. In general, patients are clinically normal at birth, and progressively develop severe signs and symptoms. Diagnosis is usually made several years after onset of man...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Bender, Maira G. Burin, Kristiane M. Tirelli, Fernanda Medeiros, Fernanda Hendges de Bitencourt, Gabriel Civallero, Francyne Kubaski, Heydy Bravo, Antoine Daher, Vanessa Carnier, José F. S. Franco, Roberto Giugliani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/gmb/v43n2/1415-4757-GMB-43-2-e20180334.pdf