Neonatal screening for Menkes disease using urine HVA/VMA ratio

Brain Dev. 2016 Sep;38(8):781. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2016.03.012. Epub 2016 May 14.

Authors

Muneaki Matsuo¹, Ryuji Tasaki², Manabu Iwanaga³, Toshimitsu Takayanagi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan. Electronic address: matsuo@cc.saga-u.ac.jp.
² Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute, Clinical Laboratory Center, Kumamoto, Japan.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan.
⁴ National Hospital Organization Saga National Hospital, Saga, Japan.

PMID: 27189264
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2016.03.012

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Homovanillic Acid
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome*
Neonatal Screening*
Neuroblastoma
Vanilmandelic Acid

Substances

Vanilmandelic Acid
Homovanillic Acid