LONG-CHAIN 3-HYDROXYACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE IN CHORIONIC VILLI, FETAL LIVER AND FIBROBLASTS AND PRENATAL-DIAGNOSIS OF 3-HYDROXYACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE-DEFICIENCY
Prenatal diagnosis of long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency was performed by analysis of the enzyme activity in a chorionic villus biopsy obtained in the 10th week of pregnancy. The diagnosis was confirmed in liver tissue and cultured fibroblasts from the aborted fetus.