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Age Dependency of Serum Acid Phosphatase in Controls and Gaucher Patients

1984; Karger Publishers; Volume: 32; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1159/000469457

2504-2564

José Antônio de Azevedo Magalhães, Rui Pinto, Môsar Lemos, Clara Sá-Miranda, Livia Poënaru,

Trypanosoma species research and implications

Serum acid phosphatase activity has been used as a complementary test for the diagnosis of Gaucher's disease. This study suggests that phosphatase activity is age dependent. The use of controls in the patients' age is strongly recommended.