Age Dependency of Serum Acid Phosphatase in Controls and Gaucher Patients
- 1 July 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Enzyme
- Vol. 32 (2) , 95-99
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000469457
Abstract
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.Keywords
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