Placental steroid sulphatase deficiency: an approach to antenatal care and delivery
Placental steroid sulphatase deficiency (SSD) is an X-linked inborn error of metabolism. Congenital X-linked ichthyosis (XLI) is a genetic disorder of keratinisation caused by steroid sulphatase (STS) deficiency, which results in a scaling skin condition in male infants shortly after birth. It may b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2018-11-01
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Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2018.445 |