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Title: Diagnosis of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase deficiency using leukocytes: normal leukocyte enzyme activity in three female patients. Author: Shin YS. Journal: Clin Investig; 1993 Feb; 71(2):115-8. PubMed ID: 8384909. Abstract: In the past 5 years we have discovered 8 boys and 3 girls who suffer from fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase deficiency. Although they all showed the typical symptoms of the deficiency such as frequent vomiting, hypoglycemia, lactic acidosis, and hepatomegaly, the age at diagnosis varied from 2 months to 4 years. All the boys revealed the deficient enzyme activity in leukocytes but none of the girls. The liver biopsy was investigated in six patients to confirm the diagnosis. These results suggest the existence of tissue-specific isoenzymes for fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase possibly with a different gene origin.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]