Metachromasia and human skin fibroblast cultures.
The importance of emphasizing the hazards of applying metachromasia as an indication of a specific genetic defect, or as a sole guide for genetic counseling, is discussed.
D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005347:Fibroblasts; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008661:Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D013194:Staining and Labeling