title: [Detection of phytanic acid (3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid) in serum using the gas chromatograph GCHF 18.3].
abstract: A gas-chromatic method for detection of phytanic acid (3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid) in serum is described. The sensitivity of the method is very high. It is easy to distinguish between patients with Refsum's disease and those with other polyneuropathies.
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004537:Eicosanoic Acids / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D010831:Phytanic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D012035:Refsum Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D004537:Eicosanoic Acids; D010831:Phytanic Acid
vernacular_title: Nachweis der Phytansäure (3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadekansäure) im Serum mit Hilfe des Gaschromatographen GCHF 18.3.