Diagnosis of decreased cholinesterase activity by amniocentesis.
We report a case in which amniocentesis, performed in order to exclude a fetal chromosomal abnormality, led to a diagnosis of decreased cholinesterase activity. This is a rare but clinically useful application of the amniotic fluid cholinesterase assay.
Baker
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Rosie Maternity Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Allsop
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Calvin
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Williamson
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