title: How to use… white blood cell enzyme assays.
abstract: White blood cell (leucocyte) enzyme assays are an important part of the investigation of potential metabolic disorders, in particular, lysosomal storage disorders. It is imperative that appropriate tests are selected, and that knowledge of the limitations of these assays is applied to avoid erroneous conclusions about confirmation or exclusion of diagnoses.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davison
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D057075:Enzyme Assays / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D016464:Lysosomal Storage Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Inherited metabolic disease; Leucocyte enzyme assay.; Lysosomal storage disorders