Direct enzymatic assay of urinary sulfated bile acids to replace serum bilirubin testing for selective screening of neonatal cholestasis.

Matsui, A; Kasano, Y; Yamauchi, Y; Momoya, T; Shimada, T; Ishikawa, T; Abukawa, D; Kimura, A et al. · J Pediatr · 1996

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Abstract

Direct enzymatic assay of urinary sulfated bile acids is a sensitive, rapid, minimally invasive, and convenient method of detecting cholestasis in young infants. It may replace measurement of serum direct bilirubin for selective screening for biliary atresia and neonatal hepatitis syndrome at 1 month of age.

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