Placental steroid sulphatase deficiency: an approach to antenatal care and delivery

Placental steroid sulphatase deficiency (SSD) is an X-linked inborn error of metabolism. Congenital X-linked ichthyosis (XLI) is a genetic disorder of keratinisation caused by steroid sulphatase (STS) deficiency, which results in a scaling skin condition in male infants shortly after birth. It may b...

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Main Authors: Frieda-Elsje Dreyer, Ganiy Opeyemi Abdulrahman, Gareth Waring, Kim Hinshaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2018-11-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2018.445