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Hexanol dehydrogenase activity shown by enzyme histochemistry on skin biopsies allows differentiation of Sjögren-Larsson syndrome from other ichthyoses

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  1. Institute of Child Health and Department of Histopathology, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, WC1N 3JH, London

    B. D. Lake, V. V. Smith, M. R. Judge & J. I. Harper

  2. Department of Paediatric Biochemistry, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK

    G. T. N. Besley

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Lake, B.D., Smith, V.V., Judge, M.R. et al. Hexanol dehydrogenase activity shown by enzyme histochemistry on skin biopsies allows differentiation of Sjögren-Larsson syndrome from other ichthyoses. J Inherit Metab Dis 14, 338–340 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01811697

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