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Total Chondroitin Sulfate (CS) and Dermatan Sulfate (DS), Serum is a sum of the internal disaccharides D0a0, D0a4, and D0a6. NRE = Non Reducing End
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Aliases
Other names that describe the test. Synonyms.
CS non reducing end assay
DS non reducing end assay
MPS 4a
MPS 6
MPS type 4a
MPS type 6
Mucopolysaccharides
Total Chondroitin Sulfate
Total Dermatan Sulfate
Mucopolysaccharidoses Type 4A/6 Total Chondroitin Sulfate and Dermatan Sulfate with NRE (Sensi-Pro(R)) Quantitative, Serum