children s health issues
Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease and Wolman Disease
Diagnosis
Prenatal screening tests if suspected Liver biopsy Before birth, cholesteryl ester storage disease and Wolman disease can be diagnosed in the fetus by Chorionic Villus Sampling . After birth, doctors measure levels of lysosomal acid lipase in a biopsy sample of the liver or other tissues (removal of a tissue specimen for examination). Genetic Screening Before Pregnancy , which is used to determine whether a couple is at increased risk of having a baby with a hereditary genetic disorder, is also available. 