List of works by Befekadu Asfaw

A new way to carcinogenicity of azo dyes: The benzenediazonium ion formed from a non-aminoazo dye, 1-phenylazo-2-hydroxynaphthalene(Sudan I) by microsomal enzymes binds to deoxyguanosine residues of DNA

scientific article published on 01 June 1988

Activation of carcinogens by peroxidase. Horseradish peroxidase-mediated formation of benzenediazonium ion from a non-aminoazo dye, 1-phenylazo-2-hydroxynaphthalene (Sudan I) and its binding to DNA.

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Benzenediazonium ion derived from Sudan I forms an 8-(phenylazo)guanine adduct in DNA.

scientific article published in June 1995

Defects in degradation of blood group A and B glycosphingolipids in Schindler and Fabry diseases.

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Determination of urinary sulfatides and other lipids by combination of reversed-phase and thin-layer chromatographies

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Direct tandem mass spectrometric profiling of sulfatides in dry urinary samples for screening of metachromatic leukodystrophy.

scientific article published on 06 July 2013

Fabry disease: renal sphingolipid distribution in the α-Gal A knockout mouse model by mass spectrometric and immunohistochemical imaging.

scientific article published on 27 December 2014

Lactosylceramide in lysosomal storage disorders: a comparative immunohistochemical and biochemical study

scientific article published on 26 May 2005

Mucolipidosis IV: report of a case with ocular restricted phenotype caused by leaky splice mutation.

scientific article published on 28 December 2006

Prosaposin deficiency and saposin B deficiency (activator-deficient metachromatic leukodystrophy): report on two patients detected by analysis of urinary sphingolipids and carrying novel PSAP gene mutations.

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Quantitation of plasmatic lysosphingomyelin and lysosphingomyelin-509 for differential screening of Niemann-Pick A/B and C diseases.

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Replacement of alpha-galactosidase A in Fabry disease: effect on fibroblast cultures compared with biopsied tissues of treated patients.

scientific article published on 20 March 2008

Semisynthesis of C17:0 isoforms of sulphatide and glucosylceramide using immobilised sphingolipid ceramide N-deacylase for application in analytical mass spectrometry.

scientific article published on August 2010

Specific storage of glycoconjugates with terminal α-galactosyl moieties in the exocrine pancreas of Fabry disease patients with blood group B.

scientific article published on 14 March 2018

Tandem Mass Spectrometry of Sphingolipids: Applications for Diagnosis of Sphingolipidoses.

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The first identification of the benzenediazonium ion formation from a non-aminoazo dye, 1-phenylazo-2-hydroxynaphthalene (Sudan I) by microsomes of rat livers

scientific article published in June 1988

Ultrastructural and functional abnormalities of mitochondria in cultivated fibroblasts from α-mannosidosis patients