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https://read.qxmd.com/read/37717413/monitoring-the-treatment-of-urea-cycle-disorders-using-phenylbutyrate-metabolite-analyses-still-many-lessons-to-learn
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kevin E Glinton, Charles G Minard, Ning Liu, Qin Sun, Sarah H Elsea, Lindsay C Burrage, Sandesh C S Nagamani
Medications that elicit an alternate pathway for nitrogen excretion such as oral sodium phenylbutyrate (NaPBA) and glycerol phenylbutyrate (GPB) and intravenous sodium phenylacetate (NaPAA) are important for the management of urea cycle disorders (UCDs). Plasma concentrations of their primary metabolite, phenylacetate (PAA), as well as the ratio of PAA to phenylacetylglutamine (PAGN) are useful for guiding dosing and detecting toxicity. However, the frequency of toxic elevations of metabolites and associated clinical covariates is relatively unknown...
September 11, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37717412/two-year-interim-safety-and-efficacy-of-pegvaliase-in-japanese-adults-with-phenylketonuria
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Mika Ishige, Tetsuya Ito, Takashi Hamazaki, Mitsuhiro Kuwahara, Lawrence Lee, Haruo Shintaku
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inborn error of metabolism caused by deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase, resulting in high blood phenylalanine (Phe) concentrations with potential for impaired neurocognition. Pegvaliase, a pegylated recombinant phenylalanine ammonia lyase that metabolizes Phe, is approved for use in adults with PKU and high blood Phe despite prior management. In the Phase 3 PRISM studies conducted in the United States, pegvaliase induction/titration/maintenance dosing led to clinically meaningful and statistically significant blood Phe reductions versus placebo, with a manageable safety profile...
September 9, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37690181/health-related-quality-of-life-in-a-systematically-assessed-cohort-of-children-and-adults-with-urea-cycle-disorders
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Chaya N Murali, John R Barber, Robert McCarter, Anqing Zhang, Natalie Gallant, Kara Simpson, Naghmeh Dorrani, Greta N Wilkening, Ron D Hays, Uta Lichter-Konecki, Lindsay C Burrage, Sandesh C S Nagamani
PURPOSE: Individuals with urea cycle disorders (UCDs) may develop recurrent hyperammonemia, episodic encephalopathy, and neurological sequelae which can impact Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL). To date, there have been no systematic studies of HRQoL in people with UCDs. METHODS: We reviewed HRQoL and clinical data for 190 children and 203 adults enrolled in a multicenter UCD natural history study. Physical and psychosocial HRQoL in people with UCDs were compared to HRQoL in healthy people and people with phenylketonuria (PKU) and diabetes mellitus...
September 8, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37708666/retrospective-study-of-propionic-acidemia-using-natural-language-processing-in-mayo-clinic-electronic-health-record-data
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Hannah Barman, Vanja Sikirica, Katherine Carlson, Eli Silvert, Katherine Brewer Carlson, Suzanne Boyer, Ruchira Glaser, Eva Morava, Tyler Wagner, Brendan Lanpher
BACKGROUND: Propionic acidemia (PA) is a rare autosomal recessive organic acidemia that classically presents within the first days of life with a metabolic crisis or via newborn screening and is confirmed with laboratory tests. Limited data exist on the natural history of patients with PA describing presentation, treatments, and clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively describe the natural history of patients with PA in a clinical setting from a real-world database using both structured and unstructured electronic health record (EHR) data using novel data extraction techniques in a unique care setting...
September 2, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37716025/the-treatment-of-biochemical-genetic-diseases-from-substrate-reduction-to-nucleic-acid-therapies
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E Naomi Vos, Didem Demirbas, Matthew Mangel, M Estela Rubio Gozalbo, Harvey L Levy, Gerard T Berry
Newborn screening (NBS) began a revolution in the management of biochemical genetic diseases, greatly increasing the number of patients for whom dietary therapy would be beneficial in preventing complications in phenylketonuria as well as in a few similar disorders. The advent of next generation sequencing and expansion of NBS have markedly increased the number of biochemical genetic diseases as well as the number of patients identified each year. With the avalanche of new and proposed therapies, a second wave of options for the treatment of biochemical genetic disorders has emerged...
August 30, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37708665/x-linked-creatine-transporter-slc6a8-deficiency-in-females-difficult-to-recognize-but-a-potentially-treatable-disease
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Malene Mejdahl Nielsen, Esben Thade Petersen, Christina Dühring Fenger, Mette Cathrine Ørngreen, Hartwig Roman Siebner, Vincent Oltman Boer, Michal Považan, Allan Lund, Sabine Weller Grønborg, Trine Bjørg Hammer
Creatine transporter deficiency (CTD), caused by pathogenic variants in SLC6A8, is the second most common cause of X-linked intellectual disability. Symptoms include intellectual disability, epilepsy, and behavioral disorders and are caused by reduced cerebral creatine levels. Targeted treatment with oral supplementation is available, however the treatment efficacy is still being investigated. There are clinical and theoretical indications that heterozygous females with CTD respond better to supplementation treatment than hemizygous males...
August 30, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37703724/screening-for-health-related-quality-of-life-and-its-determinants-in-fabry-disease-a-cross-sectional-multicenter-study
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Yaroslav Winter, Max Hilz, Felix Beuschlein, Takahiro Tsukimura, Erich Seifritz, Malte Lenders, Eva Brand, Julia B Hennermann, Albina Nowak
BACKGROUND: Fabry disease (FD) is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by α-galactosidase A (α-Gal A) deficiency. The progressive accumulation of globotriaosylceramide results in life-threatening complications, including renal, cardiac, and cerebrovascular diseases. In order to improve health care of FD-patients, knowledge of its predictors is important. The aim of our study was to evaluate health-related quality of life (HrQol) in FD and to identify its independent determinants by exploring a wide range of demographic, social and clinical parameters...
August 29, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37660570/negative-correlation-between-organ-heteroplasmy-particularly-hepatic-heteroplasmy-and-age-at-death-revealed-by-post-mortem-studies-of-m-3243a%C3%A2-%C3%A2-g-cases
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kunimasa Yagi, Satoko Okazaki, Azusa Ohbatake, Masako Nakaya, Jianhui Liu, Eiko Arite, Yukiko Miyamoto, Naoko Ito, Kaoru Nakano, Naoto Yamaaki, Hisae Honoki, Shiho Fujisaka, Daisuke Chujo, Shin-Ichiro Tsunoda, Kunio Yanagimoto, Tsuyoshi Nozue, Masayo Yamada, Kotaro Ooe, Tsutomu Araki, Akikatsu Nakashima, Yasushi Azami, Yukio Sodemoto, Kenichi Tadokoro, Makoto Nagano, Tohru Noguchi, Atushi Nohara, Hideki Origasa, Yo Niida, Hayato Tada
Mitochondrial DNA m.3243A > G mutation causes mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) and its associated multi-organ disorders, including diabetes. To clarify associations between m.3243A > G organ heteroplasmy and clinical phenotypes, including the age at death, we combined genetic and pathological examinations from seven unreported and 36 literature cases of autopsied subjects. Clinical characteristics of subjects were as follows: male, 13; female, 28; unknown, 2; the age at death, 36...
August 28, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37659319/clinical-and-biochemical-footprints-of-inherited-metabolic-diseases-xv-epilepsies
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Itay Tokatly Latzer, Nenad Blau, Carlos R Ferreira, Phillip L Pearl
We provide a comprehensive overview of inherited metabolic disorders (IMDs) in which epilepsy is a prominent manifestation. Our unique database search has identified 256 IMDs associated with various types of epilepsies, which we classified according to the classic pathophysiology-based classification of IMDs, and according to selected seizure-related factors (neonatal seizures, infantile spasms, myoclonic seizures, and characteristic EEG patterns) and treatability for the underlying metabolic defect. Our findings indicate that inherited metabolic epilepsies are more likely to present in the neonatal period, with infantile spasms or myoclonic seizures...
August 26, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37660571/heptanoic-and-medium-branched-chain-fatty-acids-as-anaplerotic-treatment-for-medium-chain-acyl-coa-dehydrogenase-deficiency
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Anuradha Karunanidhi, Shakuntala Basu, Xue-Jun Zhao, Olivia D'Annibale, Clinton Van't Land, Jerry Vockley, Al-Walid Mohsen
Triheptanoin (triheptanoylglycerol) has shown value as anaplerotic therapy for patients with long chain fatty acid oxidation disorders but is contraindicated in medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency. In search for anaplerotic therapy for patients with MCAD deficiency, fibroblasts from three patients homozygous for the most common mutation, ACADMG985A/G985A , were treated with fatty acids hypothesized not to require MCAD for their metabolism, including heptanoic (C7; the active component of triheptanoin), 2,6-dimethylheptanoic (dMC7), 6-amino-2,4-dimethylheptanoic (AdMC7), or 4,8-dimethylnonanoic (dMC9) acids...
August 25, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37647829/defining-the-phenotype-of-pgap3-congenital-disorder-of-glycosylation-a-review-of-65-cases
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Ruqaiah Altassan, Michael M Allers, Diederik De Graef, Rameen Shah, Maaike de Vries, Austin Larson, Emma Glamuzina, Eva Morava
Biallelic pathogenic variants in PGAP3 cause a rare glycosylphosphatidyl-inositol biogenesis disorder, PGAP3-CDG. This multisystem condition presents with a predominantly neurological phenotype, including developmental delay, intellectual disability, seizures, and hyperphosphatemia. Here, we summarized the phenotype of sixty-five individuals including six unreported individuals from our CDG natural history study with a confirmed PGAP3-CDG diagnosis. Common additional features found in this disorder included brain malformations, behavioral abnormalities, cleft palate, and characteristic facial features...
August 23, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37635029/streamlined-determination-of-3-o-methyldopa-in-dried-blood-spots-prospective-screening-for-aromatic-l-amino-acid-decarboxylase-deficiency
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Pin-Wen Chen, Wuh-Liang Hwu, Ni-Chung Lee, Yin-Hsiu Chien
BACKGROUND: Aromatic L-amino-acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency diagnosis is often delayed by low disease awareness and specific laboratory examinations. We demonstrated that an elevated concentration of L-dopa metabolite 3-O-methyldopa (3-OMD) in dried blood spots could be integrated into a newborn screening program to detect AADC deficiency. METHODS: DBS samples for amino acid and acylcarnitine analysis using NeoBase™2 reagents were also analyzed for the 3-OMD concentration using 13 C6 -phenylalanine as an internal standard...
August 15, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37607437/a-caenorhabditis-elegans-model-of-adenylosuccinate-lyase-deficiency-reveals-neuromuscular-and-reproductive-phenotypes-of-distinct-etiology
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Adam R Fenton, Haley N Janowitz, Latisha P Franklin, Riley G Young, Corinna A Moro, Michael V DeGennaro, Melanie R McReynolds, Wenqing Wang, Wendy Hanna-Rose
Inborn errors of purine metabolism are rare syndromes with an array of complex phenotypes in humans. One such disorder, adenylosuccinate lyase deficiency (ASLD), is caused by a decrease in the activity of the bi-functional purine biosynthetic enzyme adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL). Mutations in human ADSL cause epilepsy, muscle ataxia, and autistic-like symptoms. Although the genetic basis of ASLD is known, the molecular mechanisms driving phenotypic outcome are not. Here, we characterize neuromuscular and reproductive phenotypes associated with a deficiency of adsl-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans...
August 15, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37604083/endogenous-non-reducing-end-glycosaminoglycan-biomarkers-for-the-mucopolysaccharidoses-accurate-diagnosis-and-elimination-of-false-positive-newborn-screening-results
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REVIEW
Jennifer T Saville, Zackary M Herbst, Michael H Gelb, Maria Fuller
The mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a family of inborn errors of metabolism resulting from a deficiency in a lysosomal hydrolase responsible for the degradation of glycosaminoglycans (GAG). From a biochemical standpoint, excessive urinary excretion of GAG has afforded first-tier laboratory investigations for diagnosis whereas newborn screening programs employ lysosomal hydrolase measurements. Given false positives are not uncommon, second-tier diagnostic testing relies on lysosomal hydrolase measurements following elevated urinary GAG, and newborn screening results are often corroborated with GAG determinations...
August 14, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37672857/metabolic-control-and-clinical-outcome-in-adolescents-with-phenylketonuria
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Agnese De Giorgi, Francesca Nardecchia, Cristina Romani, Vincenzo Leuzzi
The main neurological, cognitive, and behavioural consequences of phenylketonuria have been eradicated thanks to new-born screening and Phe-restricted diet therapy. However, the effects of high phenylalanine levels during adolescence and adulthood on neurocognitive functions remain a concern. This systematic review aimed at collecting clinical data suggesting the safest metabolic target for early treated PKU during the second decade of life. Twenty studies met the inclusion criteria for full-text review. Relevant studies included papers that (a) examined the relationship between metabolic control and neurocognitive functions during adolescence or (b) investigated the impact of metabolic control in adolescence on adult outcomes...
August 12, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37597335/clinical-and-biochemical-footprints-of-inherited-metabolic-diseases-xiv-metabolic-kidney-diseases
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anke Schumann, Ulla T Schultheiss, Carlos R Ferreira, Nenad Blau
Kidney disease is a global health burden with high morbidity and mortality. Causes of kidney disease are numerous, extending from common disease groups like diabetes and arterial hypertension to rare conditions including inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs). Given its unique anatomy and function, the kidney is a target organ in about 10% of known IMDs, emphasizing the relevant contribution of IMDs to kidney disease. The pattern of injury affects all segments of the nephron including glomerular disease, proximal and distal tubular damage, kidney cyst formation, built-up of nephrocalcinosis and stones as well as severe malformations...
August 12, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37604084/would-early-versus-late-hydroxocobalamin-dose-intensification-treatment-prevent-cognitive-decline-macular-degeneration-and-ocular-disease-in-5-patients-with-early-onset-cblc-deficiency
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Emmanuel Scalais, Christine Geron, Charlotte Pierron, Sandra Cardillo, Vincent Schlesser, Frédéric Mataigne, Patricia Borde, Luc Regal
In early-onset (EO) cblC deficiency (MMACHC), hydroxocobalamin dose-intensification (OHCBL-DI) improved biochemical and clinical outcome. In mammals, Cobalamin is reduced, in a reaction mediated by MMACHC. Pathogenic variants in MMACHC disrupt the synthesis pathway of methyl-cobalamin (MetCbl) and 5'-deoxy-adenosyl-cobalamin (AdoCbl), cofactors for both methionine synthase (MS) and methyl-malonyl-CoA mutase (MCM) enzymes. In 5 patients (pts.), with EO cblC deficiency, biochemical and clinical responses were studied following OHCbl-DI (mean ± SD 6,5 ± 3,3 mg/kg/day), given early, before age 5 months (pts...
August 11, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37597336/combined-pmm2-cdg-and-hereditary-fructose-intolerance-in-a-patient-with-mild-clinical-presentation
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xinying Hong, Andrew C Edmondson, Alanna Strong, Daniel Pomerantz, Emma Michl, Gerard Berry, Miao He
We report a patient with an extremely rare, combined diagnosis of PMM2-CDG and hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI). By comparing with other patients, under-galactosylation was identified as a feature of HFI. Fructose/sorbitol/sucrose restriction was initiated right afterwards. The patient is at the mild end of the PMM2-CDG spectrum, raising the question of sorbitol's role in the pathogenesis of PMM2-CDG and whether fructose/sorbitol/sucrose restriction could benefit other PMM2-CDG patients. Additionally, epalrestat, an emerging potential PMM2-CDG therapy, may benefit HFI patients...
August 9, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37567036/dicarboxylic-acylcarnitine-biomarkers-in-peroxisome-biogenesis-disorders
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Michael F Wangler, Barbara Lesko, Rejwi Dahal, Sharayu Jangam, Pradnya Bhadane, Theodore E Wilson, Molly McPheron, Marcus J Miller
The peroxisome is an essential eukaryotic organelle with diverse metabolic functions. Inherited peroxisomal disorders are associated with a wide spectrum of clinical outcomes and are broadly divided into two classes, those impacting peroxisome biogenesis (PBD) and those impacting specific peroxisomal factors. Prior studies have indicated a role for acylcarnitine testing in the diagnosis of some peroxisomal diseases through the detection of long chain dicarboxylic acylcarnitine abnormalities (C16-DC and C18-DC)...
August 7, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37573205/why-cystic-fibrosis-newborn-screening-programs-have-failed-to-meet-original-expectations%C3%A2-thus-far
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Philip M Farrell
This Commentary summarizes what the author has learned in 46 years of research on newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF) combined with healthcare and public health practice. The original expectation was that screening for this relatively common, life-threatening genetic disorder would lead to consistently timely diagnoses in the neonatal period and be equitable. Unfortunately, this ambitious goal has not been achieved in the USA despite the availability of an excellent, although imperfect, 2-tiered screening test employing immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT) and DNA analysis for pathogenic variants in the gene that encodes the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)...
August 6, 2023: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
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