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Cerit İ, Mehdizade K, Avcı A, Demirkol O. Production of low-protein cocoa powder with enzyme-assisted hydrolysis. Food Sci Nutr 2024; 12:3309-3321. [PMID: 38726434 PMCID: PMC11077214 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Amino acid-related disorders are caused by a defect in the metabolic pathways of amino acid groups. These patients must follow a lifelong protein diet. The objective of this study was to produce a low-protein cocoa powder (LPP) with enzymatic hydrolysis and precipitation method. First, the solubility of cocoa powder was increased by heat and enzyme treatments (Amylase, Viscozyme, and Alcalase). Then, the protein level was decreased by isoelectric precipitation. According to the obtained results, the solubility of cocoa powder rose from 28.61% to 50.69%. Protein content decreased by almost 40% and significant reductions in the amino acid profile were also provided; the highest ones were detected in methionine (100%), lysine (73.65%), leucine (53.64%), alanine (46.17%), and isoleucine (44.73%) levels. LPP had high phenolic content (25.10 mg/g GAE) and the changes in the antioxidant activities were not significant (p > .05). Moreover, chocolate production with LPP and control powder was also carried out under laboratory conditions. Hardness (1732.52 g), moisture content (0.60%), and water activity (0.37) of chocolate samples produced with low-protein cocoa powder (LPC) were lower than those of the control sample. The Casson model well fitted to the rheological data (R 2 > .990) and chocolate samples showed elastic behavior. The removal of proteins from the cocoa was verified with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analyses. The melting temperatures of chocolates (31.84 and 31.54°C for control and LPC samples, respectively) did not change with the applied process. As a conclusion, it was revealed that the production of low-protein cocoa powder and chocolate is feasible for patients with amino acid disorders with this study.
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- İnci Cerit
- Department of Food EngineeringSakarya UniversityEsentepeSakaryaTurkey
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- Department of Food EngineeringSakarya UniversityEsentepeSakaryaTurkey
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- Department of Food EngineeringSakarya UniversityEsentepeSakaryaTurkey
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- Department of Food EngineeringSakarya UniversityEsentepeSakaryaTurkey
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Zeng ZG, Zhou GP, Wei L, Qu W, Liu Y, Tan YL, Wang J, Sun LY, Zhu ZJ. Therapeutic potential of living donor liver transplantation from heterozygous carrier donors in children with propionic acidemia. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2022; 17:62. [PMID: 35189944 PMCID: PMC8862340 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-022-02233-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Current world experience regarding living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in the treatment of propionic acidemia (PA) is limited, especially in terms of using obligate heterozygous carriers as donors. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of LDLT in children with PA.
Methods From November 2017 to January 2020, 7 of the 192 children who underwent LDLT at our institution had been diagnosed with PA (median age, 2.1 years; range, 1.1–5.8 years). The primary indication for transplantation was frequent metabolic decompensations in 6 patients and preventative treatment in 1 patient. Of the seven parental living donors, six were genetically proven obligate heterozygous carriers. Results During a median follow-up of 23.9 months (range, 13.9–40.2 months), all patients were alive with 100% allograft survival, and no severe transplant-related complications occurred. In the case of liberalized protein intake, they did not suffer metabolic decompensation or disease-related complications and made progress in neurodevelopmental delay and body growth, as well as blood and urinary metabolite levels. In one patient with pre-existing mild dilated cardiomyopathy, her echocardiogram results completely normalized 13.8 months post-transplant. All living donors recovered well after surgery, with no metabolic decompensations or procedure-related complications. Western blotting revealed that the hepatic expressions of PCCA and PCCB in one of the heterozygous donors were comparable to those of the normal healthy control at the protein level. Conclusions LDLT using partial liver grafts from asymptomatic obligate heterozygous carrier donors is a viable therapeutic option for selected PA patients, with no negative impact on donors’ and recipients' clinical courses.
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Forny P, Hörster F, Ballhausen D, Chakrapani A, Chapman KA, Dionisi‐Vici C, Dixon M, Grünert SC, Grunewald S, Haliloglu G, Hochuli M, Honzik T, Karall D, Martinelli D, Molema F, Sass JO, Scholl‐Bürgi S, Tal G, Williams M, Huemer M, Baumgartner MR. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of methylmalonic acidaemia and propionic acidaemia: First revision. J Inherit Metab Dis 2021; 44:566-592. [PMID: 33595124 PMCID: PMC8252715 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Isolated methylmalonic acidaemia (MMA) and propionic acidaemia (PA) are rare inherited metabolic diseases. Six years ago, a detailed evaluation of the available evidence on diagnosis and management of these disorders has been published for the first time. The article received considerable attention, illustrating the importance of an expert panel to evaluate and compile recommendations to guide rare disease patient care. Since that time, a growing body of evidence on transplant outcomes in MMA and PA patients and use of precursor free amino acid mixtures allows for updates of the guidelines. In this article, we aim to incorporate this newly published knowledge and provide a revised version of the guidelines. The analysis was performed by a panel of multidisciplinary health care experts, who followed an updated guideline development methodology (GRADE). Hence, the full body of evidence up until autumn 2019 was re-evaluated, analysed and graded. As a result, 21 updated recommendations were compiled in a more concise paper with a focus on the existing evidence to enable well-informed decisions in the context of MMA and PA patient care.
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- Patrick Forny
- Division of Metabolism and Children's Research CenterUniversity Children's Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Division of Neuropediatrics and Metabolic MedicineUniversity Hospital HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
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- Paediatric Unit for Metabolic Diseases, Department of Woman‐Mother‐ChildUniversity Hospital LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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- Metabolic Medicine Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and Institute for Child HealthNIHR Biomedical Research Center (BRC), University College LondonLondonUK
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- Rare Disease Institute, Children's National Health SystemWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaUSA
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- Division of Metabolism, Department of Pediatric SpecialtiesBambino Gesù Children's HospitalRomeItaly
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- Dietetics, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation TrustLondonUK
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- Department of General Paediatrics, Adolescent Medicine and Neonatology, Medical Centre‐University of FreiburgFaculty of MedicineFreiburgGermany
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- Metabolic Medicine Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and Institute for Child HealthNIHR Biomedical Research Center (BRC), University College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric NeurologyHacettepe University Children's HospitalAnkaraTurkey
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, InselspitalBern University Hospital and University of BernBernSwitzerland
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- Department of Paediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of MedicineCharles University and General University Hospital in PraguePragueCzech Republic
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- Department of Paediatrics I, Inherited Metabolic DisordersMedical University of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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- Division of Metabolism, Department of Pediatric SpecialtiesBambino Gesù Children's HospitalRomeItaly
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Lysosomal and Metabolic DiseasesErasmus MC University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Natural Sciences & Institute for Functional Gene Analytics (IFGA)Bonn‐Rhein Sieg University of Applied SciencesRheinbachGermany
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- Department of Paediatrics I, Inherited Metabolic DisordersMedical University of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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- Metabolic Unit, Ruth Rappaport Children's HospitalRambam Health Care CampusHaifaIsrael
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for Lysosomal and Metabolic DiseasesErasmus MC University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Division of Metabolism and Children's Research CenterUniversity Children's Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
- Department of PaediatricsLandeskrankenhaus BregenzBregenzAustria
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- Division of Metabolism and Children's Research CenterUniversity Children's Hospital Zurich, University of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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Jiang YZ, Zhou GP, Wu SS, Kong YY, Zhu ZJ, Sun LY. Safety and efficacy of liver transplantation for methylmalonic acidemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Transplant Rev (Orlando) 2021; 35:100592. [PMID: 33422927 DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2020.100592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background-objectives: Liver transplantation (LT) and combined liver and kidney transplantation (CLKT) have been proposed as enzyme replacement therapies for methylmalonic aciduria (MMA). We aimed to synthesize the available evidence on their safety and efficacy. METHODS Medline, Embase and Cochrane library were searched to identify studies that reported post-LT/CLKT clinical outcomes of MMA from their inception to February 1, 2020. The pooled rate was calculated using random-effects model with Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transformation method. RESULTS Thirty-two studies involving 109 patients were included. The pooled estimate rates were 99.9% (95% CI 95.3-100.0) for patient survival, 98.5% (95% CI 91.5-100.0) for graft survival after LT/CLKT. The combined incidence of biliary, vascular complications and rejection were 0.2% (95% CI 0.0-6.6), 7.7% (95% CI 0.1-22.1) and 18.4% (95% CI 4.6-36.3), respectively. The pooled estimate rates were 100.0% (95% CI 99.4-100.0) for metabolic eradication, 61.5% (95% CI: 33.4-87.0) for normalization of kidney function. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) remission is more promising after CLKT (70.3% VS 37.6% in LT group). The pooled estimate rates for neurodevelopmental status improvement and protein intake liberalization were 52.0% (95% CI 2.8-98.8) and 36.3% (95% CI 6.3-71.7), respectively. CONCLUSIONS This first quantitative systematic review confirms favorable survival outcomes and partially improved disease-related complications in transplanted MMA patients, although some results should be interpreted with caution. Future studies with detailed description of long-term outcomes and consensus on neurodevelopmental evaluation method can help provide a more accurate picture.
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- Yi-Zhou Jiang
- Liver Transplantation Center, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Clinical Center for Pediatric Liver Transplantation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Liver Transplantation Center, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Clinical Center for Pediatric Liver Transplantation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- Clinical Epidemiology and EBM Unit, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- Clinical Epidemiology and EBM Unit, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- Liver Transplantation Center, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Clinical Center for Pediatric Liver Transplantation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Liver Transplantation Center, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Clinical Center for Pediatric Liver Transplantation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Propionic and Methylmalonic Acidemias: Initial Clinical and Biochemical Presentation. Int J Pediatr 2020; 2020:7653716. [PMID: 33293965 PMCID: PMC7700050 DOI: 10.1155/2020/7653716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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PA and MAA have numerous nonspecific presentations, potentially leading to delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis. In this paper, we present the clinical and biochemical characteristics of MMA and PA patients at initial presentation. Results. This is a retrospective review of 20 patients with PA (n = 10) and MMA (n = 10). The most observed symptoms were vomiting (85%) and refusing feeding (70%). Ammonia was 108.75 ± 9.3 μmol/l, showing a negative correlation with pH and bicarbonate and positive correlation with lactate and anion gap. Peak ammonia did not correlate with age of onset (r = 0.11 and p = 0.64) or age at diagnosis (r = 0.39 and p = 0.089), nor did pH (r = 0.01, p = 0.96; r = −0.25, p = 0.28) or bicarbonate (r = 0.07, p = 0.76; r = −0.22, p = 0.34). There was no correlation between ammonia and C3 : C2 (r = 0.1 and p = 0.96) or C3 (r = 0.23 and p = 0.32). The glycine was 386 ± 167.1 μmol/l, and it was higher in PA (p = 0.003). There was a positive correlation between glycine and both pH (r = 0.56 and p = 0.01) and HCO3 (r = 0.49 and p = 0.026). There was no correlation between glycine and ammonia (r = −0.435 and p = 0.055) or lactate (r = 0.32 and p = 0.160). Conclusion. Clinical presentation of PA and MMA is nonspecific, though vomiting and refusing feeding are potential markers of decompensation. Blood gas, lactate, and ammonia levels are also good predictors of decompensation, though increasing levels of glycine may not indicate metabolic instability.
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Clinical Course and Nutritional Management of Propionic and Methylmalonic Acidemias. J Nutr Metab 2020; 2020:8489707. [PMID: 33014459 PMCID: PMC7519177 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8489707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Propionic and methylmalonic acidemias result in multiple health problems including increased risk for neurological and intellectual disabilities. Knowledge regarding factors that correlate to poor prognosis and long-term outcomes is still limited. In this study, we aim to provide insight concerning clinical course and long-term complications by identifying possible correlating factors to complications. Results. This is a retrospective review of 20 Egyptian patients diagnosed with PA (n = 10) and MMA (n = 10) in the years 2014–2018. PA patients had lower DQ/IQ and were more liable to hypotonia and developmental delay. The DQ/IQ had a strong negative correlation with length of hospital stay, frequency of PICU admissions, time delay until diagnosis, and the mode ammonia level. However, DQ/IQ did not correlate with age of onset of symptoms or the peak ammonia level at presentation. Both the growth percentiles and albumin levels had a positive correlation with natural protein intake and did not correlate with the total protein intake. Additionally, patients on higher amounts of medical formula did not necessarily show an improvement in the frequency of decompensation episodes. Conclusion. Our findings indicate that implementation of NBS, vigilant and proactive management of decompensation episodes, and pursuing normal ammonia levels during monitoring can help patients achieve a better neurological prognosis. Furthermore, patients can have a better outcome on mainly natural protein; medical formula should only be used in cases where patients do not meet 100–120% of their DRI from natural protein.
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Brassier A, Krug P, Lacaille F, Pontoizeau C, Krid S, Sissaoui S, Servais A, Arnoux JB, Legendre C, Charbit M, Scemla A, Francoz C, Benoist JF, Schiff M, Mochel F, Touati G, Broué P, Cano A, Tardieu M, Querciagrossa S, Grévent D, Boyer O, Dupic L, Oualha M, Girard M, Aigrain Y, Debray D, Capito C, Ottolenghi C, Salomon R, Chardot C, de Lonlay P. Long-term outcome of methylmalonic aciduria after kidney, liver, or combined liver-kidney transplantation: The French experience. J Inherit Metab Dis 2020; 43:234-243. [PMID: 31525265 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Organ transplantation is discussed in methylmalonic aciduria (MMA) for renal failure, and poor quality of life and neurological outcome. We retrospectively evaluated 23 French MMA patients after kidney (KT), liver-kidney (LKT), and liver transplantation (LT). Two patients died, one after LKT, one of hepatoblastoma after KT. One graft was lost early after KT. Of 18 evaluable patients, 12 previously on dialysis, 8 underwent KT (mean 12.5 years), 8 LKT (mean 7 years), and 2 LT (7 and 2.5 years). At a median follow-up of 7.3 (KT), 2.3 (LKT), and 1.0 years (LT), no metabolic decompensation occurred except in 1 KT. Plasma and urine MMA levels dramatically decreased, more after LKT. Protein intake was increased more significantly after LKT than KT. Enteral nutrition was stopped in 7/8 LKT, 1/8 KT. Early complications were frequent after LKT. Neurological disorders occurred in four LKT, reversible in one. Five years after KT, four patients had renal failure. The metabolic outcomes were much better after LKT than KT. LKT in MMA is difficult but improves the quality of life. KT will be rarely indicated. We need more long-term data to indicate early LT, in the hope to delay renal failure and prevent neurodevelopmental complications.
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- Anaïs Brassier
- Reference Center of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Imagine Institute, Filière G2M, MetabERN, INEM, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Reference Center of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Filière ORKID, ERKnet, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Pediatric Hepatology Unit, Reference Center for rare pediatric liver diseases, Department of Gastroenterology-Hepatology-Nutrition, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Filière Filfoie, ERN Transplantchild, Paris, France
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- Reference Center of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Imagine Institute, Filière G2M, MetabERN, INEM, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
- Metabolic Biochemistry, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Imagine Institute, Filière G2M, MetabERN, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Reference Center of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Filière ORKID, ERKnet, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Pediatric Hepatology Unit, Reference Center for rare pediatric liver diseases, Department of Gastroenterology-Hepatology-Nutrition, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Filière Filfoie, ERN Transplantchild, Paris, France
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- Reference Center of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Imagine Institute, Filière G2M, MetabERN, INEM, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
- Unit of Adult Nephrology and Transplantation, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Filière G2M, MetabERN, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Reference Center of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Imagine Institute, Filière G2M, MetabERN, INEM, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Unit of Adult Nephrology and Transplantation, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Filière G2M, MetabERN, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Reference Center of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Filière ORKID, ERKnet, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Reference Center of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Imagine Institute, Filière G2M, MetabERN, INEM, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
- Unit of Adult Nephrology and Transplantation, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Filière G2M, MetabERN, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Unit of Adult Hepatology and Transplantation, Hôpital Beaujon, Paris, France
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- Metabolic Biochemistry, Hôpital Universitaire Robert-Debré, APHP, Filière G2M, MetabERN, University Paris Sud, Paris, France
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- Reference Center of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Hôpital Universitaire Robert-Debré, APHP, Filière G2M, MetabERN, Paris, France
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- Reference Center of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Hôpital La Pitié Salpêtrière, APHP, Filière G2M, Paris, France
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- Reference Center of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Imagine Institute, Filière G2M, MetabERN, INEM, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
- Reference Center of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Hôpital Purpan, Filière G2M, Toulouse, France
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- Reference Center of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Hôpital Purpan, Filière G2M, Toulouse, France
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- Reference Center of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Hôpital La Timone, Filière G2M, MetabERN, Marseille, France
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- Reference Center of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, CHRU, Filière G2M, Tours, France
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- Department of Anesthesia, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Reference Center of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Filière ORKID, ERKnet, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Pediatric Hepatology Unit, Reference Center for rare pediatric liver diseases, Department of Gastroenterology-Hepatology-Nutrition, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Filière Filfoie, ERN Transplantchild, Paris, France
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- Unit of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Filière Filfoie, ERN Transplantchild, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Pediatric Hepatology Unit, Reference Center for rare pediatric liver diseases, Department of Gastroenterology-Hepatology-Nutrition, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Filière Filfoie, ERN Transplantchild, Paris, France
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- Unit of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Filière Filfoie, ERN Transplantchild, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Reference Center of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Imagine Institute, Filière G2M, MetabERN, INEM, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
- Metabolic Biochemistry, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Imagine Institute, Filière G2M, MetabERN, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Reference Center of Pediatric Nephrology, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Filière ORKID, ERKnet, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Unit of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Filière Filfoie, ERN Transplantchild, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Reference Center of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Imagine Institute, Filière G2M, MetabERN, INEM, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Jiang YZ, Shi Y, Shi Y, Gan LX, Kong YY, Zhu ZJ, Wang HB, Sun LY. Methylmalonic and propionic acidemia among hospitalized pediatric patients: a nationwide report. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019; 14:292. [PMID: 31842933 PMCID: PMC6915987 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-019-1268-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) and propionic acidemia (PA) are two kinds of diseases caused by inborn errors of metabolism. So far, the epidemiological data on them are limited in China. The aim of our study is to investigate the proportion and characteristics of hospitalized pediatric patients with MMA and PA in China. METHODS The data in this study were obtained from the Hospital Quality Monitoring System, a national inpatient database in China, with information on the patients hospitalized during the period from 2013 to 2017. We identified the data related to the patients who were under 18 years old and were diagnosed with MMA/PA, and extracted the information on demographic characteristics, hospital location, total cost and other related clinical presentations from the data. RESULTS Among all hospitalized pediatric patients with liver diseases, there were increasing trends in the proportion of individuals diagnosed with MMA or PA during the period from 2013 (0.76% for MMA; 0.13% for PA) to 2017 (1.61% for MMA; 0.32% for PA). For both MMA and PA, children under 2-year-old accounted for the highest proportion. The median of total cost per hospitalization was relatively high (RMB 7388.53 for MMA; RMB 4999.66 for PA). Moreover, most patients hospitalized in tertiary class A hospitals (MMA: 80.96%, PA: 76.21%); and a majority of pediatric patients admitted in the hospitals in Shanghai and Beijing are from outside districts. Manifestations of nervous system-related symptoms, and metabolic acidosis or anemia in laboratory findings were more common during hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS The study is the first nationwide one in providing epidemiological and clinical information on hospitalized pediatric patients with MMA/PA. An increasing hospitalization with various presentations and a heavy financial burden were observed. In addition, geographically, the medical resources in China have been unevenly distributed.
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- Yi-Zhou Jiang
- National Clinical Research Centre for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95# Yong-an Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China
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- National Clinical Research Centre for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95# Yong-an Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China
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- China Standard Medical Information Research Centre, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- China Standard Medical Information Research Centre, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- National Clinical Research Centre for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95# Yong-an Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China
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- National Clinical Research Centre for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95# Yong-an Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- Clinical Trial Unit, Precision Medicine Institute, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, No.58, Zhong Shan Er Lu, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
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- National Clinical Research Centre for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95# Yong-an Road, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, 100050, China.
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Screening for B cell, T cell and natural killer cell defects among children with methylmalonic and propionic acidemias. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL HUMAN GENETICS 2019. [DOI: 10.1186/s43042-019-0014-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Noone D, Riedl M, Atkison P, Avitzur Y, Sharma AP, Filler G, Siriwardena K, Prasad C. Kidney disease and organ transplantation in methylmalonic acidaemia. Pediatr Transplant 2019; 23:e13407. [PMID: 30973671 DOI: 10.1111/petr.13407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES MMA is associated with chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis and a progressive decline in GFR. Optimal management of these children is uncertain. Our objectives were to document the pre-, peri-, and post-transplant course of all children with MMA who underwent liver or combined liver-kidney transplant in our centers. DESIGN AND METHODS Retrospective chart review of all cases of MMA who underwent organ transplantation over the last 10 years. RESULTS Five children with MMA underwent liver transplant (4/5) and combined liver-kidney transplant (1/5). Three were Mut0 and two had a cobalamin B disorder. Four of five were transplanted between ages 3 and 5 years. Renal dysfunction prior to transplant was seen in 2/5 patients. Post-transplant (one liver transplant and one combined transplant) renal function improved slightly when using creatinine-based GFR formula. We noticed in 2 patients a big discrepancy between creatinine- and cystatin C-based GFR calculations. One patient with no renal disease developed renal failure post-liver transplantation. Serum MMA levels have decreased in all to <300 μmol/L. Four patients remain on low protein diet, carnitine, coenzyme Q, and vitamin E post-transplant. CONCLUSIONS MMA is a complex metabolic disorder. Renal disease can continue to progress post-liver transplant and close follow-up is warranted. More research is needed to clarify best screening GFR method in patients with MMA. Whether liver transplant alone, continued protein restriction, or the addition of antioxidants post-transplant can halt the progression of renal disease remains unclear.
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- Damien Noone
- Division of Nephrology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Alberta/Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Alberta/Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Paediatrics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Jurecki E, Ueda K, Frazier D, Rohr F, Thompson A, Hussa C, Obernolte L, Reineking B, Roberts AM, Yannicelli S, Osara Y, Stembridge A, Splett P, Singh RH. Nutrition management guideline for propionic acidemia: An evidence- and consensus-based approach. Mol Genet Metab 2019; 126:341-354. [PMID: 30879957 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- E Jurecki
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., Novato, CA, USA.
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- British Colombia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, SC, USA
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- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., Novato, CA, USA
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., Novato, CA, USA
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- Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
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Jiang YZ, Sun LY. The Value of Liver Transplantation for Methylmalonic Acidemia. Front Pediatr 2019; 7:87. [PMID: 30949461 PMCID: PMC6437036 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2019.00087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Introduction: MMA is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with the manifestation of recurrent and severe episodes of acute metabolic decompensation or a variety of long-term complications that require timely treatment. While conventional long-term medical and dietary management cannot prevent rapid progression of conditions in patients with severe complications, LT, or CKLT has become an option. Methods: We reviewed the literature for MMA patients undergoing LT/CKLT published since 2006, and data on metabolic decompensation status, protein dietary, neurological damage, renal insufficiency, and developmental delay before and after transplantations were compared to evaluate the clinical value of the procedure in the treatment of MMA. Results: To date, some successful LTs/CKLT procedures have prolonged survival and resulted in better quality of life in patients (lowered urine/plasma MMA levels but still much higher than normal, reduced onset of metabolic stroke, occasional improved developmental delay, and relaxed protein diet), although these procedures cannot reverse neurological damage or thoroughly stop the progress of complications, such as renal dysfunction. Conclusion: LT is the only effective treatment for MMA patients with recurrent metabolic decompensation. However, it is still possible that neurological and renal damage remains irreversible. Metabolism-correcting medications should be administered even after surgery.
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- Yi-Zhou Jiang
- Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Liver Transplantation Center, Clinical Center for Pediatric Liver Transplantation, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Liver Transplantation Center, Clinical Center for Pediatric Liver Transplantation, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Tolerance Induction and Organ Protection in Transplantation, Beijing, China
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Gotoh K, Nakajima Y, Tajima G, Watanabe Y, Hotta Y, Kataoka T, Kawade Y, Sugiyama N, Ito T, Kimura K, Maeda Y. Determination of methylmalonyl coenzyme A by ultra high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for measuring propionyl coenzyme A carboxylase activity in patients with propionic acidemia. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2017; 1046:195-199. [PMID: 28189105 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2017.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Propionic acidemia (PA) is an inherited metabolic disease caused by low activity of propionyl coenzyme A (CoA) carboxylase (PCC), which metabolizes propionyl-CoA into methylmalonyl-CoA. Although many patients with PA have been identified by tandem mass spectrometry since the test was first included in neonatal mass screening in the 1990s, the disease severity varies. Thus, determining the specific level of PCC activity is considered to be helpful to grasp the severity of PA. We developed a new PCC assay method by the determination of methylmalonyl-CoA, which is formed by an enzyme reaction using peripheral lymphocytes, based on ultra high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). With methylmalonyl-CoA concentrations of 0.05, 0.5, and 5μmol/L, the intra-assay coefficients of variation (CVs) were 8.2%, 8.7%, and 5.1%, respectively, and the inter-assay CVs were 13.6%, 10.5%, and 5.9%, respectively. The PCC activities of 20 healthy individuals and 6 PA patients were investigated with this assay. Methylmalonyl-CoA was not detected in one PA patient with a severe form of the disease, but the remaining PA patients with mild disease showed residual activities (3.3-7.8%). These results demonstrate that determination of PCC activity with this assay would be useful to distinguish between mild and severe cases of PA to help choose an appropriate treatment plan.
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- Kana Gotoh
- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Division of Neonatal Screening, National Center for Child health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan; Research Institute of Medical Mass Spectrometry, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmaceutics, Graduate of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Aichi Medical College for Physical and Occupational Therapy, Kiyosu, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan; Department of Clinical Pharmaceutics, Graduate of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan.
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Sakamoto R, Nakamura K, Kido J, Matsumoto S, Mitsubuchi H, Inomata Y, Endo F. Improvement in the prognosis and development of patients with methylmalonic acidemia after living donor liver transplant. Pediatr Transplant 2016; 20:1081-1086. [PMID: 27670840 DOI: 10.1111/petr.12804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Liver transplant is a treatment option for patients with MMA-emia. While this therapy does not bring about a complete cure, it is expected to prolong survival and improve the QOL of patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of LDLT for patients with MMA-emia in Japan. Clinical information on 13 patients with MMA-emia who underwent LDLT was acquired using a self-developed questionnaire sent to the doctors who provided medical care to patients with MMA-emia after LDLT. Almost all of the patients continued on a protein-restricted diet, and the number of acidosis attacks had significantly decreased. Physical growth had recovered to within the normal range by 2.5 years after LDLT, especially in patients who underwent LDLT before the age of 1 year. The average propionyl carnitine (C3) level had significantly decreased after LDLT, and the DQs had not worsened. Liver transplant should be performed for MMA-emia in early life. This can be expected to maintain neurological development and improve the growth and QOL of patients. However, LDLT is not a curative treatment for MMA-emia. A protein-restricted diet should be continued, and renal function should be monitored closely, with consideration of a renal transplant.
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- Pediatrics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Pediatrics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Kido J, Mitsubuchi H, Sakanashi M, Matsubara J, Matsumoto S, Sakamoto R, Endo F, Nakamura K. Pulmonary artery hypertension in methylmalonic acidemia. Hemodial Int 2016; 21:E25-E29. [PMID: 27804229 DOI: 10.1111/hdi.12506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) is an autosomal recessive disorder that can be classified into two types: (1) vitamin B12-responsive and (2) vitamin B12-non-responsive. In MMA cases with long-term survival, renal failure is often a problem, and timing for kidney transplantation for MMA is controversial. We encountered a vitamin B12-non-responsive MMA case for which regular hemodialysis for renal failure was initiated; the patient was 16 years old when she first received regular hemodialysis and 35 years old when she developed pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). PAH can complicate regular hemodialysis; however, PAH in this case was considered to be a complication of MMA because it was responsive to medical treatment and reversible. In this report, we discuss the role of regular hemodialysis in MMA and the causal relationship between MMA and regular hemodialysis for PAH.
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- Jun Kido
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, Japan
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Khanna A, Gish R, Winter SC, Nyhan WL, Barshop BA. Successful Domino Liver Transplantation from a Patient with Methylmalonic Acidemia. JIMD Rep 2015. [PMID: 26219882 DOI: 10.1007/8904_2015_480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Liver transplantation has been reported in patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), but long-term outcome is controversial. Many patients with other approved indications for liver transplantation die before donor grafts are available. A 28-year-old man with MMA underwent cadaveric liver transplantation. His liver was used as a domino graft for a 61-year-old man with primary sclerosing cholangitis, who had low priority on the transplant waiting list. Surgical outcome was successful, and after transplantation both patients have excellent graft function. The patient with MMA showed substantial decrease in methylmalonate in urine (from 5,277 ± 1,968 preoperatively to 1,068 ± 384 mmol/mol creatinine) and plasma (from 445.9 ± 257.0 to 333.3 ± 117.7 μmol/l) over >1-year follow-up, while dietary protein intake increased from 0.6 to 1.36 ± 0.33 g/kg/day. The domino recipient maintained near-normal levels of plasma amino acids but did develop elevated methylmalonate in blood and urine while receiving an unrestricted diet (peak plasma methylmalonate 119 μmol/l and urine methylmalonate 84-209 mmol/mol creatinine, with 1.0-1.9 g/kg/day protein). Neither patient demonstrated any apparent symptoms of MMA or metabolic decompensation during the postoperative period or following discharge. CONCLUSION Liver transplantation substantially corrects methylmalonate metabolism in MMA and greatly attenuates the disease. In this single patient experience, a liver from a patient with MMA functioned well as domino graft although it did result in subclinical methylmalonic acidemia and aciduria in the recipient. Patients with MMA can be considered as domino liver donors for patients who might otherwise spend long times waiting for liver transplantation.
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- A Khanna
- Department of Surgery and Center for Gut Rehabilitation and Transplantation, Transplant Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Children's Hospital of Central California, Madera, CA, 93636, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92093-0830, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, 92093-0830, USA.
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Assay for methylmalonyl coenzyme A mutase activity based on determination of succinyl coenzyme A by ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2015; 407:5281-6. [PMID: 26018627 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-8753-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Revised: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) is an inherited metabolic disease. In this condition, metabolism from methylmalonyl coenzyme A (CoA) to succinyl-CoA is inhibited because of either low methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MCM) activity or adenosylcobalamin deficiency owing to altered vitamin B12 metabolism. A high-precision assay for detecting MCM activity would facilitate not only MMA diagnosis but also the ability to determine the severity of MMA. We developed an MCM assay method based on ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) that involves the determination of succinyl-CoA, which is formed in an enzyme reaction, using peripheral lymphocytes. Using 0.05, 0.5, and 5 μmol/L succinyl-CoA, the intra-assay coefficient of variation (CV) was less than 5.2% and the inter-assay CV was less than 8.7%. The MCM activities of five healthy individuals and four patients were investigated with this assay. The MCM activities of the patients were very low in relation to those of healthy individuals. Together, these results show that the UPLC-MS/MS method is useful for a detailed MCM activity assay.
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Inherited metabolic diseases in the Southern Chinese population: spectrum of diseases and estimated incidence from recurrent mutations. Pathology 2015; 46:375-82. [PMID: 24992243 DOI: 10.1097/pat.0000000000000140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs) are a large group of rare genetic diseases. The spectrum and incidences of IMDs differ among populations, which has been well characterised in Caucasians but much less so in Chinese. In a setting of a University Hospital Metabolic Clinic in Hong Kong, over 100 patients with IMDs have been seen during a period of 13 years (from 1997 to 2010). The data were used to define the spectrum of diseases in the Southern Chinese population. Comparison with other populations revealed a unique spectrum of common IMDs. Furthermore, the incidence of the common IMDs was estimated by using population carrier frequencies of known recurrent mutations. Locally common diseases (their estimated incidence) include (1) glutaric aciduria type 1 (∼1/60,000), (2) multiple carboxylase deficiency (∼1/60,000), (3) primary carnitine deficiency (∼1/60,000), (4) carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency (∼1/60,000), (5) glutaric aciduria type 2 (∼1/22,500), (6) citrin deficiency (∼1/17,000), (7) tetrahydrobiopterin-deficient hyperphenylalaninaemia due to 6-pyruvoyl-tetrahydropterin synthase deficiency (∼1/60,000), (8) glycogen storage disease type 1 (∼1/150,000). In addition, ornithine carbamoyltransferase deficiency and X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy are common X-linked diseases. Findings of the disease spectrum and treatment outcome are summarised here which may be useful for clinical practice. In addition, data will also be useful for policy makers in planning of newborn screening programs and resource allocation.
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