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A Proof of Principle Proteomic Study Detects Dystrophin in Human Plasma: Implications in DMD Diagnosis and Clinical Monitoring. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065215. [PMID: 36982290 PMCID: PMC10049465 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare neuromuscular disease caused by pathogenic variations in the DMD gene. There is a need for robust DMD biomarkers for diagnostic screening and to aid therapy monitoring. Creatine kinase, to date, is the only routinely used blood biomarker for DMD, although it lacks specificity and does not correlate with disease severity. To fill this critical gap, we present here novel data about dystrophin protein fragments detected in human plasma by a suspension bead immunoassay using two validated anti-dystrophin-specific antibodies. Using both antibodies, a reduction of the dystrophin signal is detected in a small cohort of plasma samples from DMD patients when compared to healthy controls, female carriers, and other neuromuscular diseases. We also demonstrate the detection of dystrophin protein by an antibody-independent method using targeted liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. This last assay detects three different dystrophin peptides in all healthy individuals analysed and supports our finding that dystrophin protein is detectable in plasma. The results of our proof-of-concept study encourage further studies in larger sample cohorts to investigate the value of dystrophin protein as a low invasive blood biomarker for diagnostic screening and clinical monitoring of DMD.
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Farrar MA, Kariyawasam D, Grattan S, Bayley K, Davis M, Holland S, Waddel LB, Jones K, Lorentzos M, Ravine A, Wotton T, Wiley V. Newborn Screening for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. J Neuromuscul Dis 2023; 10:15-28. [PMID: 36373292 PMCID: PMC9881031 DOI: 10.3233/jnd-221535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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A pilot newborn screening (NBS) program for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) study proposes to assess the feasibility of the screening procedure, temporal course of the various steps of screening, and the public acceptability of the program. This is particularly vital to ascertain as DMD is considered a 'non-treatable' disease and thus does not fit the traditional criteria for newborn screening. However, modern perspectives of NBS for DMD are changing and point to possible net benefits for children and their families undertaking NBS for DMD. The aim of this workshop was to establish pathways for the successful implementation and evaluation of a pilot NBS for DMD program in Australia. Consensus was reached as to the rationale for, potential benefits, risks, barriers and facilitators of screening, alongside the establishment of screening protocols and clinical referral pathways.
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- Michelle A. Farrar
- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia,Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia,Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia,Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Department of Diagnostic Genomics, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, QEII Medical Centre, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia,Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia,Kids Neuroscience Centre, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia,Discipline of Paediatrics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The T.Y. Nelson Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia,Kids Neuroscience Centre, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia,Discipline of Paediatrics, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- NSW Newborn Screening Programme, Children’s Hospital Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- NSW Newborn Screening Programme, Children’s Hospital Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- NSW Newborn Screening Programme, Children’s Hospital Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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Elboim-Gabyzon M, Atun-Einy O, Khoury-assaf I. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Early Use of Power Wheelchair for Children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Narrative Review. Disabil Rehabil 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2016.1194902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Michal Elboim-Gabyzon
- Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Teoh LJ, Geelhoed EA, Bayley K, Leonard H, Laing NG. Health care utilization and costs for children and adults with duchenne muscular dystrophy. Muscle Nerve 2016; 53:877-84. [PMID: 26562484 DOI: 10.1002/mus.24965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an incurable neuromuscular disorder of childhood. Healthcare, caregiving, and other resource needs of affected individuals are thought to be substantial; however, the economic burden associated with DMD has not yet been assessed specifically in Australia. METHODS Australian households with a child with DMD were asked to complete a cross-sectional survey. Data were collected on annual resource utilization including hospital and medical services, equipment, home modifications, informal care, and working days lost. RESULTS Mean healthcare costs were found to be $10,046 Australian dollars per affected individual and were markedly higher than average Australian health expenditures at each age group. The mean total cost was $46,700 (median $32,300), with healthcare costs contributing 22% of total costs. CONCLUSIONS The annual economic cost of DMD was found to be high, reflecting a significant socioeconomic burden, especially in boys who reach adulthood, where household resource use and caregiving burden is highest. Muscle Nerve 53: 877-884, 2016.
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- Lucinda J Teoh
- School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, Child Disability Research, West Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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