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Optimizing the Phenylalanine Cut-Off Value in a Newborn Screening Program. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13030517. [PMID: 35328070 PMCID: PMC8955183 DOI: 10.3390/genes13030517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Phenylketonuria (PKU) was the first disorder for which newborn screening (NBS) was introduced in the early 1960s. Slovenia started the NBS program for PKU in 1979, and the fluorimetric method was implemented in 1992, with a phenylalanine (Phe) cut-off set at 120 mol/L. This value has been in use for almost thirty years and has never been revised. We aimed to analyze the DBS samples and review the data from a large nationwide cohort of newborns to optimize the cut-off values for HFA screening to minimize the number of false positives while maintaining the highest level of sensitivity by detecting all those who needed to be treated. In the first prospective part of the study, we analyzed samples of all newborns in Slovenia in 2019 and 2020, and in the second retrospective part, we reviewed data from all known patients with hyperphenylalaninemia (HFA) in Slovenia born from 2000 to 2018. We defined true screening-positive cases as those that required a low-Phe diet. The sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive values of the modeling elevation of the Phe cut-off value from 120 µmol/L to 200 µmol/L were assessed. The number of recalls at the cut-off of 120 µmol/L was 108 out of 37,784 samples at NBS (2019–2020). Six newborns were defined as true positives and 102 samples as false positives. If the cut-off value was adjusted to 160 µmol/L, only 12 samples exceeded it and all six true positive newborns would be detected. Among the 360,000 samples collected at the NBS between 2000 and 2018, 72 HFA patients in need of a low-Phe diet were found. All the diagnosed cases would have been detected if the cut-off was set to 160 µmol/L. We demonstrated in a large group of newborns (400,000 in 20 years) that using the fluorimetric approach, a cut-off value of 160 µmol/L, rather than 120 mol/L, is safe and that there were no missing true positive patients who required treatment. By increasing the cut-off, this method becomes more precise, resulting in a significantly reduced rate of false positives and thus being less burdensome on both families and the healthcare system.
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Foreman PK, Margulis AV, Alexander K, Shediac R, Calingaert B, Harding A, Pladevall-Vila M, Landis S. Birth prevalence of phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2021; 16:253. [PMID: 34082800 PMCID: PMC8173927 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-021-01874-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder that results in elevated concentrations of phenylalanine (Phe) in the blood. If left untreated, the accumulation of Phe can result in profound neurocognitive disability. The objective of this systematic literature review and meta-analysis was to estimate the global birth prevalence of PAH deficiency from newborn screening studies and to estimate regional differences, overall and for various clinically relevant Phe cutoff values used in confirmatory testing. METHODS The protocol for this literature review was registered with PROSPERO (International prospective register of systematic reviews). Pubmed and Embase database searches were used to identify studies that reported the birth prevalence of PAH deficiency. Only studies including numeric birth prevalence reports of confirmed PAH deficiency were included. RESULTS From the 85 publications included in the review, 238 birth prevalence estimates were extracted. After excluding prevalence estimates that did not meet quality assessment criteria or because of temporal and regional overlap, estimates from 45 publications were included in the meta-analysis. The global birth prevalence of PAH deficiency, estimated by weighting regional birth prevalences relative to their share of the population of all regions included in the study, was 0.64 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.53-0.75) per 10,000 births and ranged from 0.03 (95% CI 0.02-0.05) per 10,000 births in Southeast Asia to 1.18 (95% CI 0.64-1.87) per 10,000 births in the Middle East/North Africa. Regionally weighted global birth prevalences per 10,000 births by confirmatory test Phe cutoff values were 0.96 (95% CI 0.50-1.42) for the Phe cutoff value of 360 ± 100 µmol/L; 0.50 (95% CI 0.37-0.64) for the Phe cutoff value of 600 ± 100 µmol/L; and 0.30 (95% CI 0.20-0.40) for the Phe cutoff value of 1200 ± 200 µmol/L. CONCLUSIONS Substantial regional variation in the birth prevalence of PAH deficiency was observed in this systematic literature review and meta-analysis of published evidence from newborn screening. The precision of the prevalence estimates is limited by relatively small sample sizes, despite widespread and longstanding newborn screening in much of the world.
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- Pamela K Foreman
- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, 770 Lindaro Street, San Rafael, CA, 94901, USA
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- RTI Health Solutions, Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 605, 9-4, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, 770 Lindaro Street, San Rafael, CA, 94901, USA
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- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, 770 Lindaro Street, San Rafael, CA, 94901, USA
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- RTI Health Solutions, North Carolina, 3040 East Cornwallis Road, P.O. Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709-2194, USA
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- RTI Health Solutions, North Carolina, 3040 East Cornwallis Road, P.O. Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709-2194, USA
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- BioMarin (U.K.) Limited, 10 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SL, UK.
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Remec ZI, Groselj U, Drole Torkar A, Zerjav Tansek M, Cuk V, Perko D, Ulaga B, Lipovec N, Debeljak M, Kovac J, Battelino T, Repic Lampret B. Very Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: High Incidence of Detected Patients With Expanded Newborn Screening Program. Front Genet 2021; 12:648493. [PMID: 33986768 PMCID: PMC8110899 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.648493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (VLCADD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of fatty acid metabolism with a variable presentation. The aim of this study was to describe five patients with VLCADD diagnosed through the pilot study and expanded newborn screening (NBS) program that started in 2018 in Slovenia. Four patients were diagnosed through the expanded NBS program with tandem mass spectrometry; one patient was previously diagnosed in a pilot study preceding the NBS implementation. Confirmatory testing consisted of acylcarnitines analysis in dried blood spots, organic acids profiling in urine, genetic analysis of ACADVL gene, and enzyme activity determination in lymphocytes or fibroblasts. Four newborns with specific elevation of acylcarnitines diagnostic for VLCADD and disease-specific acylcarnitines ratios (C14:1, C14, C14:2, C14:1/C2, C14:1/C16) were confirmed with genetic testing: all were compound heterozygotes, two of them had one previously unreported ACDVL gene variant each (NM_000018.3) c.1538C > G; (NP_000009) p.(Ala513Gly) and c.661A > G; p.(Ser221Gly), respectively. In addition, one patient diagnosed in the pilot study also had a specific elevation of acylcarnitines. Subsequent ACDVL genetic analysis confirmed compound heterozygosity. In agreement with the diagnosis, enzyme activity was reduced in five patients tested. In seven other newborns with positive screening results, only single allele variants were found in the ACDVL gene, so the diagnosis was not confirmed. Among these, two variants were novel, c.416T > C and c.1046C > A, respectively (p.Leu139Pro and p.Ala349Glu). In the first 2 years of the expanded NBS program in Slovenia altogether 30,000 newborns were screened. We diagnosed four cases of VLCADD. The estimated VLCADD incidence was 1:7,500 which was much higher than that of the medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) cases in the same period. Our study also provided one of the first descriptions of ACADVL variants in Central-Southeastern Europe and reported on 4 novel variants.
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- Ziga I. Remec
- Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, University Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, University Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, University Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, University Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Unit for Clinical Dietetics, University Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, University Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, University Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, University Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Koracin V, Mlinaric M, Baric I, Brincat I, Djordjevic M, Drole Torkar A, Fumic K, Kocova M, Milenkovic T, Moldovanu F, Mulliqi Kotori V, Nanu MI, Remec ZI, Repic Lampret B, Platis D, Savov A, Samardzic M, Suzic B, Szatmari I, Toromanovic A, Zerjav Tansek M, Battelino T, Groselj U. Current Status of Newborn Screening in Southeastern Europe. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:648939. [PMID: 34026686 PMCID: PMC8138576 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.648939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Significant part of Southeastern Europe (with a population of 76 million) has newborn screening (NBS) programs non-harmonized with developed European countries. Initial survey was conducted in 2013/2014 among 11 countries from the region (Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH), Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia) to assess the main characteristics of their NBS programs and their future plans. Their cumulative population at that time was ~52,5 million. At that time, none of the countries had an expanded NBS program, while phenylketonuria screening was not introduced in four and congenital hypothyroidism in three of 11 countries. We repeated the survey in 2020 inviting the same 11 countries, adding Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, and Malta (due to their geographical position in the wider region). The aims were to assess the current state, to evaluate the change in the period, and to identify the main obstacles impacting the implementation of expanded NBS and/or reaching a wider population. Responses were collected from 12 countries (BIH-Federation of BIH, BIH-Republic of Srpska, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia) with a population of 68.5 million. The results of the survey showed that the regional situation regarding NBS only modestly improved in this period. All of the surveyed countries except Kosovo screened for at least congenital hypothyroidism, while phenylketonuria was not screened in four of 12 countries. Croatia and Slovenia implemented an expanded NBS program using tandem mass spectrometry from the time of last survey. In conclusion, the current status of NBS programs in Southeastern Europe is very variable and is still underdeveloped (or even non-existent) in some of the countries. We suggest establishing an international task-force to assist with implementation and harmonization of basic NBS services where needed.
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- University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University Hospital Center Zagreb and University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Metabolism and Clinical Genetics, Institute for Mother and Child Health Care of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Genetics, University Pediatric Clinic, Skopje, Macedonia
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Institute for Mother and Child Health Care of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Institute for Mother and Child Health, Alessandrescu-Rusescu, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Institute for Mother and Child Health, Alessandrescu-Rusescu, Bucharest, Romania
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- Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Neonatal Screening, Institute of Child Health, Athens, Greece
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- National Genetic Laboratory, University Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute for Sick Children, Clinical Center of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Children Hospital Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Clinical Center, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Lampret BR, Remec ŽI, Torkar AD, Tanšek MŽ, Šmon A, Koračin V, Čuk V, Perko D, Ulaga B, Jelovšek AM, Debeljak M, Kovač J, Battelino T, Grošelj U. Expanded Newborn Screening Program in Slovenia using Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Confirmatory Next Generation Sequencing Genetic Testing. Zdr Varst 2020; 59:256-263. [PMID: 33133282 PMCID: PMC7583424 DOI: 10.2478/sjph-2020-0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION In the last two decades, the introduction of tandem mass spectrometry in clinical laboratories has enabled simultaneous testing of numerous acylcarnitines and amino acids from dried blood spots for detecting many aminoacidopathies, organic acidurias and fatty acid oxidation disorders. The expanded newborn screening was introduced in Slovenia in September 2018. Seventeen metabolic diseases have been added to the pre-existing screening panel for congenital hypothyroidism and phenylketonuria, and the newborn screening program was substantially reorganized and upgraded. METHODS Tandem mass spectrometry was used for the screening of dried blood spot samples. Next-generation sequencing was introduced for confirmatory testing. Existing heterogeneous hospital information systems were connected to the same laboratory information system to allow barcode identification of samples, creating reports, and providing information necessary for interpreting the results. RESULTS In t he first y ear of t he expanded newborn screening a total of 15,064 samples w ere screened. Four patients were confirmed positive with additional testing. CONCLUSIONS An expanded newborn screening program was successfully implemented with the first patients diagnosed before severe clinical consequences.
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- Barbka Repič Lampret
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana, University Children’s Hospital, Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, Vrazov trg 1, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University Medical Centre Ljubljana, University Children’s Hospital, Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, Vrazov trg 1, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University Medical Centre Ljubljana, University Children’s Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Bohoričeva 20, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Vrazov trg 2, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University Medical Centre Ljubljana, University Children’s Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Bohoričeva 20, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Vrazov trg 2, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University Medical Centre Ljubljana, University Children’s Hospital, Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, Vrazov trg 1, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Vrazov trg 2, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University Medical Centre Ljubljana, University Children’s Hospital, Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, Vrazov trg 1, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University Medical Centre Ljubljana, University Children’s Hospital, Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, Vrazov trg 1, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University Medical Centre Ljubljana, University Children’s Hospital, Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, Vrazov trg 1, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška cesta 2, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University Medical Centre Ljubljana, University Children’s Hospital, Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, Vrazov trg 1, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Vrazov trg 2, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University Medical Centre Ljubljana, University Children’s Hospital, Clinical Institute for Special Laboratory Diagnostics, Vrazov trg 1, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University Medical Centre Ljubljana, University Children’s Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Bohoričeva 20, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Vrazov trg 2, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University Medical Centre Ljubljana, University Children’s Hospital, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Bohoričeva 20, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Vrazov trg 2, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Zerjav Tansek M, Bertoncel A, Sebez B, Zibert J, Groselj U, Battelino T, Avbelj Stefanija M. Anthropometry and bone mineral density in treated and untreated hyperphenylalaninemia. Endocr Connect 2020; 9:649-657. [PMID: 32520722 PMCID: PMC7424336 DOI: 10.1530/ec-20-0214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Despite recent improvements in the composition of the diet, lower mineral bone density and overweight tendencies are incoherently described in patients with phenylketonuria (PKU). The impact of dietary factors and plasma phenylalanine levels on growth, BMI, body composition, and bone mineral density was investigated in our cohort of patients with hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) with or without dietary treatment. The anthropometric, metabolic, BMI and other nutritional indicators and bone mineral density were compared between the group of 96 treated patients with PKU (58 classic PKU (cPKU) and 38 patients with moderate-mild PKU defined as non-classic PKU (non-cPKU)) and the untreated group of 62 patients with benign HPA. Having compared the treated and untreated groups, there were normal outcomes and no statistically significant differences in BMI, body composition, and bone mineral density. Lower body height standard deviation scores were observed in the treated as compared to the untreated group (P < 0.001), but the difference was not significant when analyzing patients older than 18 years; however, cPKU adults were shorter compared to non-cPKU treated adults (P = 0.012). Interestingly, the whole-body fat was statistically higher in non-cPKU as compared to cPKU patients. In conclusion, the dietary treatment ensured adequate nutrition without significant consequences in BMI, body composition, and bone mineral density. A low protein diet may have delayed the growth in childhood, but the treated patients gained a normal final height. Mild untreated hyperphenylalaninemia characteristic for benign HPA had no negative physiological effect on bone mineral density.
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- Mojca Zerjav Tansek
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Children’s Hospital, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Centre for Health Informatics and Statistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Children’s Hospital, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Children’s Hospital, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Children’s Hospital, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Correspondence should be addressed to M Avbelj Stefanija:
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Shoraka HR, Haghdoost AA, Baneshi MR, Bagherinezhad Z, Zolala F. Global prevalence of classic phenylketonuria based on Neonatal Screening Program Data: systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Exp Pediatr 2020; 63:34-43. [PMID: 32024337 PMCID: PMC7029670 DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2019.00465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Phenylketonuria is a disease caused by congenital defects in phenylalanine metabolism that leads to irreversible nerve cell damage. However, its detection in the early days of life can reduce its severity. Thus, many countries have started disease screening programs for neonates. The present study aimed to determine the worldwide prevalence of classic phenylketonuria using the data of neonatal screening studies. The PubMed, Web of Sciences, Sciences Direct, ProQuest, and Scopus databases were searched for related articles. Article quality was evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Evaluation Checklist. A random effect was used to calculate the pooled prevalence, and a phenylketonuria prevalence per 100,000 neonates was reported. A total of 53 studies with 119,152,905 participants conducted in 1964-2017 were included in this systematic review. The highest prevalence (38.13) was reported in Turkey, while the lowest (0.3) in Thailand. A total of 46 studies were entered into the meta-analysis for pooled prevalence estimation. The overall worldwide prevalence of the disease is 6.002 per 100,000 neonates (95% confidence interval, 5.07-6.93). The metaregression test showed high heterogeneity in the worldwide disease prevalence (I2=99%). Heterogeneity in the worldwide prevalence of phenylketonuria is high, possibly due to differences in factors affecting the disease, such as consanguineous marriages and genetic reserves in different countries, study performance, diagnostic tests, cutoff points, and sample size.
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- Hamid Reza Shoraka
- Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Modeling in health research center, Institute for futures studies in health, Kerman University of medical sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Medical Library and Information Science, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Smon A, Groselj U, Debeljak M, Zerjav Tansek M, Bertok S, Avbelj Stefanija M, Trebusak Podkrajsek K, Battelino T, Repic Lampret B. Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency: Two novel ACADM mutations identified in a retrospective screening. J Int Med Res 2018; 46:1339-1348. [PMID: 29350094 PMCID: PMC6091831 DOI: 10.1177/0300060517734123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Objective The aim of this study was to determine whether an expanded newborn screening programme, which is not yet available in Slovenia, would have detected the first two patients with medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency in the country. Two novel ACADM mutations are also described. Methods Both patients were diagnosed clinically; follow-up involved analysis of organic acids in urine, acylcarnitines in dried blood spots, and genetic analysis of ACADM. Cut-off values of acylcarnitines in newborns were established using analysis of 10,000 newborns in a pilot screening study. Results In both patients, analysis of the organic acids in urine showed a possible β-oxidation defect, while the specific elevation of acylcarnitines confirmed MCAD deficiency. Subsequent genetic analysis confirmed the diagnosis; both patients were compound heterozygotes, each with one novel mutation (c.861 + 2T > C and c.527_533del). The results from a retrospective analysis of newborn screening cards clearly showed major elevations of MCAD-specific acylcarnitines in the patients. Conclusions An expanded newborn screening programme would be beneficial because it would have detected MCAD deficiency in both patients before the development of clinical signs. Our study also provides one of the first descriptions of ACADM mutations in Southeast Europe.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andraz Smon
- 1 University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - Urh Groselj
- 1 University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - Marusa Debeljak
- 1 University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - Mojca Zerjav Tansek
- 1 University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - Sara Bertok
- 1 University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- 1 University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - Tadej Battelino
- 1 University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
| | - Barbka Repic Lampret
- 1 University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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