Laboratory monitoring of patients with hereditary tyrosinemia type I.
Mol Genet Metab
; 130(4): 247-254, 2020 08.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32546364
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The prognosis of patients with Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1 (HT-1) has greatly improved with early detection through newborn screening and the introduction of nitisinone (NTBC) therapy. A recent guideline calls for periodic monitoring of biochemical markers and NTBC levels to tailor treatment; however, this is currently only achieved through a combination of clinical laboratory tests. We developed a multiplexed assay measuring relevant amino acids, succinylacetone (SUAC), and NTBC in dried blood spots (DBS) to facilitate treatment monitoring.METHODS:
Tyrosine, phenylalanine, methionine, NTBC and SUAC were eluted from DBS with methanol containing internal standards for each analyte and analyzed by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry over 6.5 min in the multiple reaction monitoring positive mode.RESULTS:
Pre-analytical and analytical factors were studied and demonstrated a reliable assay. Chromatography resolved an unknown substance that falsely elevates SUAC concentrations and was present in all samples. To establish control and disease ranges, the method was applied to DBS collected from controls (n = 284) and affected patients before (n = 2) and after initiation of treatment (n = 29). In the treated patients SUAC concentrations were within the normal range over a wide range of NTBC levels.CONCLUSIONS:
This assay enables combined, accurate measurement of revelevant metabolites and NTBC in order to simplify treatment monitoring of patients with HT-1. In addition, the use of DBS allows for specimen collection at home to facilitate more standardization in relation to drug and dietary treatment.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Biomarkers
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Tyrosinemias
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Cyclohexanones
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Amino Acids
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Heptanoates
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Laboratories
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Nitrobenzoates
Type of study:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Mol Genet Metab
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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BIOQUIMICA
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METABOLISMO
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States