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FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
卷 12, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.577046
关键词
ACADM gene; medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency; newborn screening; octanoylcarnitine; tandem mass spectrometry
资金
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFC0901505]
- Shanghai Municipal Health Commission [202040448]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81600701]
Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency in a cohort of Chinese patients showed mild clinical phenotypes with low mortality and positive prognoses. Early diagnosis through newborn screening is crucial for treatment and prognosis of this disorder. Genetic testing revealed both known and novel mutations in the ACADM gene among the patients.
Objective Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder of fatty acid beta-oxidation. The present study aimed to evaluate clinical and biochemical manifestations, and the mutation spectrum of this disorder in a large cohort of Chinese patients. Methods A total of 24 patients were enrolled, and blood acylcarnitine and urinary organic acid levels were measured by tandem mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), respectively. Mutations in the ACADM gene were detected by Sanger or next-generation sequencing. Clinical progression, acylcarnitine spectra, and mutations were analyzed and described in detail. Results Among the 24 patients, six cases were diagnosed because of disease onset with symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, convulsion, and hypoglycemia; 18 patients without symptoms were diagnosed by newborn screening (NBS). All patients who accepted treatment after diagnosis developed normal intelligence and physique. The concentrations of octanoylcarnitine, the octanoylcarnitine/decanoylcarnitine ratio, and the octanoylcarnitine/acetylcarnitine ratio in the blood and urinary dicarboxylic acid concentrations were consistently elevated. Blood biomarkers failed to decrease after treatment. DNA sequencing revealed seven known and 17 novel mutations in the ACADM gene of patients. Mutation p.T150Rfs*4 was most frequent, followed by p.R31C, p.F103Y, p.I223T, p.G362E, and c.387+1delG. Conclusion Despite biochemical abnormalities, medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency showed relatively mild clinical phenotypes with low mortality and optimistic prognoses in China. NBS is crucial for early diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
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