Glutaric aciduria type 1 and neonatal screening: time to proceed--with caution.
The new technology of tandem mass spectrometry is having a significant impact on the diagnostics of inborn metabolic errors. One of the most important aspects of this new technology is the possibility of recognising a whole class of disorders within a single analytical step. Shall this powerful technology be applied to the screening of newborn babies? Careful evaluation of every single disorder that could potentially be identified is needed. In the following, I will present some considerations that concern glutaric aciduria type 1 (MIM 231670; glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency).
Superti-Furga
Andrea
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Division of Molecular Paediatrics, CI-02-33, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland. asuperti@chuv.unil.ch
D000592:Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000639:trends; D005977:Glutarates / Q000378:metabolism*; D050770:Glutaryl-CoA Dehydrogenase; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods*; D044925:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors / Q000172:deficiency*
D005977:Glutarates; D044925:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors; D050770:Glutaryl-CoA Dehydrogenase; C035736:glutaric acid