title: Clinical Laboratory Experience of Blood CRIM Testing in Infantile Pompe Disease.
abstract: Cross-reactive immunological material (CRIM) status is an important prognostic factor in patients with infantile Pompe disease (IPD) being treated with enzyme replacement therapy. Western blot analysis of cultured skin fibroblast lysates has been the gold standard for determining CRIM status. Here, we evaluated CRIM status using peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) protein. For 6 of 33 patients (18%) CRIM status determination using PBMC was either indeterminate or discordant withGAAgenotype or fibroblast CRIM analysis results. While the use of PBMCs for CRIM determination has the advantage of a faster turnaround time, further evaluation is needed to ensure the accuracy of CRIM results.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Box 103856, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Deeksha S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Bali
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Box 103856, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Box 3712, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rehder
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Box 103856, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Zoheb B
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Kazi
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Box 103856, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Berrier
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Box 103856, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Box 103856, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Priya S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Kishnani
keywords: Pompe disease; Western blot analysis; acid alpha-glucosidase; cross reactive immunological material; enzyme replacement therapy