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ArticleEuropean journal of pediatrics2014

Malonic aciduria: long-term follow-up of new patients detected by newborn screening.

Fabian Baertling, Ertan Mayatepek, Eva Thimm, Andrea Schlune, Alexander Kovacevic, Felix Distelmaier, Gajja S Salomons, Thomas Meissner

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Article in European journal of pediatrics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Heterogenous Clinical Landscape in a Consanguineous Malonic Aciduria Family.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  4. Follow-up status during the first 5 years of life for metabolic disorders on the federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2018
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Fabian BaertlingDepartment of General Pediatrics, Neonatology and Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital Duesseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstr. 5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany, Fabian.Baertling@med.uni-duesseldorf.de.
Ertan Mayatepek
Eva Thimm
Andrea Schlune
Alexander Kovacevic
Felix Distelmaier
Gajja S Salomons
Thomas Meissner
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEAmsterdam UMC Location VUmc · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledMalonic aciduria is an extremely rare autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism. We present clinical, biochemical and genetic information for several years of follow-up of new malonic aciduria patients who were diagnosed by newborn screening. These data are discussed with regard to treatment options and possible diagnostic pitfalls. The cases presented here show that the course of malonic aciduria is unpredictable and can even significantly differ in two siblings harbouring identical mutations. Early treatment can lead to the rapid improvement of cardiomyopathy in the course of malonic aciduria. Biochemical parameters seem to be variable and can intermittently be undetectable in the blood or urine samples of affected patients. Therefore, confirmatory tests following a positive newborn screening should be taken with caution and include both malonyl carnitine detection in dried blood spots and urinary organic acid analysis as initial measures.

conclusionPatients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of malonic aciduria should undergo thorough diagnostic procedures and be regularly screened for complications such as cardiomyopathy even when they are asymptomatic in order to ensure early therapy of treatable complications.

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SiblingsCarboxy-LyasesChildDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMalonyl Coenzyme AMetabolism, Inborn ErrorsMethylmalonic AcidNeonatal ScreeningTime FactorsCarboxy-LyasesMalonyl Coenzyme AMethylmalonic Acid

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