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ArticleGenetics and molecular biology2020

Newborn screening for lysosomal disorders in Brazil: A pilot study using customized fluorimetric assays.

Fernanda Bender, Maira G Burin, Kristiane M Tirelli, Fernanda Medeiros, Fernanda Hendges de Bitencourt, Gabriel Civallero, Francyne Kubaski, Heydy Bravo, Antoine Daher, Vanessa Carnier and 2 more

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Article in Genetics and molecular biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Fernanda BenderHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Medical Genetics Service, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Maira G BurinHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Medical Genetics Service, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Kristiane M TirelliHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Medical Genetics Service, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Fernanda MedeirosHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Medical Genetics Service, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Fernanda Hendges de BitencourtHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Medical Genetics Service, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3169-9291
Gabriel CivalleroHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Medical Genetics Service, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Francyne KubaskiHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Medical Genetics Service, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9330-0154
Heydy BravoHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Medical Genetics Service, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Antoine DaherCasa Hunter, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Vanessa CarnierCasa Hunter, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
José F S FrancoPontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Hospital e Maternidade Celso Pierro, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Roberto GiuglianiHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Medical Genetics Service, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Services Hospital · PKUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BRSanta Casa Hospital · BRHospital e Maternidade Celso Pierro · BRNational Institute on Population Medical Genetics · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) are a group of genetic disorders characterized by deficiency of specific lysosomal enzymes. In general, patients are clinically normal at birth, and progressively develop severe signs and symptoms. Diagnosis is usually made several years after onset of manifestations, preventing patients to have the benefits of the early treatment. Newborn screening programs are being considered for LSDs to allow early diagnosis and treatment. The present study evaluated the feasibility of a customized screening approach based on modified fluorometric assays with reduced amounts of reagents, substrates and samples for: mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type I (MPS I), MPS VI, Fabry, Gaucher, and Pompe diseases. We also evaluated the advantages of including blood chitotriosidase and urinary glycosaminoglycans in the protocol. By the measurement of the specific disease-associated enzymes (plus blood chitotriosidase and urinary glycosaminoglycans) we analyzed 834 de-identified DBS of unselected newborns. No positive case was detected, and the false-positive rates were low. Taking into consideration the limitations of this methodology, we believe that, after defining proper cutoffs, it could be a viable alternative to provide NBS for LSDs by laboratories that may not be able to afford the commercial methods available.

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PMCPMC7263201
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