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ArticleJournal of inherited metabolic disease2025

Exploring a Circulating miRNA Signature for PMM2-CDG: Initial Insights Toward Diagnosis, Stratification, and Monitoring.

Florencia Epifani, Lluc Cabus, Gregorio A Nolasco, Mercè Bolasell, Jennifer Pérez, Adrián Alcalá, Patricia Fernández, Esther Lizano, Gisela Márquez, Sonia Belmonte and 5 more

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Florencia EpifaniPediatric Neurology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
Lluc CabusFlomics Biotech, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3068-4135
Gregorio A NolascoPediatric Neurology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
Mercè BolasellInstitut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
Jennifer PérezFlomics Biotech, Barcelona, Spain.
Adrián AlcaláInstitut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
Patricia FernándezGenetic and Molecular Medicine Department, Pediatric Institute for Rare Diseases, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
Esther LizanoInstitut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP-CERCA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3304-9807
Gisela MárquezGenetic and Molecular Medicine Department, Pediatric Institute for Rare Diseases, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
Sonia BelmonteFlomics Biotech, Barcelona, Spain.
Sílvia Carbonell-SalaCentre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain.
Julien LagardeFlomics Biotech, Barcelona, Spain.
Joao CuradoFlomics Biotech, Barcelona, Spain.
Cristina Hernando-DavalilloInstitut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
Mercedes SerranoPediatric Neurology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2056-2428

Funding

GENCODE Resource ProjectU41HG007234 · NHGRI · SANGER INSTITUTE · PI FLICEK, PAUL · 2013 to 2020
$20.3M
Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2019-DI-091Generalitat de Catalunya SLT008/18/00194Instituto de Salud Carlos III FI22/00218Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI21/00068NHGRI NIH HHS U41HG007234Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation CEX2020-001049-S
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Abstract

Phosphomannomutase deficiency (PMM2-CDG) is the most common congenital disorder of glycosylation, characterized by variable early-onset neurological (hypotonia, cerebellar syndrome, developmental delay) and multi-organ manifestations. Although several clinical trials are ongoing, current biomarkers lack prognostic or monitoring utility. Emerging transcriptomic studies suggest dysregulated pathways in PMM2-CDG, but miRNAs, key gene expression regulators, remain unexplored. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate a circulating miRNA signature that may distinguish PMM2-CDG patients from unaffected controls, providing an initial framework for future studies on potential predictive and monitoring tools. Differential gene expression analysis was used to identify significant differentially expressed (DE) miRNAs, while machine learning models (LASSO, XGBoost) were applied to create an miRNA predictive signature. Dysregulated miRNA pathways analysis provided insights into affected tissues and cellular mechanisms. An optimized protocol addressing challenges in pediatric blood samples was implemented. miRNA profiles from blood samples of 28 PMM2-CDG patients and 67 unaffected controls were analyzed, identifying six DE miRNAs. Regarding machine learning models, XGBoost achieved the best performance (AUC 0.917). Biological analysis revealed that DE miRNAs influence neurological, endocrinological, immunological, and cellular pathways related to the PMM2-CDG phenotype. Notably, miR-122-5p emerged as a highly predictive marker, indicating liver and neurological involvement. Circulating miRNAs represent a promising, minimally invasive avenue for further investigation. While preliminary evidence of their potential diagnostic utility is provided, additional validation in larger and more diverse populations is required to determine their relevance for clinical stratification or monitoring in PMM2-CDG, contributing to future biomarker-driven personalized medicine efforts in this disease.

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Circulating MicroRNACongenital Disorders of GlycosylationMicroRNAsPhosphotransferases (Phosphomutases)AdolescentBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansInfantMachine LearningMaleBiomarkersCirculating MicroRNAMicroRNAsphosphomannomutase 2, humanPhosphotransferases (Phosphomutases)biomarkersmachine learningmiRNApathway dysregulationPMM2‐CDGtranscriptomic

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PMCPMC12518987

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