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ArticleInternational journal of neonatal screening2026

Development of Dried Blood Spot Proficiency Testing Materials for Newborn Screening of Lysosomal Diseases Using Recombinant Enzymes.

Elya Courtney, Samantha L Isenberg, Timothy Lim, C Austin Pickens, Rachel Lee, Carla Cuthbert, Konstantinos Petritis

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Article in International journal of neonatal screening, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Elya CourtneyDivision of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5304-8126
Samantha L IsenbergDivision of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6761-2832
Timothy LimDivision of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
C Austin PickensDivision of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1632-5777
Rachel LeeDivision of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-1852-9477
Carla CuthbertDivision of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Konstantinos PetritisDivision of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8660-8532

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Abstract

Lysosomal diseases (LDs, or Lysosomal Storage Disorders) have become increasingly visible in the newborn screening community, with the addition of mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS-II) into the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel in August 2022 and Infantile Krabbe disease in June 2024. As more LDs are expected to be considered for screening adoption, the ability to multiplex conditions and expand proficiency testing (PT) using quality control materials is essential. This study examines the use of recombinant enzymes to produce first-tier PT materials for mucopolysaccharidosis type I, MPS-II, Gaucher, Fabry, Krabbe, Pompe, and Niemann-Pick A/B (acid sphingomyelinase deficiency)-adding four disorders to the CDC's Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program (NSQAP) LD PT panel. Through an iterative process that included two prototype phases, two pilot phases, and external testing by up to 31 external laboratories, a new manufacturing process was developed for producing high-performing dried blood spot-based LD PT specimens. Materials were evaluated using several methods commonly employed by newborn screening laboratories, including tandem mass spectrometry with flow injection and liquid chromatography, digital microfluidics, and fluorometric assays. This novel process for producing LD PT materials offers several advantages over previous manufacturing methods that relied on immortalized cell lines from affected patients. Improved scalability, for example, has enabled NSQAP to expand LD PT enrollment internationally. Furthermore, the new process makes it easier to support future expansions of the LD screening panel. The updated specimens and expanded program were launched in January 2025.

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dried blood spot (DBS)lysosomal diseases (LDs)newborn screening (NBS)proficiency testing (PT)recombinant enzymes

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PMCPMC13299422

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