Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Department of Paediatric Medicine, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Department of Paediatric Medicine, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
J Cyst Fibros. 2019 Jul;18(4):484-490. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2019.04.002. Epub 2019 Apr 18.
The implementation of cystic fibrosis (CF) newborn screening (NBS) has led to identification of infants with a positive NBS test but inconclusive diagnosis classified as "CF screen positive, inconclusive diagnosis" (CFSPID). We retrospectively evaluated the prevalence and clinical outcome of CFSPID infants diagnosed by 2 NBS algorithms in the period from 2011 to 2016 in the Tuscany region of Italy.
In 2011-2016, we assessed the diagnostic impact of DNA analysis on the NBS 4-tier algorithm [immunoreactive trypsin (IRT) - meconium lactase - IRT2 - sweat chloride (SC)]. All CFSPID patients repeated SC testing every 6 months, and CFTR gene analysis was performed (detection rate 98%). We reclassified children as: CF diagnosis in presence of at least 2 pathological SC results; healthy carrier or healthy in presence of at least 2 normal SC results for age and either 1 or 0 CF-causing mutations, respectively.
We identified 32 CF and 50 CFSPID cases: 20/50 (40%) were diagnosed only by the IRT-DNA-SC algorithm and 16/50 (32%) only by IRT-meconium lactase-IRT2-SC. Both protocols identified the remaining 14 cases (28%). Thirty-seven of 50 (74%) CFSPID patients had a conclusive diagnosis on December 31, 2017:5 (10%) CF, 17 (34%) healthy and 15 (30%) healthy carriers; 13/50 (26%) cases were asymptomatic with persistent intermediate SC and followed as CFSPID (CF:CFSPID ratio 2.85:1).
In 6 years, the CF:CFSPID ratio modified from 0.64:1 to 2.85:1, and 10% of CFSPID cases progressed to CF. Genetic analysis improved positive predictive value and identified a higher number of CFSPID infants progressing to CF.
囊性纤维化(CF)新生儿筛查(NBS)的实施导致了一批通过 NBS 检测但诊断不明确的婴儿的出现,被归类为“CF 筛查阳性,诊断不确定”(CFSPID)。我们回顾性评估了 2011 年至 2016 年期间意大利托斯卡纳地区通过两种 NBS 算法诊断的 CFSPID 婴儿的患病率和临床结局。
在 2011 年至 2016 年期间,我们评估了 DNA 分析对 NBS 4 级算法(免疫反应性胰蛋白酶(IRT)-粪乳糖酶-IRT2-汗液氯化物(SC))的诊断影响。所有 CFSPID 患者每 6 个月重复进行 SC 检测,同时进行 CFTR 基因突变分析(检出率 98%)。我们重新分类儿童如下:存在至少 2 次异常 SC 结果时诊断为 CF;存在至少 2 次正常 SC 结果且年龄匹配,并且存在 1 或 0 个 CF 致病突变时,分别归类为健康携带者或健康。
我们共发现 32 例 CF 和 50 例 CFSPID 病例:20/50(40%)仅通过 IRT-DNA-SC 算法诊断,16/50(32%)仅通过 IRT-粪乳糖酶-IRT2-SC 算法诊断。两种方案均能发现其余 14 例(28%)。2017 年 12 月 31 日,50 例 CFSPID 患者中有 37 例(74%)得出明确诊断:5 例(10%)为 CF,17 例(34%)为健康,15 例(30%)为健康携带者;13 例(26%)无症状,SC 持续处于中间值,作为 CFSPID 继续随访(CF:CFSPID 比值为 2.85:1)。
在 6 年内,CF:CFSPID 比值从 0.64:1 变为 2.85:1,10%的 CFSPID 病例进展为 CF。基因分析提高了阳性预测值,并发现更多的 CFSPID 婴儿进展为 CF。