一种改良的基于血斑的功能性检测方法,用于诊断巴德-希利综合征,该方法采用单磷酸甘油酰基二脂酰基甘油/心磷脂比值。
An improved functional assay in blood spot to diagnose Barth syndrome using the monolysocardiolipin/cardiolipin ratio.
机构信息
Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Pediatrics, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Pediatrics, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
出版信息
J Inherit Metab Dis. 2022 Jan;45(1):29-37. doi: 10.1002/jimd.12425. Epub 2021 Aug 24.
Barth syndrome is an X-linked disorder characterized by cardiomyopathy, skeletal myopathy, and neutropenia, caused by deleterious variants in TAFAZZIN. This gene encodes a phospholipid-lysophospholipid transacylase that is required for the remodeling of the mitochondrial phospholipid cardiolipin (CL). Biochemically, individuals with Barth syndrome have a deficiency of mature CL and accumulation of the remodeling intermediate monolysocardiolipin (MLCL). Diagnosis typically relies on mass spectrometric measurement of CL and MLCL in cells or tissues, and we previously described a method in blood spot that uses a specific MLCL/CL ratio as diagnostic biomarker. Here, we describe the evolution of our blood spot assay that is based on the implementation of reversed phase-UHPLC separation followed by full scan high resolution mass spectrometry. In addition to the MLCL/CL ratio, our improved method also generates a complete CL spectrum allowing the interrogation of the CL fatty acid composition, which considerably enhances the diagnostic reliability. This addition negates the need for a confirmatory test in lymphocytes thereby providing a shorter turn-around-time while achieving a more certain test result. As one of the few laboratories that offer this assay, we also evaluated the diagnostic yield and performance from 2006 to 2021 encompassing the use of both the original and improved assay. In this period, we performed 796 diagnostic analyses of which 117 (15%) were characteristic of Barth syndrome. In total, we diagnosed 93 unique individuals with Barth syndrome, including three females, which together amounts to about 40% of all reported individuals with Barth syndrome in the world.
巴德综合征是一种 X 连锁疾病,其特征为心肌病、骨骼肌病和中性粒细胞减少症,由 TAFAZZIN 的有害变异引起。该基因编码一种磷脂-溶血磷脂转酰基酶,对于重塑线粒体磷脂心磷脂(CL)是必需的。从生化角度来看,巴德综合征患者的成熟 CL 缺乏,并且重塑中间体单脂心磷脂(MLCL)积累。诊断通常依赖于细胞或组织中 CL 和 MLCL 的质谱测量,我们之前描述了一种使用特定 MLCL/CL 比作为诊断生物标志物的血斑方法。在这里,我们描述了我们的血斑测定法的演变,该方法基于反相-UHPLC 分离和全扫描高分辨率质谱的实施。除了 MLCL/CL 比之外,我们改进的方法还生成了完整的 CL 光谱,允许对 CL 脂肪酸组成进行询问,这极大地提高了诊断的可靠性。这一增加消除了对淋巴细胞进行确认测试的需要,从而缩短了周转时间,同时获得了更确定的测试结果。作为少数提供这种检测的实验室之一,我们还评估了从 2006 年到 2021 年期间使用原始和改进检测的诊断效果和性能。在此期间,我们进行了 796 次诊断分析,其中 117 次(15%)具有巴德综合征的特征。总共,我们诊断了 93 个具有巴德综合征的独特个体,包括 3 名女性,这相当于全世界所有报告的巴德综合征患者的约 40%。