Blümlein Ulrike, Mengel Eugen, Amraoui Yasmina
Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Carl-Thiem-Klinikum Cottbus gGmbH, Cottbus, Germany.
SphinCS GmbH, Clinical Science for LSD, Hochheim, Germany.
Mol Genet Metab Rep. 2022 Jul 19;32:100900. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2022.100900. eCollection 2022 Sep.
Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD) is caused by pathogenic variants in the gene. This chronic, progressive, and potentially fatal condition requires prompt specialist care. The diagnosis of ASMD can be delayed or missed if patients that harbor the Q294K mutation undergo enzyme activity assessments that employ synthetic fluorometric substrates. Two case studies are presented, which illustrate the spectrum of disease in patients with a compound heterozygous Q294K pathogenic variant and the impact of false normal ASM activity results.
酸性鞘磷脂酶缺乏症(ASMD)由该基因的致病变异引起。这种慢性、进行性且可能致命的病症需要及时的专科护理。如果携带Q294K突变的患者接受使用合成荧光底物的酶活性评估,ASMD的诊断可能会延迟或漏诊。本文介绍了两个病例研究,阐述了携带复合杂合Q294K致病变异患者的疾病谱以及假正常ASM活性结果的影响。