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Renal insufficiency mimicking glutaric acidemia type 1 on newborn screening
Masaaki Matsumoto1, Hiroyuki Awano1, Ryosuke Bo1
1Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Background:
Glutaryl carnitine (C5DC) in dried blood spots is used as a biomarker for glutaric aciduria type 1 (GA-1) screening. C5DC, however, is the only screening marker for this condition, and various pathological conditions may interfere with C5DC metabolism. Recently, C5DC elevation has been reported in cases of renal insufficiency.
Method:
Five patients who were positive for GA-1 on newborn screening with tandem mass spectrometry between September 2012 and March 2015 at Kobe University Hospital were enrolled in this study.
Results:
GA-1 was not confirmed on urinary organic acids analysis in any of the patients. C5DC decreased immediately in four patients, but one patient, who had high C5DC for at least 4 months, was diagnosed with bilateral renal hypoplasia.
Conclusion:
In the case of persistently elevated C5DC, renal insufficiency should be considered as a differential diagnosis.
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