Guidelines for diagnosis and management of the cobalamin-related remethylation disorders cblC, cblD, cblE, cblF, cblG, cblJ and MTHFR deficiency

BACKGROUND: Remethylation defects are rare inherited disorders in which impaired remethylation of homocysteine to methionine leads to accumulation of homocysteine and perturbation of numerous methylation reactions. OBJECTIVE: To summarise clinical and biochemical characteristics of these severe disorders and to provide guidelines on diagnosis and management. DATA SOURCES: Review, evaluation and discussion of the medical literature (Medline, Cochrane databases) by a panel of experts on these rare diseases following the GRADE approach. KEY RECOMMENDATIONS: We strongly recommend measuring plasma total homocysteine in any patient presenting with the combination of neurological and/or visual and/or haematological symptoms, subacute spinal cord degeneration, atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome or unexplained vascular thrombosis. We strongly recommend to initiate treatment with parenteral hydroxocobalamin without delay in any suspected remethylation disorder; it significantly improves survival and incidence of severe complications. We strongly recommend betaine treatment in individuals with MTHFR deficiency; it improves the outcome and prevents disease when given early

The Multiconfiguration Hartree-Fock Method for Atomic Energy Levels and Transition Probabilities

The effect of correlation in the motion of electrons in a many-electron system is considered in the theoretical determination of atomic properties. The correlation effects are computed using the configuration interaction. Restriction is made to the discussion of outer processes of neutral atoms or ions of low degree of ionization in which the relativistic effects are small. The first-order theory, the 3p,3d state of Al II, correlation in the 3d/sup n/ shell, and f-values in the presence of cross-overs are discussed. 29 references. (JFP