49 research outputs found
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
Achieving the "triple aim" for inborn errors of metabolism: a review of challenges to outcomes research and presentation of a new practice-based evidence framework
Across all areas of health care, decision makers are in pursuit of what
Berwick and colleagues have called the âtriple aimâ: improving patient
experiences with care, improving health outcomes, and managing
health system impacts. This is challenging in a rare disease context, as
exemplified by inborn errors of metabolism. There is a need for evaluative
outcomes research to support effective and appropriate care for
inborn errors of metabolism. We suggest that such research should
consider interventions at both the level of the health system (e.g., early
detection through newborn screening, programs to provide access to
treatments) and the level of individual patient care (e.g., orphan drugs,
medical foods). We have developed a practice-
based evidence framework
to guide outcomes research for inborn errors of metabolism.
Focusing on outcomes across the triple aim, this framework integrates
three priority themes: tailoring care in the context of clinical heterogeneity;
a shift from âurgent careâ to âopportunity for improvementâ;
and the need to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of emerging
and established therapies. Guided by the framework, a new Canadian
research network has been established to generate knowledge that will
inform the design and delivery of health services for patients with
inborn errors of metabolism and other rare diseases.This work was supported by a CIHR Emerging Team Grant (âEmerging
team in rare diseases: acheiving the âtriple aimâ for inborn errors
of metabolism,â B.K. Potter, P. Chakraborty, and colleagues, 2012â
2017, grant no. TR3â119195). Current investigators and collaborators
in the Canadian Inherited Metabolic Diseases Research Network
are: B.K. Potter, P. Chakraborty, J. Kronick, D. Coyle, K. Wilson, M.
Brownell, R. Casey, A. Chan, S. Dyack, L. Dodds, A. Feigenbaum, D.
Fell, M. Geraghty, C. Greenberg, S. Grosse, A. Guttmann, A. Khan,
J. Little, B. Maranda, J. MacKenzie, A. Mhanni, F. Miller, G. Mitchell,
J. Mitchell, M. Nakhla, M. Potter, C. Prasad, K. Siriwardena, K.N.
Speechley, S. Stocker, L. Turner, H. Vallance, and B.J. Wilson. Members
of our external advisory board are D. Bidulka, T. Caulfield, J.T.R.
Clarke, C. Doiron, K. El Emam, J. Evans, A. Kemper, W. McCormack,
and A. Stephenson Julian. J. Little is supported by a Canada Research
Chair in Human Genome Epidemiology. K. Wilson is supported by a
Canada Research Chair in Public Health Policy
Innenohrschwerhörigkeit als Folge einer PropionazidÀmie
Die PropionazidĂ€mie ist eine vererbte Abbaustörung der verzweigtkettigen AminosĂ€uren. Es liegt ein Defekt der biotinabhĂ€ngigen Propionyl-CoA-Carboxylase zugrunde. Bei Nichtbehandlung kommt es bereits beim Neugeborenen zu einer schweren Stoffwechselentgleisung, neurologischen Symptomen, Atemstörung und Koma. Eine frĂŒhe Diagnostik, diĂ€tetische und medikamentöse Behandlung lĂ€sst viele Patienten ein (fast) normales Leben fĂŒhren. Neben einer mentalen Retardierung bestehen bleibende SchĂ€digungen des visuellen sensorischen Systems. Bisher sind keine ZusammenhĂ€nge mit InnenohrschĂ€digungen beschrieben. Wir haben mehrere FĂ€lle von Schwerhörigkeiten beobachtet, so dass sich der Verdacht auf einen möglichen Zusammenhang zwischen der Stoffwechselstörung und einer HörschĂ€digung ergab. Bisher wurden 5 Patienten (Alter 6-23 Jahre) untersucht, von denen 4 mit HörgerĂ€ten versorgt waren. In der audiologischen Diagnostik zeigten sich unterschiedliche Schweregrade von HörschĂ€digungen. Sehr stark variierte auch das Alter bei der Erstdiagnose (ein Jahr bis 13 Jahre). In einem zweiten Schritt werden molekulargenetische Untersuchungen durchgefĂŒhrt. Bei einem Teil der Betroffenen besteht möglicherweise ein Zusammenhang zwischen einer PropionazidĂ€mie und einer Innenohrschwerhörigkeit. Die Ătiologie ist bislang unklar. Bei allen Patienten mit PropionazidĂ€mie sollte deshalb eine pĂ€daudiologische Untersuchung sowohl in der frĂŒhen Manifestationsphase als auch im Verlauf durchgefĂŒhrt werden