Tier 3: Targeted Workup to Identify 35 (40%) Treatable IEM Requiring Specific Testing
1) Specific biochemical/gene test
2) Whole blood manganese
3) Plasma cholestanol
4) Plasma 7-dehydroxycholesterol:
cholesterol ratio
5) Plasma pipecolic acid and urine α-
amino adipic semialdehyde(AASA)
6) Plasma very-long-chain fatty acids
7) Plasma vitamin B12 and folate
8) Serum and CSF lactate to pyruvate
ratio
9) Enzyme activities (leukocytes):
arylsulfatase A, biotinidase,
glucocerebrosidase, fatty aldehyde
dehydrogenase
10) Urine deoxypyridinoline
11) CSF amino acids
12) CSF neurotransmitters
13) CSF-to-plasma glucose ratio
14) CoQ measurement: fibroblasts
15) Molecular analysis: CA5A, NPC1,
NPC2, SC4MOL, SLC18A2,
SLC19A3, SLC30A10, SLC52A2,
SLC52A3, PDHA1, DLAT, PDHX,
SPR, TH genes
Source: Adapted from Van Karnebeek CD, Stockler-Ipsiroglu S. Early identification of treatable inborn errors of metabolism in children with intellectual disability: The Treatable Intellectual Disability Endeavor protocol in British Columbia, Paediatr Child Health 19(9):469–471, 2014.
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