Screening for newborn organic aciduria in Zhejiang province:prevalence, outcome and follow-up / 浙江大学学报·医学版

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the results and follow up data of screening for newborn organic aciduria in Zhejiang province.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The results and follow-up data of 1 861 262 newborns from Zhejiang province undergoing screening for organic aciduria during January 2009 and December 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. The acylcarnitine spectrum in urine samples was detected by tandem mass spectrum (MS/MS) and the positive patients were confirmed by urine gas chromatography mass spectrometry and/or gene analysis.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Ninety two cases of organic aciduria were confirmed with a prevalence of 120 200. Among 40 cases of methylmalonic academia (MMA), 13 (32.5%) were of MMA simple type and 27 (67.5%) were combined type. Genetic analysis showed 6 cases of MUT type and 1 case of CblB type out of 7 patients with MMA simple type, 10 cases of CblC and 1 case of CblF out of 11 patients with combined type, respectively. Six patients had propionic academia with a prevalence of 1310 200, 7 had isovaleric academia (1265 900), 6 had glutaric academia type 1 (1310 200), 27 had 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency (MCC, 168 900), 1 had 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric aciduria (11 861 300), 2 had β-ketothiolase deficiency (1960 600), and 3 had biotinidase deficiency/holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency (1620 400). Thirty-one patients had a disease onset at neonatal period, and 15 at post-neonatal period. Thirty-three patients had brain involvements or cranial imaging disorders. Three patients with MMA had kidney diseases or heomlytic uremic syndrome, and 3 had myocardial impairments. Twenty patients died during the follow-up.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>MMA is the most common newborn organic aciduria in Zhejiang province. Except MCC, most organic aciduria may lead to metabolism decompensation, complications or even death.</p>