3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency detected by tandem mass spectrometry in mexican population.

Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) was introduced to expand newborn screening in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. This has permitted an increase in the diagnosis of many metabolic disorders including isolated 3 methylcrotonyl CoA carboxylase deficiency (3 MCC). Detection of an elevation of C5OH by MS/MS is associ...

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Autores principales: Rangel Córdova, Enid Alda, Martínez de Villarreal, Laura Elia, Torres Sepúlveda, María del Rosario
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Masson Doyma México, S.A 2009
Acceso en línea:http://eprints.uanl.mx/8261/1/3MethylcrotonylCoA.pdf
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Sumario:Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) was introduced to expand newborn screening in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. This has permitted an increase in the diagnosis of many metabolic disorders including isolated 3 methylcrotonyl CoA carboxylase deficiency (3 MCC). Detection of an elevation of C5OH by MS/MS is associated with leucine catabolism disorders; false positive results are related with maternal transfer or immaturity of the enzymatic systems. The confirmatory diagnosis is based on organic acids test in urine and decreased enzyme activity in fibroblasts. We report three cases of abnormal C5OH in among 42 264 newborns (1:14000).1 The diagnosis was confirmed in only one child (~1:40 000). The incidence of 3 MCC deficiency in our state is similar to that of other populations. This is the first report about the incidence of this disorder in newborns in a Mexican population.