PURPOSE: To assess how the current practice of newborn screening (NBS) for homocystinurias compares with published recommendations. METHODS: Twenty-two of 32 NBS programmes from 18 countries screened for at least one form of homocystinuria. Centres provided pseudonymised NBS data from patients with cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency (CBSD, n = 19), methionine adenosyltransferase I/III deficiency (MATI/IIID, n = 28), combined remethylation disorder (cRMD, n = 56) and isolated remethylation disorder (iRMD), including methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency (MTHFRD) (n = 8). Markers and decision limits were converted to multiples of the median (MoM) to allow comparison between centres. RESULTS: NBS programmes, algorithms and decision limits varied considerably. Only nine centres used the recommended second-tier marker total homocysteine (tHcy). The median decision limits of all centres were ≥ 2.35 for high and ≤ 0.44 MoM for low methionine, ≥ 1.95 for high and ≤ 0.47 MoM for low methionine/phenylalanine, ≥ 2.54 for high propionylcarnitine and ≥ 2.78 MoM for propionylcarnitine/acetylcarnitine. These decision limits alone had a 100%, 100%, 86% and 84% sensitivity for the detection of CBSD, MATI/IIID, iRMD and cRMD, respectively, but failed to detect six individuals with cRMD. To enhance sensitivity and decrease second-tier testing costs, we further adapted these decision limits using the data of 15 000 healthy newborns. CONCLUSIONS: Due to the favorable outcome of early treated patients, NBS for homocystinurias is recommended. To improve NBS, decision limits should be revised considering the population median. Relevant markers should be combined; use of the postanalytical tools offered by the CLIR project (Collaborative Laboratory Integrated Reports, which considers, for example, birth weight and gestational age) is recommended. tHcy and methylmalonic acid should be implemented as second-tier markers.
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- acylkarnitin metabolismus MeSH
- fenylalanin metabolismus MeSH
- glycin-N-methyltransferasa nedostatek metabolismus MeSH
- homocystein metabolismus MeSH
- homocystinurie diagnóza metabolismus MeSH
- karnitin analogy a deriváty metabolismus MeSH
- kyselina methylmalonová metabolismus MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- methionin metabolismus MeSH
- methylentetrahydrofolátreduktasa (NADPH2) nedostatek metabolismus MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- novorozenecký screening metody MeSH
- psychotické poruchy diagnóza metabolismus MeSH
- svalová spasticita diagnóza metabolismus MeSH
- vrozené poruchy metabolismu aminokyselin diagnóza metabolismus MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
AIM: To explore the clinical presentation, course, treatment and impact of early treatment in patients with remethylation disorders from the European Network and Registry for Homocystinurias and Methylation Defects (E-HOD) international web-based registry. RESULTS: This review comprises 238 patients (cobalamin C defect n = 161; methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency n = 50; cobalamin G defect n = 11; cobalamin E defect n = 10; cobalamin D defect n = 5; and cobalamin J defect n = 1) from 47 centres for whom the E-HOD registry includes, as a minimum, data on medical history and enrolment visit. The duration of observation was 127 patient years. In 181 clinically diagnosed patients, the median age at presentation was 30 days (range 1 day to 42 years) and the median age at diagnosis was 3.7 months (range 3 days to 56 years). Seventy-five percent of pre-clinically diagnosed patients with cobalamin C disease became symptomatic within the first 15 days of life. Total homocysteine (tHcy), amino acids and urinary methylmalonic acid (MMA) were the most frequently assessed disease markers; confirmatory diagnostics were mainly molecular genetic studies. Remethylation disorders are multisystem diseases dominated by neurological and eye disease and failure to thrive. In this cohort, mortality, thromboembolic, psychiatric and renal disease were rarer than reported elsewhere. Early treatment correlates with lower overall morbidity but is less effective in preventing eye disease and cognitive impairment. The wide variation in treatment hampers the evaluation of particular therapeutic modalities. CONCLUSION: Treatment improves the clinical course of remethylation disorders and reduces morbidity, especially if started early, but neurocognitive and eye symptoms are less responsive. Current treatment is highly variable. This study has the inevitable limitations of a retrospective, registry-based design.
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- dítě MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- fenotyp MeSH
- homocystinurie metabolismus MeSH
- kojenec MeSH
- kyselina methylmalonová moč MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- methylentetrahydrofolátreduktasa (NADPH2) nedostatek metabolismus MeSH
- metylace MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- předškolní dítě MeSH
- progrese nemoci MeSH
- průřezové studie MeSH
- psychotické poruchy metabolismus MeSH
- registrace MeSH
- retrospektivní studie MeSH
- svalová spasticita metabolismus MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- věk při počátku nemoci MeSH
- vitamin B 12 metabolismus MeSH
- vrozené poruchy metabolismu aminokyselin diagnóza terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dítě MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- kojenec MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- předškolní dítě MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Evropa MeSH
Severe 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) deficiency is caused by mutations in the MTHFR gene and results in hyperhomocysteinemia and varying severity of disease, ranging from neonatal lethal to adult onset. Including those described here, 109 MTHFR mutations have been reported in 171 families, consisting of 70 missense mutations, 17 that primarily affect splicing, 11 nonsense mutations, seven small deletions, two no-stop mutations, one small duplication, and one large duplication. Only 36% of mutations recur in unrelated families, indicating that most are "private." The most common mutation is c.1530A>G (numbered from NM_005957.4, p.Lys510 = ) causing a splicing defect, found in 13 families; the most common missense mutation is c.1129C>T (p.Arg377Cys) identified in 10 families. To increase disease understanding, we report enzymatic activity, detected mutations, and clinical onset information (early, <1 year; or late, >1 year) for all published patients available, demonstrating that patients with early onset have less residual enzyme activity than those presenting later. We also review animal models, diagnostic approaches, clinical presentations, and treatment options. This is the first large review of mutations in MTHFR, highlighting the wide spectrum of disease-causing mutations.
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- databáze genetické MeSH
- homocystinurie genetika MeSH
- katalytická doména MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- methylentetrahydrofolátreduktasa (NADPH2) chemie nedostatek genetika metabolismus MeSH
- modely nemocí na zvířatech MeSH
- mutace * MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- novorozenecký screening MeSH
- psychotické poruchy genetika MeSH
- svalová spasticita genetika MeSH
- věk při počátku nemoci MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
PURPOSE: To describe concentration versus time profiles of capecitabine and its metabolites 5'-DFUR, 5'-DFCR and 5-FU, depending on tablet formulation and on frequent and/or relevant genetic polymorphisms of cytidine deaminase, dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase, thymidylate synthase and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR). METHODS: In 46 cancer patients on chronic capecitabine treatment, who voluntarily participated in the study, individual therapeutic doses were replaced on four consecutive mornings by the study medication. The appropriate number of 500 mg test (T) or reference (R) capecitabine tablets was given in randomly allocated sequences TRTR or RTRT (replicate design). Average bioavailability was assessed by ANOVA. RESULTS: Thirty female and 16 male patients suffering from gastrointestinal or breast cancer (mean age 53.4 years; mean dose 1739 mg) were included. The T/R ratios for AUC0-t(last) and C max were 96.7 % (98 % CI 90.7-103.2 %) and 87.2 % (98 % CI 74.9-101.5 %), respectively. Within-subject variability for AUC0-t(last) and C max (coefficient of variation for R) was 16.5 and 30.2 %, respectively. Similar results were seen for all metabolites. No serious adverse events occurred. For the MTHFR C677T (rs1801133) genotype, an increasing number of 677C alleles showed borderline correlation with an increasing elimination half-life of capecitabine (p = 0.043). CONCLUSIONS: The extent of absorption was similar for T and R, but the rate of absorption was slightly lower for T. While such differences are not considered as clinically relevant, formal bioequivalence criteria were missed. A possible, probably indirect role of the MTHFR genotype in pharmacokinetics of capecitabine and/or 5-FU should be investigated in further studies.
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- alely MeSH
- antimetabolity antitumorózní aplikace a dávkování farmakokinetika MeSH
- aplikace orální MeSH
- capecitabinum aplikace a dávkování farmakokinetika MeSH
- cytidindeaminasa genetika metabolismus MeSH
- deoxycytidin analogy a deriváty metabolismus MeSH
- dihydrouracildehydrogenasa (NADP) genetika metabolismus MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- floxuridin metabolismus MeSH
- fluorouracil metabolismus MeSH
- genotyp MeSH
- játra enzymologie MeSH
- jednonukleotidový polymorfismus MeSH
- karboxylesterasa metabolismus MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- metabolická aktivace genetika MeSH
- methylentetrahydrofolátreduktasa (NADPH2) genetika metabolismus MeSH
- nádorové proteiny metabolismus MeSH
- plocha pod křivkou MeSH
- prekurzory léčiv aplikace a dávkování farmakokinetika MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- tablety MeSH
- terapeutická ekvivalence MeSH
- thymidinfosforylasa metabolismus MeSH
- thymidylátsynthasa genetika metabolismus MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- multicentrická studie MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH
- srovnávací studie MeSH
5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) deficiency is the most common inherited disorder of folate metabolism and causes severe hyperhomocysteinaemia. To better understand the relationship between mutation and function, we performed molecular genetic analysis of 76 MTHFR deficient patients, followed by extensive enzymatic characterization of fibroblasts from 72 of these. A deleterious mutation was detected on each of the 152 patient alleles, with one allele harboring two mutations. Sixty five different mutations (42 novel) were detected, including a common splicing mutation (c.1542G>A) found in 21 alleles. Using an enzyme assay in the physiological direction, we found residual activity (1.7%-42% of control) in 42 cell lines, of which 28 showed reduced affinity for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH), one reduced affinity for methylenetetrahydrofolate, five flavin adenine dinucleotide-responsiveness, and 24 abnormal kinetics of S-adenosylmethionine inhibition. Missense mutations causing virtually absent activity were found exclusively in the N-terminal catalytic domain, whereas missense mutations in the C-terminal regulatory domain caused decreased NADPH binding and disturbed inhibition by S-adenosylmethionine. Characterization of patients in this way provides a basis for improved diagnosis using expanded enzymatic criteria, increases understanding of the molecular basis of MTHFR dysfunction, and points to the possible role of cofactor or substrate in the treatment of patients with specific mutations.
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- aktivace enzymů MeSH
- alely MeSH
- alternativní sestřih MeSH
- exony MeSH
- fibroblasty metabolismus MeSH
- genetické asociační studie * MeSH
- homocystinurie diagnóza genetika metabolismus MeSH
- introny MeSH
- jednonukleotidový polymorfismus MeSH
- kinetika MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- methylentetrahydrofolátreduktasa (NADPH2) nedostatek genetika metabolismus MeSH
- mutace MeSH
- psychotické poruchy diagnóza genetika metabolismus MeSH
- stabilita proteinů MeSH
- svalová spasticita diagnóza genetika metabolismus MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Some single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) might be predictive of methotrexate (MTX) therapeutic outcome in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this study was to determine whether SNPs in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene are predictive of MTX response. Comparison was made using EULAR response criteria and according to the change of DAS28 (∆DAS28) after a 6-month MTX treatment in RA patient cohort. The two SNPs C677T (rs1801133) and A1298C (rs1801131) have been genotyped. A total of 120 patients were enrolled in the study, and all of them fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology 1987 RA criteria and are currently or previously taking MTX oral treatment, either as a monotherapy (n = 65) or in a combination with other disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (n = 55). Genotyping was performed using qPCR allelic discrimination. We did not found any association of C677T and A1298C genotypes with MTX treatment inefficacy in dominant model (OR 1.23, 95 % CI 0.57-2.65, P = 0.697; and OR 0.98, 95 % CI 0.47-2.14, P = 1.0, respectively), or in recessive and codominant models. However, when ∆DAS28 after a 6-month therapy was used as a measure of treatment efficacy, the 677CT and 1298AC genotypes were found to be significantly associated with less favorable response to MTX (P = 0.025 and P = 0.043, respectively). In addition, even lower ∆DAS28 was determined for double-mutated 677CT-1298AC heterozygotes. It means that a synergistic effect of 677CT and 1298AC genotypes was observed. Nevertheless, the DAS28 baseline was lower here comparing to other genotypes. Unexpectedly, quite the opposite trend-i.e., better response to MTX-was found in genotypes 677CC-1298CC and 677TT-1298AA. It is an intriguing finding, because these double-mutated homozygotes are known for their low MTHFR-specific activity. Global significance was P = 0.013, η (2) = 0.160-i.e., large-size effect. Thus, our data show greater ability of 677CC-1298CC and 677TT-1298AA genotypes to respond to MTX treatment.
- MeSH
- antirevmatika škodlivé účinky metabolismus terapeutické užití MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- farmakogenetika MeSH
- fenotyp MeSH
- heterozygot MeSH
- homozygot MeSH
- jednonukleotidový polymorfismus * MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- lineární modely MeSH
- logistické modely MeSH
- methotrexát škodlivé účinky metabolismus terapeutické užití MeSH
- methylentetrahydrofolátreduktasa (NADPH2) genetika metabolismus MeSH
- odds ratio MeSH
- polymerázová řetězová reakce MeSH
- prospektivní studie MeSH
- průřezové studie MeSH
- retrospektivní studie MeSH
- revmatoidní artritida diagnóza farmakoterapie enzymologie genetika MeSH
- rizikové faktory MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- výsledek terapie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
- Klíčová slova
- metafolin, mutace MTHFR, NO-syntáza, intrauterinní růstová restrikce, intrauterinní úmrtí plodu,
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- endotel metabolismus patofyziologie patologie MeSH
- fyziologie výživy v těhotenství účinky léků MeSH
- komplikace těhotenství prevence a kontrola MeSH
- kyselina listová * farmakologie metabolismus MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- methylentetrahydrofolátreduktasa (NADPH2) genetika metabolismus MeSH
- nedostatek kyseliny listové prevence a kontrola MeSH
- péče před početím MeSH
- předčasný porod prevence a kontrola MeSH
- těhotenství * metabolismus účinky léků MeSH
- tetrahydrofoláty genetika metabolismus MeSH
- vrozené vady prevence a kontrola MeSH
- vývoj plodu účinky léků MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- těhotenství * metabolismus účinky léků MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
The role of folates as coenzymes in 1-carbon metabolism and the clinical consequences of disturbed folate metabolism are widely known. Folate status is a complex trait determined by both exogenous and endogenous factors. This study analyzed the association between 12 genetic variants and folate status in a Czech population with no folate fortification program. These 12 genetic variants were selected from 56 variant alleles found by resequencing the coding sequences and adjacent intronic regions of 6 candidate genes involved in folate metabolism or transport (FOLR1, FOLR2, FOLR3, MTHFR, PCFT, and RFC) from 29 individuals with low plasma and erythrocyte folate concentrations. Regression analyses of a cohort of 511 Czech controls not taking folate supplements revealed that only 2 variants in the MTHFR gene were associated with altered folate concentrations in plasma and/or erythrocytes. In our previous study, we observed that the common variant MTHFR c.665C > T (known as c.677C > T; p.A222V) was associated with decreased plasma folate concentrations. In the present study, we show in addition that the rare variant MTHFR c.1958C > T (p.T653M) is associated with significantly increased erythrocyte folate concentrations (P = 0.02). Multivariate regression analysis revealed that this uncommon variant, which is present in 2% of Czech control chromosomes, explains 0.9% of the total variability of erythrocyte folate concentrations; the magnitude of this effect size was comparable with that of the common MTHFR c.665C > T variant. This result indicates that the rare genetic variants may determine folate status to a similar extent as the common allelic variant.
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- alely MeSH
- biologické modely MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- genetická variace MeSH
- kohortové studie MeSH
- kyselina listová aplikace a dávkování krev metabolismus MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- methylentetrahydrofolátreduktasa (NADPH2) genetika metabolismus MeSH
- missense mutace MeSH
- multivariační analýza MeSH
- potravní doplňky MeSH
- regresní analýza MeSH
- regulace genové exprese fyziologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Česká republika MeSH
- Klíčová slova
- metafolin,
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- fyziologie výživy v mateřství MeSH
- homocystein metabolismus MeSH
- kyselina listová farmakokinetika farmakologie metabolismus MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- methionin metabolismus MeSH
- methylentetrahydrofolátreduktasa (NADPH2) metabolismus MeSH
- nedostatek kyseliny listové prevence a kontrola terapie MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- vývoj plodu účinky léků MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- Klíčová slova
- metafolin,
- MeSH
- endotel metabolismus patofyziologie patologie MeSH
- kyselina listová metabolismus terapeutické užití MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- methylentetrahydrofolátreduktasa (NADPH2) metabolismus nedostatek MeSH
- nedostatek kyseliny listové prevence a kontrola MeSH
- péče před početím MeSH
- předčasný porod prevence a kontrola MeSH
- samovolný potrat prevence a kontrola MeSH
- těhotenství metabolismus účinky léků MeSH
- vývoj plodu účinky léků MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- těhotenství metabolismus účinky léků MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH