| Literature DB >> 24418695 |
Wei-Lien Chuang1, Joshua Pacheco1, Samantha Cooper1, Margaret M McGovern2, Gerald F Cox1, Joan Keutzer1, X Kate Zhang3.
Abstract
Niemann-Pick disease type B (NPD-B) is caused by a partial deficiency of acid sphingomyelinase activity and results in the accumulation of lysosomal sphingomyelin (SPM) predominantly in macrophages. Notably, SPM is not significantly elevated in the plasma, whole blood, or urine of NPD-B patients. Here, we show that the de-acylated form of sphingomyelin, lyso-SPM, is elevated approximately 5-fold in dried blood spots (DBS) from NPD-B patients and has no overlap with normal controls, making it a potentially useful biomarker.Entities:
Keywords: Dried blood spot; Lyso-sphingomyelin; Niemann–Pick disease types A and B; Sphingomyelin
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24418695 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2013.11.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Genet Metab ISSN: 1096-7192 Impact factor: 4.797