BACKGROUND: As patients with different types of mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) and mucolipidosis (ML) may present with overlapping clinical features - including coarse face, hepatosplenomegaly, bone dysplasia and claw-hand deformities, collectively also called 'MPS-like phenotype', enzymatic and/or molecular genetic analyses are indispensable for accurate diagnosis and applying specific therapy. In this prospective study, we screened patients with symptoms compatible with MPS for MPS I, II (males) and VI. METHODS: Dried blood spots/specimens (DBS) were collected from 200 patients with an MPS-like phenotype and analysed for activities of α-iduronidase (IDUA), iduronate-2-sulphatase (IDS), and arylsulphatase B (ARSB), the enzymes deficient in mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type I, II and VI, respectively. For the samples with pathologic enzyme activity, mutational analysis was carried out using the same DBS. RESULTS: Based on enzymatic analysis of 200 DBS samples, a total of 45 (22.5%) showed low activity; 17 for MPS I (8.5%), 11 for MPS II (5.5%) and 9 for MPS VI (4.5%). Enzyme activities were suggestive for ML II/III in 8 (4.0%) cases. For 41 (91.1%) samples, DNA could be extracted from the filter paper. Mutations were identified in 11 (64.7%), 11 (100%), 9 (100%) and 5 (62.5%) patients putatively diagnosed biochemically with MPS I, II, VI, and ML II/III, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: DBS enzymatic analysis can be used to diagnose MPS/ML. Initial results should be confirmed by a second enzyme assay and/or by molecular genetic testing. Given the advantages of DBS over other sample types in terms of ease of collection, storage and transportation, DBS are particularly useful for screening patients with an MPS-like phenotype in regions lacking specialised laboratories. In order to ascertain the diagnosis in a large number of cases, patients should be assessed in parallel for at least MPS I, II and VI.
BACKGROUND: As patients with different types of mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) and mucolipidosis (ML) may present with overlapping clinical features - including coarse face, hepatosplenomegaly, bone dysplasia and claw-hand deformities, collectively also called 'MPS-like phenotype', enzymatic and/or molecular genetic analyses are indispensable for accurate diagnosis and applying specific therapy. In this prospective study, we screened patients with symptoms compatible with MPS for MPS I, II (males) and VI. METHODS: Dried blood spots/specimens (DBS) were collected from 200 patients with an MPS-like phenotype and analysed for activities of α-iduronidase (IDUA), iduronate-2-sulphatase (IDS), and arylsulphatase B (ARSB), the enzymes deficient in mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) type I, II and VI, respectively. For the samples with pathologic enzyme activity, mutational analysis was carried out using the same DBS. RESULTS: Based on enzymatic analysis of 200 DBS samples, a total of 45 (22.5%) showed low activity; 17 for MPS I (8.5%), 11 for MPS II (5.5%) and 9 for MPS VI (4.5%). Enzyme activities were suggestive for ML II/III in 8 (4.0%) cases. For 41 (91.1%) samples, DNA could be extracted from the filter paper. Mutations were identified in 11 (64.7%), 11 (100%), 9 (100%) and 5 (62.5%) patients putatively diagnosed biochemically with MPS I, II, VI, and ML II/III, respectively. CONCLUSIONS:DBS enzymatic analysis can be used to diagnose MPS/ML. Initial results should be confirmed by a second enzyme assay and/or by molecular genetic testing. Given the advantages of DBS over other sample types in terms of ease of collection, storage and transportation, DBS are particularly useful for screening patients with an MPS-like phenotype in regions lacking specialised laboratories. In order to ascertain the diagnosis in a large number of cases, patients should be assessed in parallel for at least MPS I, II and VI.
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