Inherited Metabolic Disorders: Efficacy of Enzyme Assays on Dried Blood Spots for the Diagnosis of Lysosomal Storage Disorders
Verma J, Thomas DC, Kasper DC, Sharma S, Puri RD, Bijarnia-Mahay S, Mistry PK, Verma IC. Inherited Metabolic Disorders: Efficacy of Enzyme Assays on Dried Blood Spots for the Diagnosis of Lysosomal Storage Disorders. JIMD Reports 2016, 31: 15-27. PMID: 27008195, PMCID: PMC5388645, DOI: 10.1007/8904_2016_548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLysosomal storage disorderNeuronal ceroid lipofuscinosisBlood spotsDiagnostic testsConsideration of therapyStorage disorderStandard of careCommon lysosomal storage disorderMajor unmet needAccurate diagnostic testHigh consanguinity rateBlood sample transportationDried Blood SpotsIrreversible complicationsI-cell diseaseAffected patientsCostly therapiesTimely diagnosisMetabolic disordersMucopolysaccharidosis IIEconomical diagnostic testsUnmet needUtility of DBSDBS resultsSpecific biomarkers