2023
Association of Maternal Age and Blood Markers for Metabolic Disease in Newborns
Xie Y, Peng G, Zhao H, Scharfe C. Association of Maternal Age and Blood Markers for Metabolic Disease in Newborns. Metabolites 2023, 14: 5. PMID: 38276295, PMCID: PMC10821442, DOI: 10.3390/metabo14010005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal ageAdvanced maternal ageBlood metabolic markersMaternal age groupsInborn metabolic disordersNeonatal outcomesSingleton infantsGestational ageClinical variablesMarker levelsBirth weightBlood levelsBlood markersRisk factorsAge-related differencesInfant sexMetabolic disordersMetabolic markersPotential confoundingMetabolic diseasesScreening markerAge groupsBlood collectionScreening panelHigh false positive rateValidation of a targeted metabolomics panel for improved second‐tier newborn screening
Mak J, Peng G, Le A, Gandotra N, Enns G, Scharfe C, Cowan T. Validation of a targeted metabolomics panel for improved second‐tier newborn screening. Journal Of Inherited Metabolic Disease 2023, 46: 194-205. PMID: 36680545, PMCID: PMC10023470, DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecommended Uniform Screening PanelMethylmalonic acidemiaNewborn screeningOrnithine transcarbamylase deficiencySecond-tier assayDisease markersGlutaric acidemia type ILong-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiencyScreen-positive casesUniform Screening PanelLong-chain acylcarnitinesSecond-tier testingFalse-positive casesSecond-tier testBlood spot samplesAcyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiencyMetabolomics panelMetabolic disordersTargeted metabolomics analysisPositive casesMetabolite panelNBS programsDehydrogenase deficiencyLiquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryScreening panel
2022
dbRUSP: An Interactive Database to Investigate Inborn Metabolic Differences for Improved Genetic Disease Screening
Peng G, Zhang Y, Zhao H, Scharfe C. dbRUSP: An Interactive Database to Investigate Inborn Metabolic Differences for Improved Genetic Disease Screening. International Journal Of Neonatal Screening 2022, 8: 48. PMID: 36135348, PMCID: PMC9504335, DOI: 10.3390/ijns8030048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNewborn screeningMetabolite levelsUniversal newborn screeningUniform Screening PanelBlood metabolite levelsNew candidate markersGestational ageFalse-positive resultsBirth weightMetabolic disordersReference rangeInfluence of covariatesNutrition statusBlood collectionNBS programsScreening panelMetabolic conditionsDisease screeningCandidate markersMetabolic differencesNewbornsPositive resultsMetabolic analytes
2018
Combining newborn metabolic and DNA analysis for second-tier testing of methylmalonic acidemia
Peng G, Shen P, Gandotra N, Le A, Fung E, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Davis RW, Enns GM, Zhao H, Cowan TM, Scharfe C. Combining newborn metabolic and DNA analysis for second-tier testing of methylmalonic acidemia. Genetics In Medicine 2018, 21: 896-903. PMID: 30209273, PMCID: PMC6416784, DOI: 10.1038/s41436-018-0272-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsScreen-positive newbornsMethylmalonic acidemiaMMA patientsPathogenic variantsNewborn screeningNewborn metabolic screeningLikely pathogenic variantsSecond-tier testingFalse-positive casesInborn metabolic disordersMMA casesHealthy controlsHispanic ethnicityMetabolic disordersMetabolic screeningPatientsDiverse multiethnic populationsMultiethnic populationMolecular findingsBlood spotsUnknown significanceFalse-positive outcomesNBS programsClinical performanceScreening panel