2023
Validation 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsChromatography, LiquidHumansInfant, NewbornNeonatal ScreeningOrnithine Carbamoyltransferase Deficiency DiseaseTandem Mass SpectrometryConceptsRecommended 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
Metabolic diversity in human populations and correlation with genetic and ancestral geographic distances
Peng G, Pakstis AJ, Gandotra N, Cowan TM, Zhao H, Kidd KK, Scharfe C. Metabolic diversity in human populations and correlation with genetic and ancestral geographic distances. Molecular Genetics And Metabolism 2022, 137: 292-300. PMID: 36252453, PMCID: PMC10131177, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2022.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino AcidsBiomarkersHumansInfant, NewbornMetabolism, Inborn ErrorsNeonatal ScreeningTandem Mass Spectrometry
2020
Ethnic variability in newborn metabolic screening markers associated with false‐positive outcomes
Peng G, Tang Y, Gandotra N, Enns GM, Cowan TM, Zhao H, Scharfe C. Ethnic variability in newborn metabolic screening markers associated with false‐positive outcomes. Journal Of Inherited Metabolic Disease 2020, 43: 934-943. PMID: 32216101, PMCID: PMC7540352, DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcyl-CoA Dehydrogenase, Long-ChainAmino Acid Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsBiomarkersBrain Diseases, MetabolicCaliforniaCongenital Bone Marrow Failure SyndromesEthnicityFalse Positive ReactionsFemaleGestational AgeGlutaryl-CoA DehydrogenaseHumansInfant, NewbornLipid Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsMaleMitochondrial DiseasesMuscular DiseasesNeonatal ScreeningOrnithine Carbamoyltransferase Deficiency DiseaseTandem Mass SpectrometryConceptsMetabolic marker levelsOrnithine transcarbamylase deficiencyMethylmalonic acidemiaClinical variablesMarker levelsBlack infantsMetabolic markersBlood metabolic markersDiverse newborn populationGlutaric acidemia type 1False-positive screensLong-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiencyEthnicity-related differencesNewborn screening programsFalse-positive casesInborn metabolic disordersAcyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiencySingleton babiesGestational ageBirth weightScreening programMetabolic disordersNewborn populationInfluence of ethnicityMetabolic screening