Intact transferrin and total plasma glycoprofiling for diagnosis and therapy monitoring in phosphoglucomutase-I deficiency

Phosphoglucomutase 1 (PGM1) deficiency results in a mixed phenotype of a Glycogen Storage Disorder and a Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation (CDG). Screening for abnormal glycosylation has identified more than 40 patients, manifesting with a broad clinical and biochemical spectrum which complicates...

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Main Authors: Abu Bakar, Nurulamin (Author) , Thiel, Christian (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 10 May 2018
In: Translational research
Year: 2018, Volume: 199, Pages: 62-76
ISSN:1878-1810
DOI:10.1016/j.trsl.2018.04.008
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trsl.2018.04.008
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931524418300732
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Author Notes:Nurulamin Abu Bakar, Nicol C. Voermans, Thorsten Marquardt, Christian Thiel, Mirian C.H. Janssen, Hana Hansikova, Ellen Crushell, Jolanta Sykut-Cegielska, Francis Bowling, Lars Mørkrid, John Vissing, Eva Morava, Monique van Scherpenzeel, and Dirk J. Lefeber
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Summary:Phosphoglucomutase 1 (PGM1) deficiency results in a mixed phenotype of a Glycogen Storage Disorder and a Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation (CDG). Screening for abnormal glycosylation has identified more than 40 patients, manifesting with a broad clinical and biochemical spectrum which complicates diagnosis. Together with the availability of D-galactose as dietary therapy, there is an urgent need for specific glycomarkers for early diagnosis and treatment monitoring. We performed glycomics profiling by high-resolution QTOF mass spectrometry in a series of 19 PGM1-CDG patients, covering a broad range of biochemical and clinical severity. Bioinformatics and statistical analysis were used to select glycomarkers for diagnostics and define glycan-indexes for treatment monitoring. Using 3 transferrin glycobiomarkers, all PGM1-CDG patients were diagnosed with 100% specificity and sensitivity. Total plasma glycoprofiling showed an increase in high mannose glycans and fucosylation, while global galactosylation and sialylation were severely decreased. For treatment monitoring, we defined 3 glycan-indexes, reflecting normal glycosylation, a lack of complete glycans (LOCGI) and of galactose residues (LOGI). These indexes showed improved glycosylation upon D-galactose treatment with a fast and near-normalization of the galactose index (LOGI) in 6 out of 8 patients and a slower normalization of the LOCGI in all patients. Total plasma glycoprofiling showed improvement of the global high mannose glycans, fucosylation, sialylation, and galactosylation status on D-galactose treatment. Our study indicates specific glycomarkers for diagnosis of mildly and severely affected PGM1-CDG patients, and to monitor the glycan-specific effects of D-galactose therapy.
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ISSN:1878-1810
DOI:10.1016/j.trsl.2018.04.008