Immunoquantification of alpha-galactosidase: evaluation for the diagnosis of Fabry disease. 2004

Maria Fuller, and Melanie Lovejoy, and Doug A Brooks, and Miriam L Harkin, and John J Hopwood, and Peter J Meikle
Lysosomal Diseases Research Unit, Department of Genetic Medicine, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, SA, Australia. maria.fuller@adelaide.edu.au

BACKGROUND Fabry disease is an X-linked inborn error of glycosphingolipid catabolism resulting from a deficiency of the lysosomal exoglycohydrolase, alpha-galactosidase. Enzyme replacement therapy is currently available for Fabry disease, but early diagnosis before the onset of irreversible pathology will be mandatory for successful treatment. Presymptomatic detection would be possible through the use of a newborn-screening program. We report on the use of sensitive assays for the measurement of alpha-galactosidase protein and activity and for the protein saposin C, which are diagnostic markers for Fabry disease. METHODS Two sensitive immunoassays for the measurement of alpha-galactosidase activity and protein were used to determine the concentrations of alpha-galactosidase in dried filter-paper blood spots and plasma samples from control patients and patients with a lysosomal storage disorder (LSD). RESULTS Fabry hemizygous individuals were clearly identified from control populations by decreases in both alpha-galactosidase activity and protein. Fabry heterozygotes generally fell between the hemizygotes and controls. Including the measurement of saposin C enabled differentiation between Fabry heterozygotes and controls. In blood spots, all Fabry individuals could be distinguished from control blood spots as well as from 16 other LSD patients. CONCLUSIONS The determination of alpha-galactosidase activity or protein in dried filter-paper blood spots could be used for the diagnosis of Fabry patients. With further validation, these assays could be used for the identification of Fabry patients in newborn-screening programs and may also be suitable for screening high-risk populations.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007118 Immunoassay A technique using antibodies for identifying or quantifying a substance. Usually the substance being studied serves as antigen both in antibody production and in measurement of antibody by the test substance. Immunochromatographic Assay,Assay, Immunochromatographic,Assays, Immunochromatographic,Immunoassays,Immunochromatographic Assays
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D001800 Blood Specimen Collection The taking of a blood sample to determine its character as a whole, to identify levels of its component cells, chemicals, gases, or other constituents, to perform pathological examination, etc. Blood Specimen Collections,Collection, Blood Specimen,Collections, Blood Specimen,Specimen Collection, Blood,Specimen Collections, Blood
D004796 Clinical Enzyme Tests Analyses for a specific enzyme activity, or of the level of a specific enzyme that is used to assess health and disease risk, for early detection of disease or disease prediction, diagnosis, and change in disease status. Enzyme Tests, Clinical,Clinical Enzyme Test,Enzyme Test, Clinical,Test, Clinical Enzyme,Tests, Clinical Enzyme
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000519 alpha-Galactosidase An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal, non-reducing alpha-D-galactose residues in alpha-galactosides including galactose oligosaccharides, galactomannans, and galactolipids. Beano,Melibiase,alpha-D-Galactopyranosidase,alpha-D-Galactosidase,alpha-Galactisidase,alpha-Galactosidase A,alpha-Galactosidases,alpha D Galactopyranosidase,alpha D Galactosidase,alpha Galactisidase,alpha Galactosidase,alpha Galactosidase A,alpha Galactosidases
D000795 Fabry Disease An X-linked inherited metabolic disease caused by a deficiency of lysosomal ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASE A. It is characterized by intralysosomal accumulation of globotriaosylceramide and other GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS in blood vessels throughout the body leading to multi-system complications including renal, cardiac, cerebrovascular, and skin disorders. Anderson-Fabry Disease,Angiokeratoma Corporis Diffusum,Angiokeratoma Diffuse,Angiokeratoma, Diffuse,Ceramide Trihexosidase Deficiency,Fabry's Disease,GLA Deficiency,Hereditary Dystopic Lipidosis,alpha-Galactosidase A Deficiency,alpha-Galactosidase A Deficiency Disease,Anderson Fabry Disease,Deficiency, Ceramide Trihexosidase,Deficiency, GLA,Deficiency, alpha-Galactosidase A,Diffuse Angiokeratoma,Lipidosis, Hereditary Dystopic,alpha Galactosidase A Deficiency,alpha Galactosidase A Deficiency Disease
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D015997 Neonatal Screening The identification of selected parameters in newborn infants by various tests, examinations, or other procedures. Screening may be performed by clinical or laboratory measures. A screening test is designed to sort out healthy neonates (INFANT, NEWBORN) from those not well, but the screening test is not intended as a diagnostic device, rather instead as epidemiologic. Infant, Newborn, Screening,Newborn Infant Screening,Newborn Screening,Neonatal Screenings,Newborn Infant Screenings,Newborn Screenings,Screening, Neonatal,Screening, Newborn,Screening, Newborn Infant,Screenings, Neonatal,Screenings, Newborn,Screenings, Newborn Infant

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