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DNA carrier testing and newborn screening for maple syrup urine disease in Old Order Mennonite communities.


ABSTRACT: Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an inherited metabolic disorder caused by mutations in the branched chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex. Worldwide incidence of MSUD is 1:225,000 live births. However, within Old Order Mennonite communities, the incidence is 1:150 live births and results from a common tyrosine to asparagine substitution (Y438N) in the E1alpha subunit of branched chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase. We developed a new DNA diagnostic assay utilizing TaqMan technology and compared its efficacy, sensitivity, and duration with an existing polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay. Carrier testing was performed by both TaqMan technology and PCR-RFLP on DNA isolated from buccal swabs of 160 individuals as well as from buccal swabs and blood spots of nine at-risk newborns; assay time, sensitivity, and reliability were also evaluated. The TaqMan assay, like the PCR-RFLP assay, accurately determined Y438N E1alpha allele status. However, the TaqMan assay appeared (1) more sensitive than the PCR-RFLP assay, requiring 10-fold less DNA (10 ng) to reliably determine genotype status and (2) faster, reducing the assay time required for diagnosis from approximately 12 to 5 h. TaqMan technology allowed more rapid DNA diagnoses of MSUD in the neonate, thereby reducing the likelihood of neurological impairment while enhancing health and prognosis for affected infants.

SUBMITTER: Carleton SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5586154 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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DNA carrier testing and newborn screening for maple syrup urine disease in Old Order Mennonite communities.

Carleton Stephanie M SM   Peck Dawn S DS   Grasela Julie J   Dietiker Kristin L KL   Phillips Charlotte L CL  

Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers 20100401 2


Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an inherited metabolic disorder caused by mutations in the branched chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex. Worldwide incidence of MSUD is 1:225,000 live births. However, within Old Order Mennonite communities, the incidence is 1:150 live births and results from a common tyrosine to asparagine substitution (Y438N) in the E1alpha subunit of branched chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase. We developed a new DNA diagnostic assay utilizing TaqMan technology and  ...[more]

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