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Table 2 Neonatal screening

From: Novel in-frame deletion in MFSD8 gene revealed by trio whole exome sequencing in an Iranian affected with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 7: a case report

Assay

Result

Reference range

Neonatal screening

 Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

<  10 mU/l

<  10 mU/l

 17-OH progesterone

<  5 nmol/l

<  5 nmol/l

 Galactose (GAL; GAL-1-P)

<  18 mg/dL

<  18 mg/dL

 Succinylacetone

<  5 μmol/l

<  5 μmol/l

 GAL-1-P uridyltransferase

>  20% activity

>  20% activity

 Biotinidase

>  30% activity

>  30% activity

Disorder of amino acid metabolism

 Amino acids (including phenyl.) TMS

Disorders of beta oxidation of fatty acids

 MCADD

Unremarkable

 VLCADD

Unremarkable

 LCHADD

Unremarkable

Disorders of carnitine metabolism

 Acylcarnitines. TMS

Unremarkable

Disorders of organic acids

 Isovalerylcarnitine

Unremarkable

 Glutaric acid

Unremarkable

Defects of urea cycle

 Citrulline

Unremarkable

 Argininosuccinate

Unremarkable

  1. act, Gal-1-P galactose-1-phosphate, LCHADD long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, MCADD medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, phenyl phenylalanine, TMS tandem mass spectrometry, VLCADD very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency