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Newborn Metabolic Screening…SoMuch More Than “The PKU Test”
Sarah Viall, MSN, PPCNP‐BCNewborn Screening Program CoordinatorDivision of Genetics & Metabolism
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Conflicts of Interest
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I have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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Case 1: Katy7 day old for one week well‐child check
PMHx• 38 weeks GA, NSVD, Apgars 8 and 9, BW 2.98 kg• Discharged home DOL 4 with no complications, breast feeding
Before you walk into the room…• Weight 2.94 kg• Breastfeeding “well”, completes ~ 20 minute feed• Waking to feed, parents describe as “alert, healthy”
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Case 1: Katy
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Case 1: Katy
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What Next?
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Case 1: Katy
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PE: “mild odor of pancakes/maple syrup”
PNP calls Metabolic Specialist
Immediate visit• Plasma amino acids:
• Leucine = 2,100 umol/L (48‐160)• Isoleucine = 560 umol/L (26‐91)• Valine = 820 umol/L (44‐190)• Alloisoleucine = 165 umol/L (0‐5)
Diagnosis: Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
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Newborn Screen Basics
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Terminology
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• Newborn Screen (NBS)• Newborn Metabolic Screen (NMS)• Expanded Newborn Screen
***NOT the “PKU Test”***
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Take Home Points
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NOT the “PKU Test”
Anxiety reduction
Use resources and support!
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Communication of Results
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Every state follow‐up program is different
Contact order varies
When contacting families…• Recognized provider
• Abnormal = positive• Screening NOT diagnostic test
• Treatable disorders
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Metabolic Disorders of the Newborn Screen
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Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP)
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Organic Acid Conditions
Fatty Acid Oxidation DisordersAmino Acid Disorders
Other Metabolic Disorders
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General Principles: Metabolism
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General Principles: Pathophysiology
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Normal: Disease:
ExcessBlue
Not Enough Orange & Yellow
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General Principles: Inheritance
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Source: http://www.brusselsgenetics.be/media/images/Illustraties/ill_eng/ill‐12‐E2_orig.jpg
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General Principles: Onset
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Neonatal• Poor feeding• Vomiting• Abnormal tone• Odor*• Lethargy• Seizures• Irritability• Hyperammonemia• Can quickly progress
to coma or death
Childhood
Adulthood
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General Principles: Management
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Diet changes
Avoidance of fasting
Careful intercurrent illness management
Vitamin supplementation
Medications (rarely)
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Abnormal Metabolic Newborn Screen Cases
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Case 2: Logan
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Case 2: Logan
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You call Logan’s parents who confirm he’s well; no vomiting, fever or changes in behavior. 2‐3 oz. breast milk or regular formula q 2‐3 hours. After explaining NBS result, what do you tell them to do next?
A.You will no longer be able to breastfeed because your child has galactosemia.
B.Switch to soy formula immediately until we can collect further testing.
C.Return immediately for a repeat further testing.
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Case 2: Logan
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Case 2: Logan
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You call Logan’s parents who confirm he’s well; no vomiting, fever or changes in behavior. 2‐3 oz. breast milk or regular formula q 2‐3 hours. After explaining NBS result, what do you tell them to do next?
A.You will no longer be able to breastfeed because your child has galactosemia.
B.Switch to soy formula immediately until we can collect further testing.
C.Return immediately for a repeat further testing.
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Galactosemia
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Deficiency of Galactose‐1‐Phosphate Urdiyltransferase (GALT) Enzyme
• Responsible for processing galactose• Build‐up of toxic galactose compounds
Symptoms• Poor feeding• Jaundice• Vomiting/diarrhea• Lethargy• Fever
Typical Onset: DOL 3 or 4
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Galactosemia Screening
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TWO Analytes (typically): • Galactose‐1‐Phosphate‐Uridyltransferase (GALT)• Galactose and/or galactose‐1‐phosphate (*Toxic*)
Abnormal GALT • Classic galactosemia• Duarte variant galactosemia• Classic galactosemia carrier• False positive (heat!)
Abnormal galactose/galactose‐1‐phosphate• Classic galactosemia• Other variant galactosemia
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Galactosemia Screening
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Abnormal GALT + galactose = CRITICAL• Classic galactosemia• Duarte variant galactosemia
IMMEDIATE galactose‐restriction• NO breast feeding• NO regular formula • Soy or hydrolyzed formula only
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Galactosemia Screening
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Confirmatory Testing• Galactose‐1‐Phosphate
• Toxic metabolite!
• GALT Enzyme• 0% = Classic galactosemia• 25% of normal = Duarte variant galactosemia• 50% of normal = likely carrier of galactosemia
• GALT Gene Sequencing
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Case 3: Garth
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Case 3: Garth
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6 day old male
PMHx• Born at 39 weeks GA, C‐section• ABO incompatibility, history of jaundice with phototherapy x 48 hours
• Discharged DOL 4, breast and formula feeding
In the office• Well appearing, jaundiced to the nipples• Mom describes “maybe he’s been eating a little less”
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Case 3: Garth
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After attempting to contact the metabolic specialist for several hours you have not heard back. It’s nearing the end of the day, what do you do next?
A. Send this child to the emergency room.B. Send the family home with careful instructions to go
to the ER for any concerning signs/symptoms. Try the specialist again tomorrow.
C. Send the family home. Tell them to contact the metabolic specialist to schedule an appointment as soon as possible.
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RESOURCE: ACMG ACT Sheets
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Case 3: Garth
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After attempting to contact the metabolic specialist for several hours you have not heard back. It’s nearing the end of the day, what do you do?
A. Send this child to the emergency room.B. Send the family home with careful instructions to go
to the ER for any concerning signs/symptoms. Try the specialist again tomorrow.
C. Send the family home. Tell them to contact the metabolic specialist to schedule an appointment as soon as possible.
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Organic Acid (OA) Conditions
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Disorders of metabolism identifiable by specific urine metabolites
• Typically disordered amino acid (protein) metabolism
Symptoms• Lethargy• Feeding problems • Ketonuria• Can quickly progress to cerebral edema, coma, death
Onset: Variable• Birth – early childhood
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OA Screening
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Analytes• Acylcarnitines (denoted as C#)
• Odd # chains (i.e. C3, C5DC)
Confirmatory Testing• Urine organic acids• +/‐Acylcarnitines• +/‐Genetic testing
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Case 4: Amanda
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Case 4: Amanda
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5 day old female
PMHx• 37 weeks GA, C‐section• One episode of hypoglycemia in the nursery, resolved with oral feed
In the Office• Well appearing• Exclusive breastfeeding, 1‐2 oz. q 3 hours
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Case 4: Amanda
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This is a trustworthy family and well‐appearing child, is an immediate repeat newborn screen to rule out an FAOD appropriate in this case?
A. YesB. No
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RESOURCE: NYMAC Diagnostic Guidelines
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Case 4: Amanda
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This is a trustworthy family and well‐appearing child, is an immediate repeat newborn screen to rule out an FAOD appropriate in this case?
A. YesB. No
Repeat newborn screens are often NOT appropriate for fatty acid oxidation rule‐out!
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Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders (FAODs)
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Deficiency of enzymes required to break down fat, leading to:
• Energy deficit• Build‐up of fatty acids
Symptoms• Variable• Sudden death*
Onset: variable• Birth– adulthood
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Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders (FAODs)
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FAOD Screening
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Analytes• Acylcarnitines (denoted as C#)
• Even # chains (i.e. C8, C14:1)
Confirmatory Testing• Plasma acylcarnitines• Urine organic acids• Free and total carnitine• Genetic testing
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Amino Acid Disorders (From Case 1, the smelly baby)
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Disorders of specific amino acid metabolismSymptoms: variable on metabolite
• MSUD: decreased feeding, lethargy progressing to encephalopathy, coma and death
• Phenylketonuria (PKU): intellectual disability
Onset: variable• Birth– adulthood
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Amino Acid Disorder Screening
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Analytes• Amino acids (i.e. phenylalanine, tyrosine)• Not always primary markers
• Methionine = Homocystinuria screen • Citrulline = Arginosuccinic aciduria screen
Confirmatory Testing• Plasma amino acids
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Case 5: Emily
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New patient• 6 month old female
PMHx• Born in Central America, moved to U.S. one month ago• Mom reports:
• Birth history “normal”, term, NSVD• Spitting up and reflux, resolved• No fevers, infections, major illnesses described
In the Office• Well‐appearing• Developmental milestones appropriate for age
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Case 5: Emily
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There seems to be no record of this child ever having a newborn screen. With no specific concerns, what do you do next?
A. Continue to monitor for signs/symptoms of disease, but with no specific concerns do not order any further testing.
B. Collect and send a dried blood spot to your state newborn screening program.
C. Contact your state newborn screening program for assistance.
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Case 5: Emily
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There seems to be no record of this child ever having a newborn screen. With no specific concerns, what do you do next?
A. Continue to monitor for signs/symptoms of disease, but with no specific concerns do not order any further testing.
B. Collect and send a dried blood spot to your state newborn screening program.
C. Contact your state newborn screening program for assistance.
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RESOURCE: babysfirsttest.org
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NBS Resources
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Websites
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ACT Sheetshttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55827/
Baby’s First TestBabysfirsttest.org
NYMAC http://www.wadsworth.org/newborn/nymac/NYMAC_Products.html
Diagnostic Guidelines: http://www.wadsworth.org/newborn/nymac/docs/DX_Guidelines_2014‐10‐01.pdf
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ACT Sheets
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Baby’s First Test
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NYMAC
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Last but not least…
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Sarah Viall, MSN, PPCNP‐BCNewborn Screening Program Coordinator
Division of Genetics & MetabolismChildren’s National Health System
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Take Home Points
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NOT the “PKU Test”
Anxiety reduction
Use resources and support!
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References
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CDC Grand Rounds: Newborn Screening and Improved Outcomeshttp://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6121a2.htm
National Newborn Screening and Global Resource Centerhttp://genes‐r‐us.uthscsa.edu/
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children Committee Reporthttp://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/mchbadvisory/heritabledisorders/reportsrecommendations/reports/sachdnc2011report.pdf
Star‐G: Screening, Technology and Research in Geneticshttp://www.newbornscreening.info/index.html
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Questions?
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Sarah Viall, MSN, PPCNP‐BCNewborn Screening Program Coordinator
Division of Genetics & MetabolismChildren’s National Health System