Newborn Screening: Review of its Impact for Cystinosis

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Hohenfellner K., Elenberg E., Ariceta G., Nesterova G., Soliman N. A., TOPALOĞLU R.

CELLS, cilt.11, sa.7, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3390/cells11071109
  • Dergi Adı: CELLS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: newborn screening, infantile nephropathic cystinosis, clinical course, CTNS-pathogenic variants, newborn screening for cystinosis, NEPHROPATHIC CYSTINOSIS, CTNS GENE, MUTATIONAL SPECTRUM, CYSTEAMINE THERAPY, CYSTIC-FIBROSIS, PHENYLKETONURIA, DIAGNOSIS, PHENYLALANINE, POPULATION, GENOTYPE
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Newborn screening (NBS) programmes are considered to be one of the most successful secondary prevention measures in childhood to prevent or reduce morbidity and/or mortality via early disease identification and subsequent initiation of therapy. However, while many rare diseases can now be detected at an early stage using appropriate diagnostics, the introduction of a new target disease requires a detailed analysis of the entire screening process, including a robust scientific background, analytics, information technology, and logistics. In addition, ethics, financing, and the required medical measures need to be considered to allow the benefits of screening to be evaluated at a higher level than its potential harm. Infantile nephropathic cystinosis (INC) is a very rare lysosomal metabolic disorder. With the introduction of cysteamine therapy in the early 1980s and the possibility of renal replacement therapy in infancy, patients with cystinosis can now reach adulthood. Early diagnosis of cystinosis remains important as this enables initiation of cysteamine at the earliest opportunity to support renal and patient survival. Using molecular technologies, the feasibility of screening for cystinosis has been demonstrated in a pilot project. This review aims to provide insight into NBS and discuss its importance for nephropathic cystinosis using molecular technologies.