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. 2014 Jan 2;2:2. doi: 10.1186/2051-5960-2-2

Table 3.

Patients identified through newborn screening

Patient ID
Onset, diagnosis (Age)
ERT start (Age)
Biopsy site; time on ERT
Pathology/% fibers with lipofuscin inclusions Pretreatment
Pathology/% fibers with lipofuscin inclusions
Clinical status (Current age)
          Follow-up  
NBSL2
36 mo, ~12 d
3 y
Quad; baseline
Mild lysosomal expansion; autophagic accumulation and inclusions in ~85% of fibers
NA
Less endurance (5.9 y)
NBSL6
34 mo, ~9 d
2.8 y
Quad; 6 mo
NA
Normal biopsy
In preschool, no difficulties (5.2 y)
NBSL9*
1.5 mo, 14 d
1.5 mo
Quad; baseline & 6 mo
Autophagic accumulation in 12.5% of fibers; inclusions are in < 1% fibers
Mild lysosomal expansion in ~15% of fibers
Can jump on one foot (4.7 y)
NBSL15
2.8 mo, ~3 d
2.8 mo
Quad; baseline & 6 mo
**Inclusions in ~10% of fibers
Mild-to-moderate lysosomal expansion in 10% of fibers; autophagic accumulation in ~15% of fibers; many normal fibers
Runs quickly, can jump using two feet (2.5 y)
NBSL16 4.5 mo, ~3 d 4.5 mo Quad; baseline & 7 mo Mild-to-moderate lysosomal expansion; autophagic accumulation with inclusions in ~10% of fibers Normal biopsy Runs quickly; can jump using two feet (2.1 y)

*Younger sibling of the juvenile-onset patient NBSL9a.

**this specimen was not suitable for immunostaining; autofluorescent inclusions were detected in unstained fibers.