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. 2021 Jul 12;4(7):e2114155. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.14155

Table 2. IEMs Identified by Plasma Clinical Metabolomic Screening.

RUSP category and IEM No. IEM name OMIM No.a Family No. Key disease-related analytes detected in plasmab
Conditions not on RUSP
1 Adenylosuccinase deficiency (ADSLD)23 103050 28, 85, 390, 499, 584, 1749 N6-succinyladenosine
2 AICA-ribosiduria due to ATIC deficiency 608688 1797 N6-succinyladenosine
3 α-methylacyl-CoA racemase deficiency (AMACRD)c 614307 847 Phytanate, 7-α-hydroxy-3-oxo-4-cholestenoated
4 Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency (AADCD)18,24 608643 180, 812 3-Methoxytyrosine, 3-methoxytyramine sulfate ↓,d vanillylmandelate ↓, dopamine 3-O-sulfate ↓d
5 Autism, susceptibility to, X-linked 6 (AUTSX6) 300872 576, 814, 1461 N6,N6,N6-trimethyllysine, acetylcarnitine ↓, propionylcarnitine ↓, carnitine ↓, deoxycarnitine ↓
6 β-ureidopropionase deficiency (UPB1D) 613161 1258 3-Ureidopropionate, 5,6-dihydrothymine, 5,6-dihydrouracil, 3-aminoisobutyrate ↓
7 Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome 2 (BVVLS2)21 614707 1757 Riboflavin (due to initiation of supplement), pyridoxine and pyridoxate (normalized in response to riboflavin), medium chain (C6, C8, C10:1) and very long chain acylcarnitines (C24), 2-hydroxyglutarate, methylsuccinate, ethylmalonate, kynurenine,d N-formylanthranilic acid,d kynurenate ↓,d picolinate ↓,d methionine sulfone ↓d
8 Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency, hyperammonemia due to 237300 184 Pyroglutamine,d citrulline ↓
9 Cerebral creatine deficiency syndrome 2 (CCDS2) 612736 57, 234, 347, 1550 Guanidinoacetate, creatine ↓
10 D-bifunctional protein deficiency33 261515 958, 1486 1-Lignoceroyl-GPC (24:0), docosadienoate, multiple sphingomyelins ↓, phosphatidylcholines ↓
11 Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 25, with amelogenesis imperfecta (DEE25)26 615905 39, 41, 52 Citrate
12 Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency (DLDD) 246900 137 Lactate, pyruvate, 3-methyl-2-oxobutyrate,d 3-methyl-2-oxovalerate,d 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate,d 2-hydroxyglutarate
13 Encephalopathy, ethylmalonic (EE)25 602473 430, 1246, 1470, 1603 Ethylmalonate, butyrylcarnitine, isobutyrylcarnitine, isovalerylcarnitine, glutarylcarnitine, 2-methylbutyrylcarnitine, methylsuccinate, phenol sulfate ↓, 3-indoxyl sulfate ↓, glycolithocholate sulfate ↓
14 Epilepsy, pyridoxine-dependent (EPD) 266100 102, 933 Pipecolate, 6-oxopiperidine-2-carboxylate
15 Fructose intolerance, hereditary (HFI) 229600 902 Fructose
16 GABA-transaminase deficiency20 613163 27, 292, 387, 1333 2-Pyrrolidinone,d succinimide,d succinamic acidd
17 Glutaric aciduria III (GA3) 231690 207 Glutarate, arachidate (20:0),d octadecadienedioate (C18:2-DC),d hexadecanedioate,d octadecenedioate (C18:1-DC),d ximenoylcarnitine (C26:1)d
18 Glycerol kinase deficiency (GKD)27 307030 562, 987 Glycerol, long chain and very long chain monoacylglycerolsd
19 Glycine encephalopathy (GCE) 605899 514 Glycine
20 Glycogen storage disease 1A (GSD1A) 232200 1347 Lactate, urate, pyruvate, palmitoyl-linoleoyl-glycerol,d glucose ↓
21 Homocystinuria due to deficiency of n(5,10)-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase activity 236250 156 Methionine sulfoxide ↓,d betaine ↓, methionine ↓, methionine sulfone ↓d
22 Homocystinuria-megaloblastic anemia, cblG complementation type (HMAG) 250940 923 S-adenosylhomocysteine,d methionine ↓
23 Hyperornithinemia-hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria syndrome (HHHS) 238970 557 Ornithine, homocitrulline, N-δ-acetylornithined
24 Isopentenyl-diphosphate delta isomerase 1 (IDI1)a 604055 1733 Deoxycholate,d 1-(1-enyl-stearoyl)-2-docosahexaenoyl-GPE (P-18:0/22:6),d octadecadienedioate (C18:2-DC),d dodecadienoate (12:2),d 1-(1-enyl-palmitoyl)-2-linoleoyl-GPE (P-16:0/18:2),d 1-(1-enyl-stearoyl)-2-linoleoyl-GPE (P-18:0/18:2),d 1,2-dilinoleoyl-GPC (18:2/18:2),d multiple sphingomyelins ↓
25 L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria (L2HGA) 236792 469 2-Hydroxyglutaric acid
26 Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS) 300322 358 Inosine, uracil
27 Lipoyltransferase 1 deficiency (LIPT1D)28 616299 731 Leucine, isoleucine, valine, 2-hydroxyadipate, isovalerylcarnitine, glycine isovalerylglycine, isovalerylcarnitine (C5), 1-stearoyl-2-arachidonoyl-GPI (18:0/20:4), 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate, 2-aminoadipate, tyrosine, arginine, serine oxalate (ethanedioate) ↓, malonate ↓
28 Liver failure, infantile, transient (LFIT) 613070 595 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl) lactate,d phenyllactate,d 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate,d N-acetylphenylalanine,d fumarate,d alanine,d lactate, pyruvate, glycochenodeoxycholate,d glycohycholate,d taurocholate,d bilirubin
29 Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI) 222700 1302 Ornithine ↓, urea ↓, arginine ↓, lysine ↓, dimethylarginine ↓d
30 Mitochondrial complex V (ATP synthase) deficiency, nuclear type 2 (MC5DN2) 614052 34, 1556 3-Methylglutaconate, 3-methylglutarylcarnitine, alanine, lactate
31 Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 1 (mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy type) (MTDPS1)29 603041 1120 Thymidine, thymine, 5,6-dihydrothymine ↓
32 Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 9 (encephalomyopathic type with methylmalonic aciduria) (MTDPS9) 245400 50 Succinylcarnitine, propionylcarnitine, methylmalonate, hexanoylcarnitine, butyrylcarnitine, malate ↓
33 Mitochondrial short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase 1 deficiency (ECHS1D)30 616277 1261 β-hydroxyisovalerate, 1-lignoceroyl-GPC (24:0),d 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate, laurate (12:0)d
34 Multiple mitochondrial dysfunctions syndrome 1 (MMDS1)31 605711 1469 Glycinee
35 Neurodegeneration, infantile-onset, biotin-responsive (NERIB) 618973 171 Pantothenate (vitamin B5) ↓,d carnitine ↓,d multiple carnitine derivatives ↓d
36 Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, hyperammonemia due to32 311250 177, 819, 1094 Orotate, ornithine, N-carbamoylaspartate,d uridine, uracil, alanine, aspartate, glutamine, citrulline ↓, arginine ↓
37 Peroxisome biogenesis disorder 1A (Zellweger) (PDB1A)33 214100 361 Pipecolate, docosadioate,d multiple sphingomyelins ↓
38 Peroxisome biogenesis disorder 4A (Zellweger) (PDB4A) 614862 440 Pipecolate, 1-lignoceryl-GPC,d 7-HOCA,d hexadecanedioate,d octadecanedioate,d eicosanodioate,d docosadioate,d phytanate, multiple sphingomyelins ↓,d plasmalogens ↓, phosphatidylcholines ↓,d phosphatidylethanolamines ↓d
39 Peroxisome biogenesis disorder 8A (Zellweger) (PDB8A) 614876 252 Pipecolate, phytanate, long chain fatty acids, 1-lignoceryl-GPC,d 7-HOCA,d hexadecanedioate,d octadecanedioate,d eicosanodioate,d docosadioate,d phytanate, multiple sphingomyelins ↓,d plasmalogens ↓, phosphatidylcholines ↓,d phosphatidylethanolamines ↓d
40 Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase deficiency (PSATD)19 610992 1253 Serine ↓, glycine ↓, glycerophosphocholine ↓,d glycerophosphoethanolamine ↓,d multiple lipids ↓d
41 Phosphoserine aminotransferase deficiency (PHGDHD)19 601815 863, 1063 Serine ↓, glycine ↓, glycerophosphocholine ↓,d glycerophosphoethanolamine ↓,d multiple lipids ↓d
42 Pyruvate dehydrogenase, α-1 (PDHA1) 300502 393 Lactate, pyruvate, alanine
43 Short stature, developmental delay, and congenital heart defects (SDDHD; TKT)34 617044 1034 Ribitol, arabitol/xylitol, ribonate, erythronate, arabonate/xylonate,d erythritol, ribose
44 Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) 270400 373, 647 7-Dehydrocholesterol, cholesterol ↓
45 Spastic paraplegia 9B, autosomal recessive (SPG9B) 616586 60, 1449 Proline ↓, ornithine ↓, citrulline ↓
46 Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, Genevieve type (SEMDG) 610442 1483 N-acetylglucosamine/N-acetylgalactosamine,d N-acetylneuraminate ↓
47 Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADHD) 271980 721 2-Pyrrolidinone,d 4-guanidinobutanoated
48 Transaldolase deficiency (TALDOD)34 606003 420, 1028 Ribitol, ribonate, erythronate, arabitol/xylitol, erythritol, sedoheptulose
49 Urocanase deficiency (UROCD)35 276880 606, 1411 Trans-urocanate, imidazole propionate,d cis-urocanate
RUSP core conditions
50 Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, medium-chain, deficiency of (ACADMD) 201450 226, 1441, 1602, 1800 Hexanoylcarnitine, octanoylcarnitine, hexanoylglycine, cis-4-decenoylcarnitine
51 Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) 300100 341 Numerous significant abnormalities in bile acid, fatty acid, and lipid metabolism
52 Carnitine deficiency, systemic primary (CDSP) 212140 704, 1222 Carnitine ↓, multiple acylcarnitines ↓
53 Citrullinemia, classic32 215700 1006 Citrulline, N-acetylcitrullined
54 Galactosemia I (GALAC1) 230400 1489, 1519 Galactitol, galactonate
55 Glutaric acidemia I (GA1) 231670 916, 1091 Glutarylcarnitine, glutarate
56 HSD10 mitochondrial disease (HSD10MD) 300438 854, 1072, 1450 Tiglylcarnitine, tiglylglycine (rare), 2-hydroxy-3-methylvalerate, β-hydroxyisovalerate, isoleucine, 3-hydroxyisobutyrate, 3-hydroxy-2-ethylpropionate,d 2-methylbutyroylcarnitined
57 Isovaleric acidemia (IVA) 243500 1035 Isovalerylcarnitine, 2-methylbutyroylcarnitine, isovalerylglycine, isovalerate
58 Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) 248600 86, 1648 Leucine, valine, isoleucine, allo-isoleucine, 2-hydroxy-3-methylvalerate, 3-methyl-2-oxovalerate, isovalerate, β-hydroxyisovalerate, N-acetylisoleucine,d N-acetylleucine,d 3-methyl-2-oxobutyrated
59 Methylmalonic aciduria due to methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency 251000 62, 792, 971, 1121, 1178 Propionylcarnitine, 2-methylcitrate, methylmalonate
60 Phenylketonuria (PKU) 261600 482, 672, 1191, 1299 Phenylalanine, phenylpyruvate, phenyllactate, phenylacetate, N-acetylphenylalanine,d N-formylphenylalanine,d 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl) lactated
61 Propionic acidemia 606054 51, 127, 223, 1223 Propionylcarnitine, propionylglycine, 2-methylcitrate, glycine
62 Tyrosinemia, type I (TYRSN1) 276700 791 3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl) lactate,d 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate, phenyllactate, tyrosine, N-acetyltyrosine
RUSP secondary conditions
63 2-Methylbutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency 610006 1274 2-Methylbutyroylcarnitine, 2-methylbutyrylglycine, 3-hydroxy-2-ethylpropionate, tiglylcarnitine, isobutyrylglycine
64 3-Hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA hydrolase deficiency (HIBCHD) 250620 70 3-Hydroxyisobutyrate ↓
65 Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, short-chain, deficiency of (ACADSD) 201470 253, 833 Ethylmalonate, butyrylcarnitine, methylsuccinate
66 Argininemia32 207800 33, 254, 539, 650, 829, 1683 Arginine, argininate, N-acetylarginine, 2-oxoarginine, dimethylarginine, 4-guanidinobutanoate, homoarginine, orotate, uracil, urea ↓, ornithine ↓
67 Citrullinemia, type II, neonatal onset 605814 1753 Citrulline, homocitrulline,d arginine, argininate,d homoarginine,d methionine, phenyllactate, 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate, N-acetylphenylalanine,d argininosuccinate, bilirubin, galactonate, galactitol, cholesterol
68 Hyperphenylalaninemia, nonphenylketonuria mild, included 261600 201 Phenylalanine, phenylpyruvate, phenyllactate
69 Methylmalonic aciduria and homocystinuria, cblC type (MAHCC) 277400 315 Methylmalonate, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid, propionylcarnitine, methionine ↓
70 Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MADD) 231680 522, 1156, 1532 α-hydroxyisovalerate,d 2-hydroxy-3-methylvalerate, 2-hydroxyglutarate, 2-methylbutyrylglycine, glutarate, glutarylcarnitine, ethylmalonate, methylsuccinate,d butyrylcarnitine and a wide variety of various acylcarnitines

Abbreviations: ↓, Decrease in analyte; IEMs, inborn errors of metabolism; OMIM, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man; RUSP, Recommended Uniform Screening Panel.

a

Mendelian Inheritance in Man numbers are shown for all disorders except isopentenyl-diphosphate-δ-isomerase 1 deficiency, for which the Mendelian Inheritance in Man gene number is provided (https://www.omim.org).

b

Analytes listed achieved a z score less than or equal to −2 or greater than or equal to 2 compared with reference control population or were identified as a rare molecule and were not z scored. All analytes listed represent elevations unless indicated with a downward arrow (↓).

c

Pristanate was not identified in this patient sample because of the absence of pristanate in the compound library at the early time of testing; the current platform identifies this metabolite as a rare compound.

d

Indicates analytes that were not previously reported for the indicated IEMs and may represent new biomarkers.

e

Elevated glycine and lactate were found in cerebrospinal fluid metabolomics.