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. 2021 Dec 17;45(1):e20210253. doi: 10.1590/1678-4685-GMB-2021-0253

Table 1 -. Tests performed by LIEM-MGS - Comparison of TIME A and TIME B.

Enzyme / Metabolite Disorder Sample* Time A Time B Percentages of change in the numbers of tests - TIME A compared to TIME B
IEM-LDs α-Iduronidase Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I / Mucolipidosis L,F, L,DBS 109 37 <66%
Iduronate sulfatase Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II/ Multiple sulfatase deficiency L,F, PL, DBS 235 84 <64%
Heparan Sulfamidase Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIA / Multiple sulfatase deficiency L, F 78 14 <82%
N-Acetyl-α-glucosaminidase Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIB L,F, PL,DBS 138 27 <80%
Acetyl-CoA-α-glucosaminide-N-acetyltransferase Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIC L,F 80 13 <84%
N-Acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIID / Multiple sulfatase deficiency L,F 73 12 <84%
N-Acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IVA / Multiple sulfatase deficiency L,F,DBS 269 88 <67%
β-Galactosidase Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IVB / GM1 gangliosidosis / Galactosialidosis L,F,DBS 545 283 <48%
Arylsulfatase B Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VI / Multiple sulfatase deficiency L,F,DBS 353 136 <61%
β-Glucuronidase Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII / Mucolipidosis L,F, PL,DBS 286 129 <55%
Galactocerebrosidase Krabbe disease L,F 95 56 <41%
α-Mannosidase α-Mannosidosis / Mucolipidosis L,F, PL,DBS 61 38 <38%
α-Fucosidase Fucosidosis L,F 2 2 =
β-Mannosidase β-Mannosidosis L,F 2 4 >50%
Palmitoyl protein thioesterase Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (CLN1) L,F,DBS 509 192 <62%
Tripeptidyl peptidase Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (CLN2) L,F,DBS 511 200 <61%
Hexosaminidases GM2 gangliosidosis Tay Sachs / Sandhoff / Mucolipidosis L,F, PL,DBS 180 118 <34%
Hexosaminidase A MUGS GM2 gangliosidosis B1 variant L,F, PL,DBS 173 115 <33%
Arylsulfatase A Metachromatic leukodystrophy / Multiple sulfatase deficiency L,F 85 39 <54%
Lysosomal acid lipase Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency / Wolman L,F,DBS 44 37 <16%
N-acetylgalactosaminidase Schindler disease L,F, PL 5 5 =
α-Glucosidase Pompe disease L,F 67 39 <42%
α-Galactosidase A Fabry disease L,F, PL,DBS 21 22 >5%
β-Glucosidase Gaucher disease L,F,DBS 236 116 <51%
Sphingomyelinase Niemann-Pick A and B disease L,F,DBS 80 51 <36%
Neuraminidase Sialidosis F 2 1 <50%
Chitotriosidase Biomarker (Gaucher and others lysosomal disorders) PL,DBS 656 529 <19%
Urinary Glycosaminoglycans Mucopolysaccharidosis U 865 567 <34%
Sialic acid Sialidosis U 34 12 <65%
Oligosaccharides / Sialyloligosaccharides Chromatography Oligosaccharidoses U 358 225 <37%
Glycosaminoglycans electophoresis Mucopolysaccharidosis U 521 254 <51%
Sulfatide Chromatography Metachromatic leukodystrophy / Multiple sulfatase deficiency U 77 52 <32%
IEM -others Succinylacetone Type I Tyrosinemia PL,U 199 146 <27%
Orotic acid Urea Cycle Disorders U 54 30 <44%
7-Dehydrocholesterol Smith Lemli Optiz Syndrome PL, S 30 19 <37%
Carbohydrates chromatography Galactosemia and others U 45 31 <31%
Transferrin Isoelectric Focusing Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) S 209 131 <37%
Galactose 1 phosphatase uridyl transferase Classic Galactosemia WB 51 39 <23%
Biotinidase Biotinidase deficiency PL, DBS 70 78 >11%
Sulfite test Sulfite oxidase deficiency / Molybdenum cofactor deficiency U 10 7 <30%
ERLICH Porphyria U 4 2 <50%

*L: leukocytes; F: fibroblasts; PL: plasma; DBS: dried blood spots; U: urine; S: serum; WB: whole blood samples.