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Table 3 Diagnostic suspicions and biochemical/histopathological tests for patients diagnosed using the NGS-LSD tool

From: Assessment of a targeted resequencing assay as a support tool in the diagnosis of lysosomal storage disorders

PC

AO

AD

GD

NGS-LSD

Initial signs

Diagnostic suspicions

Biochemical-histopathology studies*

Other genetic studies*

P1

2Y

-

12Y

CLN5

Clumsiness, frequent falls, apraxic gait

CLN

VL; SBIOP + .

PPT1, TTP1

P2

4Y

-

7Y

CLN6

Clumsiness, myoclonic movements

GM2, GCL, MLD, Fabry, Schindler, MANSA, MANBA, MPS, CLN

EA: HEXA, HEXB, GLA, NAGA, MANBA, MAN2B1, MPS, GALC, ARSA, PPT1, TTP1

MFSD8

P3

3Y

-

16Y

CLN3

Language regression, school inattention, social isolation

CDG, GM1, GM2, GSL, Schindler, GSD II, III, CLN

VL; FC; SPA ; EA: GLB1, HEXB, CTSA, NAGA, GAA, AGL; SBIOP + .

 

P4

2Y

-

23Y

CLN7

Language delay, clumsiness

CLN

SBIOP +; EA: CLN2.

CLN1

P5

4Y

-

16Y

CLN3

Conduct disorder, attention deficit disorder

CLN

VL +; SBIOP, MBIOP, NBIOP + .

PPT1, TTP1, CLN3, CLN5, CLN8

P6

3Y

4Y

7Y

MLD

Leukodystrophy

Spastic paraparesia

EA: ARSA +

 

P7

1Y

-

9Y

GM1

Global developmental delay, gait instability

CDG; RCCD; INAD

MBI; NBIOP +; MBS; SPA; EA: HEXA, HEXB

 

P8

2Y

7Y

4Y

GM2

Language delay, conduct disorder

Unspecific global developmental delay, Neurodegenerative disease; CLN, GM2

SBIOP; MBS; EA: HEXA + .

Caryotype; Fragile X; Smith-Magenis

P9

2Y

-

14Y

GM2

Clumsiness, frequent falls

Ataxia, Attention deficit disorder

MBI

Caryotype; Fragile X; CGH-60 k array.

P10

3Y

9Y

12Y

GM1

Clumsiness, frequent falls, language delay

RS, MPSIII, GM1

MBS, U-GAGs; EA: GLB1+

Caryotype, Fragile-X, MECP2

P11

5Y

-

22Y

GM2

Learning problems, language difficulties

CLN

SBIOP

CLN3, CLN8

P12

13Y

-

18Y

NPC2#

Clumsiness, short stature

MTDPS; RCCD; SCA; DRPLA

MBIOP; RCCFS; EA: muscular Coenzima Q10

mtADN(muscle); MTATP6; tRNALeu(UUR); SCA1,2,3,6,7,12,17; ATN1

P13

18 M

-

4Y

ML II,III

Growth delay, macrocephaly

MPS

U-GAGs

SHOX

P14

12 M

3Y

3Y

GM2

Psycomotor regression, language regression

RS, GM2

EA: HEXA +, HEXB

MECP2

P15

0 M

3 M

1Y

GM1

Hypotonia, hepatomegaly, cardiomyopathy, bony abnormalities

GSD II

EA: GAA

 

P16

9 M

2Y

2Y

MPSVI

Bilateral costal deformity, macrocephaly

AA, MPS

U-GAGs, Dermatan sulfate in urine, EA: ARSB

 

P17

0 M

-

2Y

ML II,III

Hypotonia, microcephaly, jaundice

MPS

MBS, U-OLG, U-GAGs

Caryotype; CGH array

P18

2 M

3Y

6Y

MPSII

Bilateral inguinal hernia

MPS

U-GAGs; EA: IDS +

 

P19

1Y

4Y

5Y

MPSI

Clubfoot, arthrogryposis, clawed hands

MPS

U-GAGs; EA: IDUA +, IDS, ARSB

 

P20

0 M

1Y

1Y

GM1

Hypotonia, severe psycomotor delay

GM1, GM2, GSL, ML I

MBS; VL; U-GAGs; EA: GBL1 +, HEXA, HEXB, CTSA, NEU1

 

P21

18 M

3Y

3Y

GM2

Unsteady gait, frequent falls

TORCH, Leukodystrophy

EA:

 

P22

2Y

-

6Y

CLN8

Cognitive regression, epilepsy

Lennox syndrome, CLN

PBIOP +

 

P23

3Y

-

9Y

CLN10

Psycomotor regression, dystonia, epilepsy

Neuroaxonal dystrophy, sphingolipidosis

MBIO

mtDNA

P24

3Y

5Y

23Y

MPSIIIB

Language delay, conduct disorder, learning disabilities, hypoacusia

MPS

Heparan sulfate +

 

P25

1Y

-

6Y

GM2AB

Developmental delay, regression

GM2, GSD II

EA: HEXA, HEXB, GAA (+); HPS GM2 +

GAA

P26

4Y

-

25Y

CLN8

Cognitive regression, epilepsy

CLN

 

CLN6

  1. Abbreviations: PC Patient Code, AO Age of Onset (Y: years; M: months; deceased), AD Age at Diagnosis, GD age at Genetic Diagnosis, NGS-LSD diagnosis reached with our NGS tool, CLN Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, MLD metachromatic leukodystrophy, GM1 and 2 Gangliosidosis I and II, NPC2 Niemann-Pick disease, type C2, ML II III mucolipidosis III alpha/beta, MPS mucopolysaccharidosis, GM2AB Gangliosidosis type II, AB variant, MANSA Mannosidosis, alpha-, types I and II, MANBA mannosidosis beta, CDG congenital disorder of glycosylation, GSL galactosialidosis, GSD glycogen storage disease, GSD II Pompe disease, RCCD respiratory chain complex deficiency, INAD infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy, RS Rett syndrome, AA autoimmune arthritis, ML I sialidosis, TORCH Band-like calcification with simplified gyration and polymicrogyria, MBS metabolic study, SPA sialotransferrin profile analysis, VL vacuolated lymphocytes in peripheral blood, FC foam cells in bone marrow, RCCFS respiratory chain complex functional studies, GCL globoid cell leukodystrophy or Krabbe disease, SCA spinocerebellar ataxia, EA enzymatic assay, U-GAGs urinary glycosaminoglycan levels, U-OLG urinary oligosaccharides levels, SBIOP skin biopsy, MBIOP muscle biopsy, NBIOP nerve biopsy, HPS pathological study, mtDNA mithocondrial DNA deletions, depletion and punctual mutations, MTDPS mitochondrial depletion syndrome, CGH comparative genomic hybridization; #: not confirmed; *All results were negative unless indicated by a plus sign.