Genetic and Basic Metabolic & Enzyme testing
This HCP participates in the ERNDIM Quality Assessment scheme (2019)
Laboratory of Genetics UMCU
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https://www.umcutrecht.nl/en/hospital/about-us |
Contact person Dr. K.L.I. van Gassen
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K.L.I.vanGassen-2@umcutrecht.nl
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Available molecular techniques:
Department of Metabolic Diagnostics
For enzyme testing both in-house and external laboratory |
https://www.umcutrecht.nl/en/hospital/about-us |
Contact person Verhoeven-Duif, Nanda | n.verhoeven@umcutrecht.nl
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Metabolite Tests |
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Type of Test | Name of Test
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Amino and organic acids disorders (AOA) | |
Urine | Amino acids qualitative |
Amino acids quantitative | |
Glycerate, Glycolic Acid |
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Organic acids qualitative | |
Organic acids quantitative | |
Orotic acid | |
Oxalate | |
Succinylacetone | |
Sulfite test | |
S-Sulfocystein | |
Plasma
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Amino acids quantitative |
Acylcarnitines | |
Carnitine, free and total | |
Methylmalonic acid (MMA) | |
Organic acids profile | |
Oxalic acid | |
Succinylacetone | |
Total homocysteine | |
Dry blood spots | Acylcarnitines |
CSF | Aminoacids |
Fatty Acid Oxidation (C-FAO Disorders) | |
Urine | Polyols profiling
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Sugars qualitative | |
Fructose quantitative
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Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSD) | |
Urine
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Glycosaminoglycans quantitative
L-Cystine, Oligosaccharides TLC
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CSF | Sialic acid
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Peroxisomal Disorders (PD) | |
Plasma
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Plasma: 7-Dehydrocholesterol,
Cholestanol, Phytanic acid, Pristanic acid, Sterol biosynthesis intermediates Very long chain fatty acids- VLCFA |
Urine | Bile acid metabolites |
Congenital Disorders of glycosylation and Disorders of intracellular trafficking (CDG) | |
Plasma, N-Glycosylation | Isoelectric focusing
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Disorders of Neuromodulators and other small Molecules (NOMS) | |
Urine
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Alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde
Pterines Purines and pyrimidines Alpha-aminoadipic semialdehyde
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Plasma | Pipecolic acid |
Disorders of Pyruvate Metabolism, Krebs cycle defects, mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation disorders, disorders of thiamine transport and metabolism (PM-MD) | |
Urine
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Creatine |
Creatinine | |
Guanidinoacetate | |
Plasma | Creatine
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Guanidinoacetate |
Enzyme Tests |
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Type of Disease | Yes or No |
Amino and organic acids disorders (AOA) | |
Aminoacidopathies | Yes |
Organic Acidurias | No |
Urea cycle disorders | Yes |
Fatty Acid Oxidation (C-FAO Disorders) | |
Glycogen storage diseases |
– |
Carbohydrate diseases other than Glycogen storage diseases |
– |
Fatty acid oxidation and carnitine transport disorders |
– |
Disorders of Ketogenesis and Ketolysis | – |
Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSD) | |
Mucopolysaccharidoses | – |
Sphingolipidoses | – |
Oligosaccharidosis | – |
Mucolipidoses | – |
Lysosomal glycogen storage disease (Pompe disease) | – |
Peroxisomal Disorders (PD) | |
Peroxisome biogenesis | No
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Single peroxisomal enzyme deficiencies | No
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Disorders of Cholesterol synthesis | No |
Bile Acid Synthesis
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No |
Phospholipid and Glycosphingolipid Synthesis | No
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Congenital Disorders of glycosylation and Disorders of intracellular trafficking (CDG) | |
N-glycosylation disorders | No |
O-glycosylation disorders | No |
Disorders of Neuromodulators and other small Molecules (NOMS) | |
Neurotransmitter disorders | Yes |
Porphyrias | No |
Disorders of Purine and pyrimidine metabolism | NO |
Disorders of Pyruvate Metabolism, Krebs cycle defects, mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation disorders, disorders of thiamine transport and metabolism (PM-MD) | |
Creatine metabolism | No |
Pyruvate dehydrogenase | No |
TCA-cycle enzymes | No |
Respiratory chain disorders | No |