IgG N-Glycosylation Galactose Incorporation Ratios for the Monitoring of Classical Galactosaemia

Henning Stockmann, Karen P. Coss, Estela Rubio Gozalbo, Ina Knerr, Maria Fitzgibbon, Ashwini Maratha, James Wilson, Pauline Rutt, Eileen P. Treacy*

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Abstract

Classical galactosaemia (OMIM #230400) is a rare disorder of carbohydrate metabolism caused by deficiency of the galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase enzyme (EC 2.7.7.12). The cause of the long-term complications, including neurological, cognitive and fertility problems in females, remains poorly understood. The relatively small number of patients with galactosaemia and the lack of validated biomarkers pose a substantial challenge for determining prognosis and monitoring disease progression and responses to new therapies. We report an improved method of automated robotic hydrophilic interaction ultra-performance liquid chromatography N-glycan analysis for the measurement of IgG N-glycan galactose incorporation ratios applied to the monitoring of adult patients with classical galactosaemia. We analysed 40 affected adult patients and 81 matched healthy controls. Significant differences were noted between the G0/G1 and G0/G2 incorporation ratios between galactosaemia patients and controls (p?
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationJIMD Reports
EditorsEva Morava, Matthias Baumgartner, Marc Patterson, Shamima Rahman, Johannes Zschocke, Verena Peters
Place of PublicationBerlin Heidelberg
PublisherSpringer
Pages47-53
Volume27
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-662-50409-3
ISBN (Print)978-3-662-50408-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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