TY - JOUR
T1 - Early diagnosis and treatment by newborn screening (NBS) or family history is associated with improved visual outcomes for long-chain 3-hydroxyacylCoA dehydrogenase deficiency (LCHADD) chorioretinopathy
AU - Gillingham, Melanie B.
AU - Choi, Dongseok
AU - Gregor, Ashley
AU - Wongchaisuwat, Nida
AU - Black, Danielle
AU - Scanga, Hannah L.
AU - Nischal, Ken K.
AU - Sahel, Jose Alain
AU - Arnold, Georgianne
AU - Vockley, Jerry
AU - Harding, Cary O.
AU - Pennesi, Mark E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 SSIEM.
PY - 2024/7
Y1 - 2024/7
N2 - Long chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHADD) is the only fatty acid oxidation disorder to develop a progressive chorioretinopathy resulting in vision loss; newborn screening (NBS) for this disorder began in the United States around 2004. We compared visual outcomes among 40 participants with LCHADD or trifunctional protein deficiency diagnosed symptomatically to those who were diagnosed via NBS or a family history. Participants completed ophthalmologic testing including measures of visual acuity, electroretinograms (ERG), fundal imaging, contrast sensitivity, and visual fields. Records were reviewed to document medical and treatment history. Twelve participants presented symptomatically with hypoglycemia, failure to thrive, liver dysfunction, cardiac arrest, or rhabdomyolysis. Twenty eight were diagnosed by NBS or due to a family history of LCHADD. Participants diagnosed symptomatically were older but had similar percent males and genotypes as those diagnosed by NBS. Treatment consisted of fasting avoidance, dietary long-chain fat restriction, MCT, C7, and/or carnitine supplementation. Visual acuity, rod- and cone-driven amplitudes on ERG, contrast sensitivity scores, and visual fields were all significantly worse among participants diagnosed symptomatically compared to NBS. In mixed-effects models, both age and presentation (symptomatic vs. NBS) were significant independent factors associated with visual outcomes. This suggests that visual outcomes were improved by NBS, but there was still lower visual function with advancing age in both groups. Early diagnosis and treatment by NBS is associated with improved visual outcomes and retinal function compared to participants who presented symptomatically. Despite the impact of early intervention, chorioretinopathy was greater with advancing age, highlighting the need for novel treatments.
AB - Long chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHADD) is the only fatty acid oxidation disorder to develop a progressive chorioretinopathy resulting in vision loss; newborn screening (NBS) for this disorder began in the United States around 2004. We compared visual outcomes among 40 participants with LCHADD or trifunctional protein deficiency diagnosed symptomatically to those who were diagnosed via NBS or a family history. Participants completed ophthalmologic testing including measures of visual acuity, electroretinograms (ERG), fundal imaging, contrast sensitivity, and visual fields. Records were reviewed to document medical and treatment history. Twelve participants presented symptomatically with hypoglycemia, failure to thrive, liver dysfunction, cardiac arrest, or rhabdomyolysis. Twenty eight were diagnosed by NBS or due to a family history of LCHADD. Participants diagnosed symptomatically were older but had similar percent males and genotypes as those diagnosed by NBS. Treatment consisted of fasting avoidance, dietary long-chain fat restriction, MCT, C7, and/or carnitine supplementation. Visual acuity, rod- and cone-driven amplitudes on ERG, contrast sensitivity scores, and visual fields were all significantly worse among participants diagnosed symptomatically compared to NBS. In mixed-effects models, both age and presentation (symptomatic vs. NBS) were significant independent factors associated with visual outcomes. This suggests that visual outcomes were improved by NBS, but there was still lower visual function with advancing age in both groups. Early diagnosis and treatment by NBS is associated with improved visual outcomes and retinal function compared to participants who presented symptomatically. Despite the impact of early intervention, chorioretinopathy was greater with advancing age, highlighting the need for novel treatments.
KW - chorioretinopathy
KW - long-chain 3-hydroxyacylCoA dehydrogenase deficiency
KW - long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorder
KW - newborn screening
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U2 - 10.1002/jimd.12738
DO - 10.1002/jimd.12738
M3 - Article
C2 - 38623632
AN - SCOPUS:85190960807
SN - 0141-8955
VL - 47
SP - 746
EP - 756
JO - Journal of inherited metabolic disease
JF - Journal of inherited metabolic disease
IS - 4
ER -