A one-year pilot study comparing direct-infusion high resolution mass spectrometry based untargeted metabolomics to targeted diagnostic screening for inherited metabolic diseases

Background: Early diagnosis of inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs) is important because treatment may lead to reduced mortality and improved prognosis. Due to their diversity, it is a challenge to diagnose IMDs in time, effecting an emerging need for a comprehensive test to acquire an overview of me...

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Main Authors: Anke P. Willems, Maria van der Ham, Birgit G. M. Schiebergen-Bronkhorst, Mirjam van Aalderen, Martina M. J. de Barse, Fini E. De Gruyter, Ilja N. van Hoek, Mia L. Pras-Raves, Monique G. M. de Sain-van der Velden, Hubertus C. M. T. Prinsen, Nanda M. Verhoeven-Duif, Judith J. M. Jans
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author Anke P. Willems
Maria van der Ham
Birgit G. M. Schiebergen-Bronkhorst
Mirjam van Aalderen
Martina M. J. de Barse
Fini E. De Gruyter
Ilja N. van Hoek
Mia L. Pras-Raves
Monique G. M. de Sain-van der Velden
Hubertus C. M. T. Prinsen
Nanda M. Verhoeven-Duif
Judith J. M. Jans
author_facet Anke P. Willems
Maria van der Ham
Birgit G. M. Schiebergen-Bronkhorst
Mirjam van Aalderen
Martina M. J. de Barse
Fini E. De Gruyter
Ilja N. van Hoek
Mia L. Pras-Raves
Monique G. M. de Sain-van der Velden
Hubertus C. M. T. Prinsen
Nanda M. Verhoeven-Duif
Judith J. M. Jans
author_sort Anke P. Willems
collection DOAJ
description Background: Early diagnosis of inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs) is important because treatment may lead to reduced mortality and improved prognosis. Due to their diversity, it is a challenge to diagnose IMDs in time, effecting an emerging need for a comprehensive test to acquire an overview of metabolite status. Untargeted metabolomics has proven its clinical potential in diagnosing IMDs, but is not yet widely used in genetic metabolic laboratories.Methods: We assessed the potential role of plasma untargeted metabolomics in a clinical diagnostic setting by using direct infusion high resolution mass spectrometry (DI-HRMS) in parallel with traditional targeted metabolite assays. We compared quantitative data and qualitative performance of targeted versus untargeted metabolomics in patients suspected of an IMD (n = 793 samples) referred to our laboratory for 1 year. To compare results of both approaches, the untargeted data was limited to polar metabolites that were analyzed in targeted plasma assays. These include amino acid, (acyl)carnitine and creatine metabolites and are suitable for diagnosing IMDs across many of the disease groups described in the international classification of inherited metabolic disorders (ICIMD).Results: For the majority of metabolites, the concentrations as measured in targeted assays correlated strongly with the semi quantitative Z-scores determined with DI-HRMS. For 64/793 patients, targeted assays showed an abnormal metabolite profile possibly indicative of an IMD. In 55 of these patients, similar aberrations were found with DI-HRMS. The remaining 9 patients showed only marginally increased or decreased metabolite concentrations that, in retrospect, were most likely to be clinically irrelevant. Illustrating its potential, DI-HRMS detected additional patients with aberrant metabolites that were indicative of an IMD not detected by targeted plasma analysis, such as purine and pyrimidine disorders and a carnitine synthesis disorder.Conclusion: This one-year pilot study showed that DI-HRMS untargeted metabolomics can be used as a first-tier approach replacing targeted assays of amino acid, acylcarnitine and creatine metabolites with ample opportunities to expand. Using DI-HRMS untargeted metabolomics as a first-tier will open up possibilities to look for new biomarkers.
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spelling doaj.art-89486e7f1dfe48a3b0c77bddceeb9e232023-11-02T11:46:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences2296-889X2023-11-011010.3389/fmolb.2023.12830831283083A one-year pilot study comparing direct-infusion high resolution mass spectrometry based untargeted metabolomics to targeted diagnostic screening for inherited metabolic diseasesAnke P. WillemsMaria van der HamBirgit G. M. Schiebergen-BronkhorstMirjam van AalderenMartina M. J. de BarseFini E. De GruyterIlja N. van HoekMia L. Pras-RavesMonique G. M. de Sain-van der VeldenHubertus C. M. T. PrinsenNanda M. Verhoeven-DuifJudith J. M. JansBackground: Early diagnosis of inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs) is important because treatment may lead to reduced mortality and improved prognosis. Due to their diversity, it is a challenge to diagnose IMDs in time, effecting an emerging need for a comprehensive test to acquire an overview of metabolite status. Untargeted metabolomics has proven its clinical potential in diagnosing IMDs, but is not yet widely used in genetic metabolic laboratories.Methods: We assessed the potential role of plasma untargeted metabolomics in a clinical diagnostic setting by using direct infusion high resolution mass spectrometry (DI-HRMS) in parallel with traditional targeted metabolite assays. We compared quantitative data and qualitative performance of targeted versus untargeted metabolomics in patients suspected of an IMD (n = 793 samples) referred to our laboratory for 1 year. To compare results of both approaches, the untargeted data was limited to polar metabolites that were analyzed in targeted plasma assays. These include amino acid, (acyl)carnitine and creatine metabolites and are suitable for diagnosing IMDs across many of the disease groups described in the international classification of inherited metabolic disorders (ICIMD).Results: For the majority of metabolites, the concentrations as measured in targeted assays correlated strongly with the semi quantitative Z-scores determined with DI-HRMS. For 64/793 patients, targeted assays showed an abnormal metabolite profile possibly indicative of an IMD. In 55 of these patients, similar aberrations were found with DI-HRMS. The remaining 9 patients showed only marginally increased or decreased metabolite concentrations that, in retrospect, were most likely to be clinically irrelevant. Illustrating its potential, DI-HRMS detected additional patients with aberrant metabolites that were indicative of an IMD not detected by targeted plasma analysis, such as purine and pyrimidine disorders and a carnitine synthesis disorder.Conclusion: This one-year pilot study showed that DI-HRMS untargeted metabolomics can be used as a first-tier approach replacing targeted assays of amino acid, acylcarnitine and creatine metabolites with ample opportunities to expand. Using DI-HRMS untargeted metabolomics as a first-tier will open up possibilities to look for new biomarkers.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2023.1283083/fulluntargeted metabolomicsinherited metabolic diseasesdirect-infusion high resolution mass spectrometrybiomarkerdiagnosticsgenetic diseases
spellingShingle Anke P. Willems
Maria van der Ham
Birgit G. M. Schiebergen-Bronkhorst
Mirjam van Aalderen
Martina M. J. de Barse
Fini E. De Gruyter
Ilja N. van Hoek
Mia L. Pras-Raves
Monique G. M. de Sain-van der Velden
Hubertus C. M. T. Prinsen
Nanda M. Verhoeven-Duif
Judith J. M. Jans
A one-year pilot study comparing direct-infusion high resolution mass spectrometry based untargeted metabolomics to targeted diagnostic screening for inherited metabolic diseases
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
untargeted metabolomics
inherited metabolic diseases
direct-infusion high resolution mass spectrometry
biomarker
diagnostics
genetic diseases
title A one-year pilot study comparing direct-infusion high resolution mass spectrometry based untargeted metabolomics to targeted diagnostic screening for inherited metabolic diseases
title_full A one-year pilot study comparing direct-infusion high resolution mass spectrometry based untargeted metabolomics to targeted diagnostic screening for inherited metabolic diseases
title_fullStr A one-year pilot study comparing direct-infusion high resolution mass spectrometry based untargeted metabolomics to targeted diagnostic screening for inherited metabolic diseases
title_full_unstemmed A one-year pilot study comparing direct-infusion high resolution mass spectrometry based untargeted metabolomics to targeted diagnostic screening for inherited metabolic diseases
title_short A one-year pilot study comparing direct-infusion high resolution mass spectrometry based untargeted metabolomics to targeted diagnostic screening for inherited metabolic diseases
title_sort one year pilot study comparing direct infusion high resolution mass spectrometry based untargeted metabolomics to targeted diagnostic screening for inherited metabolic diseases
topic untargeted metabolomics
inherited metabolic diseases
direct-infusion high resolution mass spectrometry
biomarker
diagnostics
genetic diseases
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2023.1283083/full
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