Browse by author
Lookup NU author(s): Professor Bobby McFarlandORCiD, Dr Joanna Elson
Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) are a group of clinically heterogeneous inborn errors of metabolism. At present, treatment is available for only one CDG, but potential treatments for the other CDG are on the horizon. It will be vitally important in clinical trials of such agents to have a clear understanding of both the natural history of CDG and the corresponding burden of disability suffered by patients. To date, no multicentre studies have attempted to document the natural history of CDG. This is in part due to the lack of a reliable assessment tool to score CDG's diverse clinical spectrum. Based on our earlier experience evaluating disease progression in disorders of oxidative phosphorylation, we developed a practical and semi-quantitative rating scale for children with CDG. The Nijmegen Paediatric CDG Rating Scale (NPCRS) has been validated in 12 children, offering a tool to objectively monitor disease progression. We undertook a successful trial of the NPCRS with a collaboration of nine experienced physicians, using video records of physical and neurological examination of patients. The use of NPCRS can facilitate both longitudinal and natural history studies that will be essential for future interventions.
Author(s): Achouitar S, Mohamed M, Gardeitchik T, Wortmann SB, Sykut-Cegielska J, Ensenauer R, de Baulny HO, Ounap K, Martinelli D, de Vries M, McFarland R, Kouwenberg D, Theodore M, Wijburg F, Grunewald S, Jaeken J, Wevers RA, Nijtmans L, Elson J, Morava E
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
Year: 2011
Volume: 34
Issue: 4
Pages: 923-927
Print publication date: 03/05/2011
Date deposited: 06/03/2012
ISSN (print): 0141-8955
ISSN (electronic): 1573-2665
Publisher: Springer
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10545-011-9325-5
DOI: 10.1007/s10545-011-9325-5
Altmetrics provided by Altmetric
