Lidia Suchoń

Ms. Lidia Suchoń

The Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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29 April 2022 in Genes
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AJAleksandra Jezela-Stanek
Aleksandra Jezela-Stanek
LSLidia Suchoń
Lidia Suchoń
ASAgnieszka Sobczyńska-Tomaszewska
Agnieszka Sobczyńska-Tomaszewska
KCKamila Czerska
Kamila Czerska
KKKatarzyna Kuśmierska
Katarzyna Kuśmierska
JSJolanta Sykut-Cegielska
Jolanta Sykut-Cegielska
Biotinidase deficiency (BD) is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disease. Previously the disease was identified only by clinical signs and symptoms, and since recently, it has been included in newborn screening programs (NBS) worldwide, though not commonly. In Europe, BD prevalence varies highly among different countries, e.g., from 1:7 116 in Turkey to 1:75 842 in Switzerland. This paper aimed to present the molecular spectrum of BD (profound and partial forms) in Polish patients diagnosed within the national NBS of 1,071,463 newborns. The initial suspicion of BD was based on an abnormal biotinidase activity result determined in a dry blood spot (DBS) by colorimetric and by fluorimetric methods while biochemical verification was determined by serum biotinidase activity (as quantitative analysis). The final diagnosis of BD was established by serum enzyme activity and the BTD gene direct sequencing. The obtained results allowed for the estimation of disease prevalence (1:66,966 births, while 1:178,577 for profound and 1:107,146 for partial forms), and gave novel data on the molecular etiology of BD.