Metabolism
Metabolic diseases can have severe consequences unless diagnosed and treated as soon as possible. Genetic testing permits the earliest possible detection and treatment of affected individuals, even in newborns, and can prevent morbidity, mortality, and disabilities associated with inherited metabolic disorders.
Articles on Metabolism
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A controversy in Parkinsonism research
Parkinson disease (PD) can be associated with mutations that are usually found in patients with Gaucher disease (GD). Treatment options for GD are therefore considered also for PD, but there are reasons to question this approach. A pertinent commentary by experts in the field, which included the CEO…
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A new biomarker function for a long-known hormone
Adiponectin is a hormone with well-known relevance to cardiac and renal function. As Fabry disease (FD), a rare metabolic disorder, often manifests with cardiac and/or renal symptoms, researchers at CENTOGENE examined a potential link to adiponectin. Their finding of plasma adiponectin levels to…
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An unusual Gaucher family
A family in which all individuals over two generations suffer from an unexplained phenotype was recently referred to CENTOGENE for diagnostic workup. Comprehensive biochemical and genomic screening revealed the presence of four distinct GBA gene genotypes, each leading to Gaucher disease. This…
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Extended application of an old medication
While ambroxol has been in medical use for respiratory diseases for over 40 years, its recently understood mode of action suggests a wider applicability. For Gaucher disease (GD), a metabolic disorder, ambroxol has now been shown to improve neurological symptoms, and to reduce the levels of…
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Informing therapeutic decisions in a rare disorder
Therapy for Gaucher disease, a rare metabolic disorder, has been available for almost 30 years, but whether all patients should receive the costly treatment has remained controversial. Upon longitudinal analysis of untreated patients, those with mild disease have now been shown to remain clinically…