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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Moving Towards New Therapies for Fabry Disease
Fabry disease is a multi-system lysosomal storage disorder. As it is caused by an enzyme deficiency, enzyme replacement therapy is the standard treatment option. To overcome some of the issues with this strategy, alternatives are being explored through a collaborative effort involving researchers…
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Diagnostic Utility of Biomarkers
Classification of genomic variants in a disease context is a highly formalized process, which benefits from diverse types of information. At CENTOGENE, this routinely involves the quantification of disease-specific biomarkers in a patient sample. The utility of this approach for deriving an…
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Novel Insights into a Rare Disorder
A profound understanding of rare genetic disorders relies on the description of large numbers of patients. Based on its unique positioning in the rare disease field, CENTOGENE can significantly contribute on multiple levels. This is exemplified by a recent corresponding study in the Journal of…
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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…