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Hepatosplenomegaly Panel, Blood Spot

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Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

As a component of the initial evaluation of a patient presenting with hepatosplenomegaly, using dried blood spot specimens

 

This test is not useful for the identification of carriers.

 

This test should not be used as a monitoring tool for patients with confirmed diagnoses.

Highlights

This is a screening test for a select number of lysosomal and lipid storage disorders, including cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis, Gaucher disease, and Niemann-Pick disease types A, B (also known as acid sphingomyelinase deficiency), and C.

 

The above conditions may all have hepatosplenomegaly as a presenting sign, making this test a helpful component of a patient's initial evaluation.

 

Although Fabry disease does not have hepatosplenomegaly as a clinical symptom, it can be identified by this assay as the compound, globotriaosylsphingosine, is detected.

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Method Name
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Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

NY State Available
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Yes

Reporting Name
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Hepatosplenomegaly Panel, BS

Aliases
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Acid Schingomyelinase Deficiency

ASM Deficiency

Niemann-Pick type A

Niemann-Pick type B

Niemann-Pick type C

Cerebral cholesterinosis

Cerebrotendinous cholesterosis

Van Bogaert-Scherer-Epstein syndrome

Sterol 27-hydrolase deficiency

Ketosterols

Beta glucosidase deficiency

Fabry disease

ASMD

Specimen Type
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Whole blood

Ordering Guidance

This test should not be used for monitoring of patients with confirmed diagnoses. If a physician is requesting testing for monitoring purposes, see:

-CTXBS / Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis, Blood Spot

-GPSY / Glucopsychosine, Blood Spot

-OXYBS / Oxysterols, Blood Spot

 

This test's clinical sensitivity and specificity for the identification of Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) is 75% and 89%, respectively. If NPC is strongly suspected, the recommended test is HSMP / Hepatosplenomegaly Panel, Plasma.

Specimen Required
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Supplies:

-Card-Blood Spot Collection (Filter Paper) (T493)

-Card-Postmortem Screening (Filter Paper) (T525)

Container/Tube:

Preferred: Blood Spot Collection card (Filter Paper)

Acceptable: Whatman Protein Saver 903 filter paper, PerkinElmer 226 filter paper, Munktell filter paper, Postmortem Screening Card, or collected with EDTA, sodium heparin, lithium heparin, or ACD B-containing devices

Specimen Volume: 2 Blood spots

Collection Instructions:

1. Let blood dry completely on filter paper at ambient temperature in a horizontal position for a minimum of 3 hours.

2. At least 1 spot should be complete (ie, unpunched).

3. Do not expose specimen to heat or direct sunlight.

4. Do not stack wet specimens.

5. Keep specimen dry.

Additional Information:

1. For collection instructions, see Blood Spot Collection Instructions.

2. For collection instructions in Spanish, see Blood Spot Collection Card-Spanish Instructions (T777).

3. For collection instructions in Chinese, see Blood Spot Collection Card-Chinese Instructions (T800).

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Forms

1. Biochemical Genetics Patient Information (T602)

2. If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send a Biochemical Genetics Test Request (T798) with the specimen.

Specimen Minimum Volume
Defines the amount of sample necessary to provide a clinically relevant result as determined by the Testing Laboratory

1 Blood spot

Reject Due To
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Shows serum rings
Insufficient specimen
Layering
Multiple applications 		Reject

Specimen Stability Information
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Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Whole blood Refrigerated (preferred) 10 days FILTER PAPER
Frozen 59 days FILTER PAPER
Ambient 10 days FILTER PAPER

Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

As a component of the initial evaluation of a patient presenting with hepatosplenomegaly, using dried blood spot specimens

 

This test is not useful for the identification of carriers.

 

This test should not be used as a monitoring tool for patients with confirmed diagnoses.

Clinical Information
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Hepatosplenomegaly is a presenting or accompanying feature for many different inborn errors of metabolism. It typically is a consequence of chronic hepatic dysfunction or abnormal storage of lipids, sugars, or other improperly metabolized analytes due to a particular enzymatic deficiency. The diagnosis can occasionally be narrowed down by consideration of clinical symptoms; however, clinical diagnosis can be difficult due to similarity of clinical features across disorders, as well as phenotypic variability. Therefore, screening tests can play an important role in the workup of a patient presenting with hepatosplenomegaly who may have a lysosomal or lipid storage disorder.

 

The conditions detected in this assay are cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis, Gaucher disease, and Niemann-Pick (NP) disease types A, B (also known as acid sphingomyelinase deficiency), and, with a lower sensitivity and specificity, NPC.

 

Patients with abnormal results should have follow-up enzymatic or molecular testing for confirmation of diagnosis.

 

Table. Conditions Identifiable by Method

Disorder

Onset

Analyte detected

Gene

Incidence

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) 

Infancy-adulthood

7-Alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one (7a-C4)

7-Alpha,12-alpha-dihydroxycholest-4-en-3-one (7a12aC4)

CYP27A1

1 in 50,000

As high as 1 in 400 in Druze population

Phenotype: Early onset diarrhea, cataracts, tendon/cerebral xanthomas, osteoporosis, neuropsychological manifestations, liver disease/hepatosplenomegaly

Gaucher disease

Type I: childhood/adult

Types II/III: neonatal-early childhood

Glucopsychosine (GPSY)

GBA

Type I:

1 in 30,000 to 1 in 100,000

Types II/III:

1 in 100,000

Phenotype: All types exhibit hepatosplenomegaly and hematological abnormalities.

Type I: Organomegaly, thrombocytopenia, and bone pain.  Absence of neurologic symptoms.

Types II/III: Primary neurologic disease, developmental delay/regression, hepatosplenomegaly, lung disease. Patients with type II typically die by 2 to 4 years of age. Patients with type III may have a less progressive phenotype and may survive into adulthood.

Niemann-Pick type

A/B (NPA/NPB)

NPA: neonatal

NPB: birth-adulthood

Lyso-sphingomyelin (LSM)

LSM 509

SMPD1

Combined incidence

1 in 250,000

Phenotype:

NPA: Feeding difficulties, jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, neurologic deterioration, lung disease, hearing and vision impairment, cherry red macula, death usually by 3 years of age.

NPB: Mainly limited to visceral symptoms; hepatosplenomegaly, stable liver dysfunction, pulmonary compromise, osteopenia.

Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC)

Variable

(perinatal-adulthood)

Cholestane-3-beta, 5-alpha, 6-beta-triol (COT)

LSM 509

NPC1 or NPC2

1 in 120,000 to 1 in 150,000

Phenotype: Variable clinical presentation; ataxia, vertical supranuclear gaze palsy, dystonia, progressive speech deterioration, seizures, +/- hepatosplenomegaly.

 

Patients with Fabry disease may also be identified by this assay. The glycosphingolipid, globotriaosylsphingosine (LGb3), may be elevated in symptomatic patients and supports a diagnosis of Fabry disease. Normal values of LGb3 do not rule-out Fabry disease. Patients with Fabry disease do not have hepatosplenomegaly as an accompanying feature.

Reference Values
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CHOLESTANE-3-BETA, 5-ALPHA, 6-BETA-TRIOL

Cutoff: < or =0.800 nmol/mL

 

LYSO-SPHINGOMYELIN

Cutoff: < or =0.100 nmol/mL

 

GLUCOPSYCHOSINE

Cutoff: < or =0.040 nmol/mL

 

7-ALPHA-HYDROXY-4-CHOLESTEN-3-ONE (7a-C4)

Cutoff: < or =0.750 nmol/mL

 

7-ALPHA,12-ALPHA-DIHYDROXYCHOLEST-4-en-3-ONE (7a12aC4)

Cutoff: < or =0.250 nmol/mL

 

GLOBOTRIAOSYLSPHINGOSINE

Cutoff: < or =0.034 nmol/mL

Interpretation
Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results

An elevation of 7-alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one (7aC4) and 7-alpha,12-alpha-dihydroxycholest-4-en-3-one (12aC4) is strongly suggestive of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis.

 

An elevation of lyso-sphingomyelin (LSM) and LSM 509 is highly suggestive of Niemann-Pick type A or B disease.

 

An elevation of cholestane-3-beta, 5-alpha, 6-beta-triol and LSM 509 is highly suggestive of Niemann-Pick disease type C.

 

An elevation of glucopsychosine is indicative of Gaucher disease.

Cautions
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Patients with Wolman disease or cholestatic biliary atresia may have a profile similar to Niemann-Pick disease type C

 

Patients with bile acid malabsorption or ileal resection may have elevations of 7-alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one (7aC4).

 

This test does not identify all causes of hepatosplenomegaly.

 

A positive test result is strongly suggestive of a diagnosis but needs follow-up by stand-alone biochemical or molecular assay.

Clinical Reference
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1. DeBarber AE, Luo J, Star-Weinstock M, et al: A blood test for cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis with potential for disease detection in newborns. J. Lipid Res. 2014 Jan;55(1):146-154

2. Federico A, Dotti MT, Gallus GN: Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis.  In: Adam MP, Everman DB, Mirzaa GM,, et al, eds. GeneReviews [Internet]. University of Washington, Seattle; 2003. Updated April 14, 2016. Accessed December 14, 2022. Available at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1409/

3. Grabowski GA, Petsko GA, Phil D, Kolodny EH: Gaucher disease. In: Valle DL, Antonarakis S, Ballabio A, Beaudet AL, Mitchell GA, eds. The Online Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease. McGraw-Hill; 2019. Accessed December 14, 2022 Available at https://ommbid.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?sectionid=225546056&bookid=2709

4. Murugeasan V, Chuan WL, Liu J, et al: Glucosylsphingosine is a key biomarker of Gaucher disease. Am J Hematol. 2016 Nov;91(11):1082-1089

5. Wasserstein MP, Schuchman EH. Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency. In: Adam MP, Everman DB, Mirzaa GM, et al.eds.GeneReviews [Internet]. University of Washington, Seattle; 2006. Updated February 25, 2021. Accessed December 14, 2022. Available at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1370/.

6. Wasserstein M, Dionisi-Vici C, Giugliani R, Hwu WL, Lidove O, Lukacs Z, Mengel E, Mistry PK, Schuchman EH, McGovern M. Recommendations for clinical monitoring of patients with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD). Mol Genet Metab. 2019 Feb;126(2):98-105

7. Patterson M: Niemann-Pick disease type C. In: Adam MP, Everman DB, Mirzaa GM,, et al, eds. GeneReviews [Internet]. University of Washington, Seattle; 2000. Updated December 10, 2020. Accessed December 14, 2022. Available at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1296/

8. Geberhiwot T, Moro A, Dardis A, et al; International Niemann-Pick Disease Registry (INPDR): Consensus clinical management guidelines for Niemann-Pick disease type C. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2018 Apr 6;13(1):50. doi: 10.1186/s13023-018-0785-7

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Method Description
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A 3-mm dried blood spot is extracted with internal standard. The extract is subjected to liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis. The MS/MS is operated in the multiple reaction monitoring positive mode to follow the precursor to product species transitions for each analyte and internal standard. The ratio of the extracted peak areas to internal standard determined by the LC-MS/MS is used to calculate the concentration of in the sample.(Unpublished Mayo method)

PDF Report
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No

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Tuesday

Report Available
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3 to 9 days

Specimen Retention Time
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Normal result: 2 months; Abnormal result: Indefinitely

Performing Laboratory Location
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Rochester

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This test was developed, and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. This test has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

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CPT codes are provided by the performing laboratory.

82542

LOINC® Information
Provides guidance in determining the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) values for the order and results codes of this test. LOINC values are provided by the performing laboratory.

Test Id Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
HSMBS Hepatosplenomegaly Panel, BS 92745-9
Result Id Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
Applies only to results expressed in units of measure originally reported by the performing laboratory. These values do not apply to results that are converted to other units of measure.
601526 Interpretation (HSMBS) 59462-2
601520 Cholestane-3beta,5alpha,6beta-triol 92757-4
601521 Lyso-sphingomyelin 92749-1
601522 Glucopsychosine 92752-5
601523 7a-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one 92763-2
601524 7a,12a-dihydroxycholest-4-en-3-one 92760-8
601525 Globotriaosylsphingosine 92754-1
601527 Reviewed By 18771-6

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