A multi-center comparison of diagnostic methods for the biochemical evaluation of suspected mitochondrial disorders

RJT Rodenburg, Kees Schoonderwoerd, V Tiranti, RW Taylor, A Rotig, L Valente, F Invernizzi, D Chretien, L He, GPBM Backx, KJGM Janssen, PF Chinnery, HJ Smeets, IFM Coo, LP van den Heuvel

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Abstract

A multicenter comparison of mitochondrial respiratory chain and complex V enzyme activity tests was performed. The average reproducibility of the enzyme assays is 16% in human muscle samples. In a blinded diagnostic accuracy test in patient fibroblasts and SURF1 knock-out mouse muscle, each lab made the correct diagnosis except for two complex I results. We recommend that enzyme activities be evaluated based on ratios, e.g. with complex IV or citrate synthase activity. In spite of large variations in observed enzyme activities, we show that inter-laboratory comparison of patient sample test results is possible by using normalization against a control sample. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. and Mitochondria Research Society. All rights reserved.
Original languageUndefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)36-43
Number of pages8
JournalMitochondrion
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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  • EMC MGC-02-96-01
  • EMC MM-04-44-02

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