QQuality AssessmentEnzyme Analysis for Lysosomal Storage Diseases
ERNDIM / EUGT meeting 5-6 October 2006, Prague
Results of 1st “large scale” pilot
LaboratoriesRotterdam
Hamburg/HeidelbergDr, Zoltan Lukacs/Dr. Friederike Bürger
Quality AssessmentEnzyme Analysis for Lysosomal Storage Diseases
• Inter-laboratory variation─ Many participants: > 30
• Intra-laboratory variation─ Analyse two pairs of identical control samples (blind)
• Proficiency testing of enzyme deficiencies─ Which samples are best?
- Blood samples: most widely used, but impractible- Fibroblasts: good but laborious- EBV lymphoblasts: easy to obtain, not widely used
QA-pilot for LSD’sthe aims
QA-pilot for LSD’sthe set up
• Samples, without clinical information─ Leukocytes─ EBV lymphoblasts─ Fibroblasts
• Enzymes: easy ones─ 4MU-substrates─ Simple colorimetric assays
• Shipping: economic─ Send at room temp., postal service
- Lyophilised enzymes, stable at room temp. for 5 days- Fibroblasts
• Data entry through existing ERNDIM programmes─ “Metabolite presentation” (www.erndimqa.nl Lysosomal Enzymes)
QA-pilot for LSD’sthe participants
• Questionnaire to members (85 from 21 countries)─ 40 labs want to join a QA-pilot─ 65% want to include DBS in future QA-schemes
• Samples sent, data returned─ 40 labs received samples─ 36 labs entered data on www.erndimqa.nl
QA-pilot for LSD’sthe samples
• 10 samples─ 4 leukocytes (two duplicate samples)─ 4 EBV lymphoblasts─ 2 fibroblasts
• 10 easy enzymes─ specific enzyme activity (e.g.. nmol/h/mg)─ normalise to % of mean control
• 2 separate experiments─ test reproducibility
QA-pilot for LSD’sControl fibroblasts, specific enzyme activity
Deficient?
Range of 18 labs: 4 – 460 nmol/h/mg
QA-pilot for LSD’sControl fibroblasts, specific enzyme activity
Deficient?
Range of 18 labs: 40 – 127 % of Mean
QA-pilot for LSD’sControl fibroblasts, % of participants mean control
How do these values relate to the control range of the participant?
QA-pilot for LSD’sGaucher fibroblasts, specific enzyme activity
SD scores (nmol/h/mg) not useful for enzyme deficiencies
QA-pilot for LSD’sGaucher fibroblasts, specific enzyme activity
QA-pilot for LSD’sGaucher fibroblasts, % of participants mean control
>3SD: 4 or 400 % of Mean? deficient or normal?
Range of 18 labs: 0.1 – 11 % of Mean
QA-pilot for LSD’sGaucher fibroblasts, % of participants mean control
>3SD: 4 or 400 % of Mean? deficient or normal?
SD scores (% mean control) with cut-offnot useful for enzyme deficiencies
beta-Hexosaminidase A
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β-Hexosaminidase A β-Galactosidase
Control leukocytes Specific enzyme activity (left) versus % of mean control (right)
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Control leukocytes Specific enzyme activity (left) versus % of mean control (right)
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Control leukocytes Specific enzyme activity (left) versus % of mean control (right)
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Control leukocytes Specific enzyme activity (left) versus % of mean control (right)
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Control EBV lymphoblasts Specific enzyme activity (left) versus % of mean control (right)
ASA 37 EBV
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Control EBV lymphoblasts Specific enzyme activity (left) versus % of mean control (right)
EBV lymphoblasts are suitable for
QA for enzyme analysis
Stability of 20 lysosomal enzymes in lyophilised leukocyte pellets (n=4)
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Reproducibility of enzyme analysisin duplicate leukocyte samples
Blind duplicate samples were analysed in 2 experiments- 10 different enzymes / sample- 2 couples of identical samples- 20 matched pairs of enzyme activities / laboratory
difference between 2 activitiessum of 2 activities Variation =
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Urgently needed:
QA for enzyme analysisof LSD’s
4 patient samples were included
• 3 EBV lymphoblasts- Tay-Sachs (β-hexosaminidase A)- Sandhoff (β-hexosaminidase A+B)- GM1-gangliosidosis (β-galactosidase)
• 1 fibroblast cell line- Gaucher type II (β-glucosidase)
Proficiency testing Lysosomal Storage Diseases
SandhofEBV7
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β-Hexosaminidase A+B β-Galactosidase Tay Sachs
EBV6
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β-Hexosaminidase A264%
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EBV lymphoblasts form patients% of QA-pilot controls
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β-Hexosaminidase A+B β-Galactosidase Tay Sachs
EBV6
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β-Hexosaminidase A264%
112%
EBV lymphoblasts form patients% of QA-pilot controls
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Normal β-glucosidase from QA-pilot:4, 19, 113 – 460 nmol/h/mg (n=18)
Fibroblasts from Gaucher II patient
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QA for LSD’sWhat needs to be done
• Report results to participants
• Website adjustment for enzyme analysis─ show all data, without cut-off (e.g. > 3SD)─ show data on reproducibility of duplicate samples─ show track records of all laboratories
• More information from participants─ which enzyme assay? [substrate, pH]─ which homogenisation procedure? [sonication, freeze-thaw]─ enzyme assay in: [full-homogenate, supernatant]
• Increase compliance of participants─ 10% of participants did not return any data─ 21 - 41% of participants did not return all data
QA for LSD’sPlans for 2007 / 2008 and after
• Towards a new ERNDIM activity: QA-for LSD ─ Start regular ERNDIM programme in 2009─ Prolong the pilot phase with 2 years (2007 and 2008).
- How to obtain permanent support for making the samples? - Make samples for coming QA-pilots on larger scale
Leukocytes, EBV lymphoblasts, fibroblasts, DBS
- Determine costs for participants for of regular ERNDIM QA-programmeno cost for participants in the pilot phase (estimated participants: 50)
- Start with DBS enzyme analysis, collect blood from patients - Assist to improve poor performance.
• QA pilots for 2007 / 2008Genzyme will financially support the coming 2 years.
─ February 2007- small pilot, leukocytes, EBV lymphoblasts (fibroblasts)
─ February 2008 :- big pilot, leukocytes, EBV lymphoblasts (fibroblasts)
one shipment, many samples, 4 independent experiment
Enduring QA-Programme forEnzyme Analysis for Lysosomal Storage Diseases
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