Chapter title |
Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) Content in Hair Samples Correlates Negatively with Age in Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency
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Chapter number | 3 |
Book title |
JIMD Reports, Volume 36
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Published in |
JIMD Reports, January 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/8904_2017_3 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-66-256137-9, 978-3-66-256138-6
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Authors |
S. S. Johansen, X. Wang, D. Sejer Pedersen, P. L. Pearl, J.-B. Roullet, G. R. Ainslie, K. R. Vogel, K. M. Gibson, Johansen, S. S., Wang, X., Sejer Pedersen, D., Pearl, P. L., Roullet, J.-B., Ainslie, G. R., Vogel, K. R., Gibson, K. M. |
Abstract |
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is a drug of abuse, an approved therapeutic for narcolepsy, an agent employed for facilitation of sexual assault, as well as a biomarker of succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADHD). Our laboratory seeks to identify surrogate biomarkers in SSADHD that can shed light on the developmental course of this neurometabolic disease. Since GHB may be quantified in hair as a potential surrogate to identify victims of drug-related assault, we have opted to examine its level in SSADHD. We quantified GHB in hair derived from ten patients with SSADHD, and documented a significant negative age correlation. These findings are consistent with recent results in patient biological fluids, including plasma and red blood cells. These findings may provide additional insight into the developmental course of SSADHD (Jansen et al., J Inherit Metab Dis 39:795-800, 2016). |
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