Objective:To analyze the current status of neonatal genetic metabolic disease (MD) screening in Foshan area of Guangdong Province from 2018 to 2023, and to provide reference for improving the screening, diagnosis and treatment of neonatal MD. Methods:The clinical data of 389489 neonates born in the four districts of Foshan City (except Shunde District) from February 2018 to February 2023 were retrospectively analyzed, and 329873 neonates who had undergone MD screening were selected as study subjects. The MD screening status of 329873 newborns, the diagnosis of MD children, the gene mutation of MD children and the changes of amino acid structure were analyzed. Results:The proportion of positive screening in children with gestational age≤32w, male sex and weight≤1500g were higher than those in children with gestational age of 33-36w, ≥37w, female sex and weight of 1501-2499g and >2500g (P<0.05). Among all kinds of MD children, the top three diseases were primary carnitine deficiency, hitlin protein deficiency and 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, with 25 cases, 15 cases and 13 cases respectively. The number of cases of ornithine carbamyl transferase deficiency was the least, 1 case. Among the children with gene mutations, there were 11 mutations in the c.852_855delTATG mutation site of the SLC25A13 gene of hitlin protein deficiency, and the amino acid structure changed to p.M285Pfs*2. There were 10 mutations in the c.51C>G mutation site of the SLC22A5 gene in primary carnitine deficiency, and the amino acid structure changed to p.F17L. The c.1087 C>T mutation site of the ASS1 gene of citrullinemia type I was mutated 7 times, and the amino acid structure was changed to p.R363W. Except for one case of X-linked dominant inheritance (XL) in children with propionic acidemia and one case of ornithine carbamyl transferase deficiency, the inheritance patterns of the other children were autosomal recessive (AR). Conclusion:The high-risk areas for neonatal MD screening in Foshan, Guangdong Province from 2018 to 2023 are primary carnitine deficiency, hitlin protein deficiency, and 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency. And hitlin protein deficiency, primary carnitine deficiency, and citrullinemia are all prone to genetic mutations, and are mainly inherited through AR mode. |