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Rare Cholesterol Related Disorders – A Sterolomic Library for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Diseases

Mohsen Ali Asgari, Eylan Yutuc Orcid Logo, Jonas Abdel-Khalik Orcid Logo, Peter J. Crick Orcid Logo, Andrew A Morris, Simon A Jones, Arunabha Ghosh Orcid Logo, Richard Curnock, Claire Hart, Ludger Schöls, Silke Matysik Orcid Logo, Ioanna Laina, Evan Reid Orcid Logo, Thomas Warner Orcid Logo, Belen Gonzalez-Herrero, Rajith De Silva, Owen Pickrell Orcid Logo, Stuart J Moat Orcid Logo, William Griffiths Orcid Logo, Yuqin Wang Orcid Logo

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Swansea University Authors: Mohsen Ali Asgari, Eylan Yutuc Orcid Logo, Owen Pickrell Orcid Logo, William Griffiths Orcid Logo, Yuqin Wang Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1101/2025.06.23.25328695

Abstract

Cholesterol is an essential molecule in all animals, it can be made by de novo synthesis and can be taken up from the diet. Inherited disorders of cholesterol synthesis, metabolism and transport lead to disease, often with neurological signs. However, such disorders tend to have non-specific symptom...

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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69955
Abstract: Cholesterol is an essential molecule in all animals, it can be made by de novo synthesis and can be taken up from the diet. Inherited disorders of cholesterol synthesis, metabolism and transport lead to disease, often with neurological signs. However, such disorders tend to have non-specific symptoms and can be difficult to diagnose. In addition, there is no single diagnostic test applicable to multiple disorders of cholesterol synthesis, metabolism and transport which can be used to suggest or confirm a diagnosis, resulting in a delay in treatment, particularly in the case of unknown genetic variants. Here, we present the first version of a mass spectrometry sterolomic library to aid the diagnosis of manifold cholesterol-related inherited disorders of metabolism. The library was generated using technology based on simple derivatisation chemistry exploiting the Girard P hydrazine reagent and utilising electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry in the positive and negative modes. The library includes data for 13 autosomal recessive disorders and predicted data for a further 8 disorders.
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College: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
Funders: MRC, BBSRC, Welsh Government through Health and Care Research Wales “BRAIN Unit” Infrastructure Award (Grant no: UA05) and the Advanced NeuroTherapies Centre; and the European Union through European Structural Funds (ESF), as part of the Welsh Government funded Academic Expertise for Business project.