Beyond TREC: Pivotal role of tandem TREC/KREC assay in Czech SCID NBS pilot programme
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00209775%3A_____%2F25%3AN0000003" target="_blank" >RIV/00209775:_____/25:N0000003 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216224:14110/25:00141302 RIV/65269705:_____/25:00081968 RIV/00064203:_____/25:10497828 RIV/00216208:11110/25:10497828 and 2 more
Result on the web
<a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12050992/" target="_blank" >https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12050992/</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pai.70100" target="_blank" >10.1111/pai.70100</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Beyond TREC: Pivotal role of tandem TREC/KREC assay in Czech SCID NBS pilot programme
Original language description
Background: Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a fatal but treatable inborn error of immunity (IEI). Newborn screening (NBS) using T-cell receptor excision circles (TREC) has been adopted globally, with very few countries incorporating kappa recombination excision circles (KREC) to also detect early B-cell development disorders, such as X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA)Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a 2-year pilot SCID NBS program in the Czech Republic, emphasising the utility of combined TREC/KREC screening.Methods: Between January 2022 and December 2023, a dual TREC/KREC NBS pilot was conducted across the Czech Republic, alongside spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) screening. Approximately 200,000 newborns were screened using quantitative real-time PCR on dried blood spots collected 48-72 h after birth.Results: The pilot referred 58 newborns, identifying 21 cases of IEI, including two SCID cases, with an overall incidence of TREC/KREC screenable IEI of 10.5/100,000 newborns. SCID incidence was 1/100,000. KREC screening proved invaluable, detecting 10 cases of congenital agammaglobulinemia including novel non-XLA forms, which increased the estimated incidence of agammaglobulinemia in the Czech Republic sixfold. Over one-third of low KREC results were linked to maternal immunosuppression.Conclusion: The Czech pilot demonstrated the effectiveness of integrated TREC/KREC NBS in detecting both T- and B-cell immunodeficiencies. As of 2024, SCID and SMA screening are included in the nationwide NBS, with KREC screening significantly improving early detection of B-cell disorders.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30201 - Cardiac and Cardiovascular systems
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
ISSN
0905-6157
e-ISSN
0905-6157
Volume of the periodical
36
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
1-11
UT code for WoS article
001561143500001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105014592532