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Clinical diagnosis scoring systems have been proposed to help clinicians to accurately differentiate FCS from MCS patients.</div></div><div><h3>Objective/Purpose</h3><div>The objective of this study was to assess the ability of 3 published FCS diagnosis scoring systems to discriminate biallelic FCS from other forms of persistent chylomicronemia.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Sensitivity and specificity of 3 published FCS diagnosis scoring systems were evaluated in 52 patients with persistent chylomicronemia. FCS-causing genes were sequenced in all patients. FCS diagnosis score cut-off values were ≥ 9 in the French-Canadian (model A), ≥ 10 in the European (model B) and ≥ 60 in the North American (model C) FCS scoring systems.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>None of the scoring systems perfectly discriminated genetically proven FCS from other forms of persistent chylomicronemia. Models A and B presented similar performance (specificity [95%CI]: 0 [0 – 23.2] and 21.4 [4.7 – 50.8]; sensitivity: 92.1 [78.6-98.3] and 86.8 [71.9-95.6], respectively). Model C showed very high specificity (100 [76.8-100]) but relatively low sensitivity (63.2 [46.0-78.2]).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>FCS clinical diagnosis scoring systems fairly identifiy patients presenting features of FCS without having the ability to easily distinguish beween genetically proven FCS and clinical FCS. 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FCS affects carriers of bi-allelic combinations of pathogenic variants in the LPL gene machinery. A significant number of individuals with persistent chylomicronemia do not meet this genetic criterion although presenting all FCS characteristics (clinical FCS) while other chylomicronemic patients (persistent or episodic) present different characteristics (MCS). Emerging treatments targeting persistent chylomicronemia are developed. Clinical diagnosis scoring systems have been proposed to help clinicians to accurately differentiate FCS from MCS patients.</div></div><div><h3>Objective/Purpose</h3><div>The objective of this study was to assess the ability of 3 published FCS diagnosis scoring systems to discriminate biallelic FCS from other forms of persistent chylomicronemia.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Sensitivity and specificity of 3 published FCS diagnosis scoring systems were evaluated in 52 patients with persistent chylomicronemia. 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Comparison of the performance of three diagnosis scoring systems in patients with persistent chylomicronemia of different causes
Background/Synopsis
Familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) is a rare syndromic cause of chylomicronemia (TG>1000 mg/dL) that persists despite treatment of secondary causes and the use of conventional lipid lowering treatment. FCS affects carriers of bi-allelic combinations of pathogenic variants in the LPL gene machinery. A significant number of individuals with persistent chylomicronemia do not meet this genetic criterion although presenting all FCS characteristics (clinical FCS) while other chylomicronemic patients (persistent or episodic) present different characteristics (MCS). Emerging treatments targeting persistent chylomicronemia are developed. Clinical diagnosis scoring systems have been proposed to help clinicians to accurately differentiate FCS from MCS patients.
Objective/Purpose
The objective of this study was to assess the ability of 3 published FCS diagnosis scoring systems to discriminate biallelic FCS from other forms of persistent chylomicronemia.
Methods
Sensitivity and specificity of 3 published FCS diagnosis scoring systems were evaluated in 52 patients with persistent chylomicronemia. FCS-causing genes were sequenced in all patients. FCS diagnosis score cut-off values were ≥ 9 in the French-Canadian (model A), ≥ 10 in the European (model B) and ≥ 60 in the North American (model C) FCS scoring systems.
Results
None of the scoring systems perfectly discriminated genetically proven FCS from other forms of persistent chylomicronemia. Models A and B presented similar performance (specificity [95%CI]: 0 [0 – 23.2] and 21.4 [4.7 – 50.8]; sensitivity: 92.1 [78.6-98.3] and 86.8 [71.9-95.6], respectively). Model C showed very high specificity (100 [76.8-100]) but relatively low sensitivity (63.2 [46.0-78.2]).
Conclusions
FCS clinical diagnosis scoring systems fairly identifiy patients presenting features of FCS without having the ability to easily distinguish beween genetically proven FCS and clinical FCS. Patients with persistent MCS present low scores but also represent an unmet medical need that should be treated similarly with respect to access to innovative precision therapies.
期刊介绍:
Because the scope of clinical lipidology is broad, the topics addressed by the Journal are equally diverse. Typical articles explore lipidology as it is practiced in the treatment setting, recent developments in pharmacological research, reports of treatment and trials, case studies, the impact of lifestyle modification, and similar academic material of interest to the practitioner.
Sections of Journal of clinical lipidology will address pioneering studies and the clinicians who conduct them, case studies, ethical standards and conduct, professional guidance such as ATP and NCEP, editorial commentary, letters from readers, National Lipid Association (NLA) news and upcoming event information, as well as abstracts from the NLA annual scientific sessions and the scientific forums held by its chapters, when appropriate.