A collection of short podcasts featuring papers from the journal JIMD Reports as explained by their authors.

JIMD Shortcast

Dr Tom Hartl discusses his group's work with a mouse model that knocks out both GALT and GALK and the insights that this provides into classic galactosemia.

Galactokinase 1 is the source of elevated galactose-1-phosphate and cerebrosides are modestly reduced in a mouse model of classic galactosemia
Linley Mangini, et al
https://doi.org/10.1002/jmd2.12438

Shortcast: Galactokinase 1 is the source of elevated gal-1-phosphate in a galactosemia mouse model

In this Shortcast, Dr Aya Amer presents the New Zealand experience of using ketone (D,L-3-HB) supplementation in 12 patients (aged 10-50 years) with GLUT1DS.

D,L-3-hydroxybutyrate in the treatment of glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome (Glut1DS)
Aya Amer, et al
https://doi.org/10.1002/jmd2.12461

Shortcast: D,L-3-hydroxybutyrate in the treatment of glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome (Glut1DS)


Lucas Agnoletto and Dr Rebecca Halligan report work looking at sleep quality in children with hepatic GSDs, considering whether sleep is impacted by poor glycemic control or our efforts to improve this through overnight feeding.

Sleep quality in children with hepatic glycogen storage diseases, a prospective observational pilot study
Lucas Agnoletto, et al
https://doi.org/10.1002/jmd2.12462

Shortcast: Sleep quality in children with hepatic GSDs, a prospective observational pilot study

Marya Sabir shares new insights into the utility of leukocyte sialic acid levels as a diagnostic and monitoring tool in free sialic acid storage disorder.

Investigating the Utility of Leukocyte Sialic Acid Measurements in Lysosomal Free Sialic Acid Storage Disorder
Marya S. Sabir, et al
https://doi.org/10.1002/jmd2.70029

Shortcast: Investigating the utility of  leukocyte sialic acid measurements in Lysosomal FSASD

Shortcast: Clinical and Developmental Outcomes after 50 Years of Galactosaemia NBS in Ireland

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