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Integrated Multi-Omics Mapping of Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Substrate Preference in Barth Syndrome Cardiac Tissue

Schomakers, B. V.; Passadouro, A. S.; Tretowicz, M. M.; Simpson, P. J.; Jaspers, Y. R. J.; van Weeghel, M.; Hu, I. M.; Lamboo, C. M. E.; Cloutier, D.; Byrne, B. J.; van Klinken, J. B.; Janssens, P. M.; Piersma, S. R.; Jimenez, C. R.; Vaz, F. M.; Salomons, G. S.; van der Velden, J.; Houtkooper, R. H.; Mosegaard, S.

2025-04-20 molecular biology
10.1101/2025.04.17.649294 bioRxiv
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Barth syndrome (BTHS) is a rare X-linked recessively inherited disorder caused by variants in the TAFAZZIN gene, leading to impaired conversion of monolysocardiolipin (MLCL) into mature cardiolipin (CL). Accumulation of MLCL and CL deficiency are diagnostic markers for BTHS. Clinically, BTHS includes cardiomyopathy, skeletal myopathy, neutropenia, and growth delays. Severely affected patients may require early cardiac transplants due to unpredictable cardiac phenotypes. The pathophysiological mechanisms of BTHS are poorly understood, and treatments remain symptomatic. This study analyzed heart samples from five pediatric male BTHS patients (5 months-15 years) and compared them to tissues from 24 non-failing donors (19-71 years) using an integrated omics method combining metabolomics, lipidomics, and proteomics. The analysis confirmed changes in diagnostic markers (CL and MLCL), severe mitochondrial alterations, metabolic shifts, and elevated heart-failure markers. It also revealed significant interindividual differences among BTHS patients. With this study describe a powerful analytical tool for the in-depth analysis of metabolic disorders and a solid foundation for the understanding of BTHS disease phenotypes in cardiac tissues.

Published in EMBO Molecular Medicine · training set

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