Using Biochemical Laboratory Results to Inform Dietary Management

Program Date: 19 May 2023

Publication Date: 5 October 2023

Continuing Education Units: Nurse Contact: 1.0; Dietitian CPEU: 1.0; Physician CME: 1.0

Course Description:

In this course, V. Reid Sutton, MD will describe characteristics and use of common biochemical genetic tests; identify patterns of amino acids associated with phenylbutyrate therapy; list strategies employed in the management of tyrosinemia type I; and more! Originally presented live at the 19th Abbott Metabolic Conference on May 19, 2023, in San Antonio, TX.

Course Objectives:

• Describe characteristics and use of common biochemical genetic tests.

• Identify patterns of amino acids associated with phenylbutyrate therapy.

• List strategies employed in the management of tyrosinemia type I.

• Recognize differences in methionine levels in different forms of homocystinuria.

• Describe the uses and side effects of carnitine therapy.

Run Time: 36

Course Instructor Bio(s)

V. Reid Sutton, MD

Clinical Geneticist & Biochemical Geneticist

Baylor College of Medicine & Texas Children’s Hospital

Houston, TX, USA

V. Reid Sutton, MD, is a clinical geneticist and clinical biochemical geneticist, also holding the position of Professor of Molecular & Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine located in Houston, Texas. At Texas Children's Hospital, he is the Chief of the inborn errors of metabolism service, and at Baylor Genetics, he serves as the Medical Director of the biochemical genetics laboratory. Dr Sutton's passion lies in the study and treatment of inborn errors of metabolism and skeletal dysplasia, both in clinical and research settings.

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