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Autism Spectrum Disorder, Biochemistry, Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Sri Lanka

Biography

Dr. Indika Neluwa-Liyanage is a lecturer in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of University of Sri Jayewardenepura. His research focuses on the metabolic alterations underlying autism spectrum disorders and inherited metabolic disorders.

He received the accolade of being invited as a visiting scholar to the Texas A&M University (TAMU) to initiate his research pertaining to the metabolic profile in autism spectrum disorder in collaboration with the Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity (CTRAL), TAMU. In addition, he has collaborated actively with international researchers in the field of inherited metabolic disorders (porphyria, cystic fibrosis, lysosomal storage diseases, etc). He has peer-reviewed for the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and a number of international journals including Pediatric Research, PLOS One, BMC Neurology, Genes, Journal of Personalized Medicine, Brain Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Children and Medical Hypotheses. Furthermore, he earned and has maintained the Cochrane membership since 2021.

He studied Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. After graduation he joined the South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration (SACTRC) as a Clinical Research Assistant. He served as a Medical Officer in Chemical Pathology and General Medicine before he moved to academia.

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Employment (6)

University of Sri Jayewardenepura Faculty of Medical Sciences: Nugegoda, LK

2017-08-31 to present | Lecturer (Department of Biochemistry)
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Distric General Hospital Hambantota: Hambantota, Southern Province, LK

2016-07-28 to 2017-08-30 | Senior House Officer (Medicine)
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Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children: Colombo 8, Western Province, LK

2015-11-27 to 2016-07-27 | Medical Officer in Chemical Pathology (Chemical Pathology)
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Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Colombo 8: Colombo, Western Province, LK

2015-05-27 to 2015-11-26 | House officer (Paediatrics)
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De Soysa Maternity Hospital, Colombo: Colombo, Western Province, LK

2014-11-27 to 2015-05-26 | House Officer
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South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration: Matara, Southern Province, LK

2014-03 to 2014-11 | Clinical Research Assistant
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Education and qualifications (1)

University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine: Colombo, Western, LK

2008 to 2014 | MBBS
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Professional activities (6)

Lions Clubs International: Oak Brook, Illinois, US

2023-07-17 to present | Member (Lions Club of Colombo Somerset)
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Cochrane: London, GB

2021-10-23 to present | Member
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The Partnership for Maternal Newborn & Child Health: Geneva, SEARO, CH

2018-03 to present | Member
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Sri Lanka Medical Association: Colombo, Colombo, LK

2016-07-01 to present | Life Member
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Parent and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Subcommittee of the National Steering Committee on Childhood Developmental Disabilities : Colombo, LK

2021 to 2023 | Member
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University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine: Colombo, Western, LK

2014 | Distinction in Biochemistry
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Works (18)

Genotypic Spectrum in a Cohort of Sri Lankan Patients With Homocystinuria

JIMD Reports
2025-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Hewa Warawitage Dilanthi; Kandana Liyanage Subhashinie Jayasena; Nambage Dona Priyani Dhammika; Neluwa Liyanage Ruwan Indika; Matara Mahavidanage Nishani De Silva; Imalke Kankananarachchi; Pushpa Malkanthi Gardiye Punchihewa; Dharma Irugalbandara; Sabine Schroeder; Kosala Karunaratne et al.
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Optimization of Automated Dimethylmethylene Blue Assay for Quantification of Pediatric Urine Samples

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry
2024-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Neluwa-Liyanage R. Indika; Hemantha Peiris; Nicolaas E. P. Deutz; Rasika Perera
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Abnormal Porphyrin Metabolism in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Therapeutic Implications

Molecular Neurobiology
2024-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Neluwa-Liyanage R. Indika; Udara D. Senarathne; Antonio Malvaso; Dhanushka Darshana; Susan C. Owens; Borhan Mansouri; Yuliya Semenova; Geir Bjørklund
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Clinical, biochemical, and molecular profiles of three Sri Lankan neonates with pyruvate carboxylase deficiency

Advances in Laboratory Medicine / Avances en Medicina de Laboratorio
2024-06-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Eresha Jasinge; Mihika Fernando; Neluwa-Liyanage Ruwan Indika; Pyara Dilani Ratnayake; Nalin Gamaathige; Ratnanathan Ratnaranjith; Sabine Schroeder; Patricia Jones; Skrahina Volha; Subhashinie Jayasena et al.
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Students’ perceptions of online education: A session at the FAOBMB–IUBMB–CBSL virtual education symposium 2021

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Minul Doluweera; Kiriheneappuhamilage Don Harindu Kusaljith Kirihene; Neluwa‐Liyanage Ruwan Indika; Channa Nirmal Sirisena; Asel Helitha Jatunarachchi; Uthkarsha Chandrasena; Senumi Gihansa Dharmadasa; Amali Samaranayake; Vonara Gatharie Devendra; Vinudi Nimethma Edirisinghe et al.
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Comparison of urine glycosaminoglycan excretion between children with autism spectrum disorder and typically developed children

2023-04-14 | Preprint
Contributors: Neluwa-Liyanage Ruwan Indika; Eresha Jasinge; Swarna Wijetunge; Hemantha Peiris; Marielle P.K.J. Engelen; Nicolaas E.P. Deutz; Rasika Perera
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Biochemical, Genetic and Clinical Diagnostic Approaches to Autism-Associated Inherited Metabolic Disorders

Genes
2023-03-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Udara Senarathne; Neluwa-Liyanage Indika; Aleksandra Jezela-Stanek; Elżbieta Ciara; Richard Frye; Cliff Chen; Karolina Stepien
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The Rationale for Vitamin, Mineral, and Cofactor Treatment in the Precision Medical Care of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Journal of Personalized Medicine
2023-01-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Neluwa-Liyanage R. Indika; Richard E. Frye; Daniel A. Rossignol; Susan C. Owens; Udara D. Senarathne; Andreas M. Grabrucker; Rasika Perera; Marielle P. K. J. Engelen; Nicolaas E. P. Deutz
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Erratum: Urine Organic Acid Analysis: Key Diagnostic Test for Fumaric Aciduria in a Sri Lankan Child (Laboratory Medicine DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmab083)

Lab Medicine
2022 | Journal article
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Part of ISSN: 19437730 00075027
Contributors: Jasinge, E.; Fernando, M.; Indika, N.-L.R.; Trunzo, R.; Schröder, S.; Vidanapathirana, D.M.; Jones, P.M.; Jayasena, S.; Gunarathne, A.V.; Ratnayake, P.
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Urine Organic Acid Analysis: Key Diagnostic Test for Fumaric Aciduria in a Sri Lankan Child

Laboratory Medicine
2022-05-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Eresha Jasinge; Mihika Fernando; Neluwa-Liyanage R Indika; Roberta Trunzo; Sabine Schröder; Dinesha Maduri Vidanapathirana; Patricia M Jones; Subashini Jayasena; Anusha Varuni Gunarathne; Pyara Ratnayake
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METHYLENE BLUE INHIBITS THE INTERACTION BETWEEN HEPARAN SULFATE AND SARS-COV-2 SPIKE PROTEIN; A REVIEW OF EVIDENCE FOR A HYPOTHESIS

Malaysian Journal of Medical Research (MJMR)
2021-10-01 | Journal article
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Sulfur amino acid metabolism and related metabotypes of autism spectrum disorder: A review of biochemical evidence for a hypothesis

Biochimie
2021-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Neluwa-Liyanage R. Indika; Nicolaas E.P. Deutz; Marielle P.K.J. Engelen; Hemantha Peiris; Swarna Wijetunge; Rasika Perera
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Lipin-1 Deficiency-Associated Recurrent Rhabdomyolysis and Exercise-Induced Myalgia Persisting into Adulthood: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Case Reports in Medicine
2020-05-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Neluwa Liyanage Ruwan Indika; Dinesha Maduri Vidanapathirana; Eresha Jasinge; Roshitha Waduge; Narangoda Liyanage Ajantha Shyamali; Poruthotage Pradeep Rasika Perera
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Phenotypic spectrum and genetic heterogeneity of cystic fibrosis in Sri Lanka

BMC Medical Genetics
2019-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Neluwa Liyanage Ruwan Indika; Dinesha Maduri Vidanapathirana; Hewa Warawitage Dilanthi; Grace Angeline Malarnangai Kularatnam; Nambage Dona Priyani Dhammika Chandrasiri; Eresha Jasinge
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Many pitfalls in diagnosis of acute intermittent porphyria: a case report

BMC Research Notes
2018-12 | Journal article
Contributors: N. L. R. Indika; T. Kesavan; H. W. Dilanthi; K. L. S. P. K. M. Jayasena; N. D. P. D. Chandrasiri; I. N. Jayasinghe; U. M. T. Piumika; D. M. Vidanapathirana; K. D. A. V. Gunarathne; M. Dissanayake et al.
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A PEDIGREE WITH P.R173W MUTATION CAUSING ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA; REPORTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SRI LANKA

2017-10-01 | Journal article
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Uric acid, an important screening tool to detect inborn errors of metabolism: a case series

BMC Research Notes
2017-09-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Eresha Jasinge; Grace Angeline Malarnangai Kularatnam; Hewa Warawitage Dilanthi; Dinesha Maduri Vidanapathirana; Kandana Liyanage Subhashinie Priyad Jayasena; Nambage Dona Priyani Dhammika Chandrasiri; Neluwa Liyanage Ruwan Indika; Pyara Dilani Ratnayake; Vindya Nandani Gunasekara; Lynette Dianne Fairbanks et al.
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Audit on Sweat Analysis for Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians
2016-08 | Conference poster
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Peer review (107 reviews for 30 publications/grants)

Review activity for Behavioral sciences. (2)
Review activity for Biomolecules. (2)
Review activity for BMC neurology (3)
Review activity for Brain sciences. (15)
Review activity for Children. (25)
Review activity for Clinical and translational neuroscience. (2)
Review activity for Cochrane database of systematic reviews. (3)
Review activity for European journal of medical genetics. (2)
Review activity for European journal of medical genetics. (2)
Review activity for Frontiers in nutrition. (1)
Review activity for Gastroenterology insights. (1)
Review activity for Genes. (7)
Review activity for Health science reports. (1)
Review activity for Heliyon. (5)
Review activity for International journal of molecular sciences. (2)
Review activity for Journal of clinical medicine. (2)
Review activity for Journal of personalized medicine. (4)
Review activity for Journal of pharmaceutical research international. (1)
Review activity for Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology. (1)
Review activity for Medical hypotheses. (3)
Review activity for Medical hypotheses. (5)
Review activity for Metabolic brain disease. (1)
Review activity for Metabolic brain disease. (3)
Review activity for Metabolites. (3)
Review activity for Pediatric research. (2)
Review activity for PloS one. (2)
Review activity for Research in autism spectrum disorders. (2)
Review activity for Research in autism spectrum disorders. (2)
Review activity for Scientific reports. (2)
Review activity for Societies. (1)