The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK


Acylglycines, Quantitative
Order Code: ACYLG
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req
  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen
Urine
Collection Medium:
Urine - Random urine container
Minimum:
Adult minimum:  5 ml random urine
Analytic Time:
week - 10 days
Reference Range:
                Control Values
   Results Expressed as ug/mg Creatinine

                                   Range
Ethylmalonic Acid                0.5-20.2
2-Methylsuccinic Acid            0.4-13.8
Glutaric Acid                    0.6-15.2
Isobutyrylglycine                0.0-11.0
n-Butyrylglycine                 0.1- 2.1
2-Methylbutyrylglycine           0.3- 7.5
Isovalerylglycine                0.3-14.3
n-Hexanoylglycine                0.2- 1.9
n-Octanoylglycine                0.1- 2.1
3-Phenylpropionylglycine         0.0- 1.1
Suberylglycine                   0.0-11.0
trans-Cinnamoylglycine           0.2-14.7
Dodecanedioic Acid (12:0)        0.0- 1.1
Tetradecanedioic Acid (14:0)     0.0- 1.0
Hexadecanedioic Acid (16:0)      0.0- 1.0
Comments:
Freeze urine as soon as possible after collection.  Avoid dilute urine 
when possible.  Clinical information is needed for appropriate 
interpretation.  Additional required information includes age, gender, 
diet (e.g., TPN therapy), drug therapy, and family history.
Methodology:
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
CPT Code:
82544

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Updated: 06/29/2007

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