Amino Acids, CSF

Amino Acids, CSF

Includes quantitation of the following amino acids: phosphoserine, phosphoethanolamine, taurine, threonine, serine, hydroxyproline, asparagine, glutamic acid, 1-methylhistidine, 3-methylhistidine, argininosuccinic acid, carnosine, anserine, homocitrulline, alpha-aminoadipic acid, gamma-amino-n-butyric acid, beta-aminoisobutyric acid, alpha-amino-n-butyric acid, hydroxylysine, glutamine, aspartic acid, ethanolamine, proline, glycine, alanine, citrulline, sarcosine, beta-alanine, alpha-amino-n-butyric acid, valine, cystine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, ornithine, cystathionine, tryptophan, allo-isoleucine, lysine, histidine, and arginine. Evaluating patients with possible inborn errors of amino acid metabolism, in particular nonketotic hyperglycinemia (glycine encephalopathy) and serine biosynthesis defects, especially when used in conjunction with concomitantly collected plasma specimens Amino acids are the basic structural units that comprise proteins and are found throughout the body. Many inborn errors of amino acid metabolism that affect amino acid transport and metabolism have been identified. Amino acid disorders can manifest at any age, but most become evident in infancy or early childhood. These disorders result in the accumulation or deficiency of 1 or more amino acids in biological fluids, which leads to the clinical signs and symptoms of the particular amino acid disorder. The clinical presentation is dependent upon the specific amino acid disorder. In general, affected patients may experience failure to thrive, neurologic symptoms, digestive problems, dermatologic findings, and physical and cognitive delays. If not diagnosed and treated promptly, amino acid disorders can result in mental retardation and death. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens are highly informative for a subset of these conditions, such as nonketotic hyperglycinemia and serine biosynthesis defects. CSF specimens are most informative when a plasma specimen is drawn at the same time and the ratio of the amino acid concentrations in CSF to plasma is calculated.

CSF

CSF Tube

Container/Tube: Sterile vial Specimen Volume: 0.2 mL CSF (0.1 mL min) Collection Instructions: Collect specimen from second collection vial.

Frozen

14 Days Frozen

Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) Portions of this test are covered by patents held by Quest Diagnostics

TAT: 4-6 Days

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

82139 LOINC Code: 35507-3

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