Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Fatty Acid Profile, Mitochondrial (C8-C18)

Synonyms

  • FAPM
  • LAB11601
  • MITOCHONDRIAL FATTY ACIDS (C8-C18)

Cerner Name

Mitochondrial Fatty Acids (C8-C18)

Clinical Info

Biochemical diagnosis of inborn errors of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, including deficiencies of medium-chain acyl-Co-A dehydrogenase, long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-Co-A dehydrogenase, very long-chain acyl-Co-A dehydrogenase, and glutaric acidemia type 2

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Specimen Type: Serum
Patient Preparation:
1. For nutritional assessment, patient should fast overnight (12-14 hours); for patients with a suspected fatty acid oxidation disorder, collect prior to next feeding as fasting is contraindicated.
2. Patient must not consume any alcohol for 24 hours before the specimen is collected.
Collection Container/Tube:
Preferred: Red top
Acceptable: Serum gel
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and aliquot serum into plastic vial.
Specimen Minimum Volume: 0.15 mL
Specimen Stability Information:
Specimen TypeTemperatureTimeSpecial Container
SerumFrozen (preferred)92 days
 Refrigerated 72 hours

Specimen Volume

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) Stable Isotope Dilution

Days Performed

Monday through Friday

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

CPT

82725

PDM

5901456

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
OCTANOIC ACID, C8:0 OCTANEOICAC OCTANOIC ACID, C80 Octanoic Acid, C8:0
DECENOIC ACID, C10:1 DECONIC101 DECENOIC ACID, C101 Decenoic Acid, C10:1
DECANOIC ACID, C10:0 DECONIC100 DECANOIC ACID, C100 Decanoic Acid, C10:0
LAUROLEIC ACID, C12:13 LAUROLACD LAUROLEIC ACID, C1213 Lauroleic Acid, C12:13
LAURIC ACID, C12:0 LAURICACD LAURIC ACID, C120 Lauric Acid, C12:0
TETRADECADIENOIC ACID, C14:2 TETACIDC14 TETRADECADIENOIC ACID, C142 Tetradecadienoic Acid, C14:2
MYRISTOLEIC ACID, C14:1 MYRISTOL MYRISTOLEIC ACID, C141 Myristoleic Acid, C14:1
MYRISTIC ACID, C14:0 MYRISTIC MYRISTIC ACID, C140 Myristic Acid, C14:0
HEXADECADIENOIC ACID, C16:2 HEXACIDC16 HEXADECADIENOIC ACID, C162 Hexadecadienoic Acid, C16:2
PALMITOLEIC ACID, C16:1W7 PALMACID16 PALMITOLEIC ACID, C161W7 Palmitoleic Acid, C16:1w7
PALMITIC ACID, C16:0 PALMACID16 PALMITIC ACID, C160 Palmitic Acid, C16:0
LINOLEIC ACID, C18:2W6 LINLOACC18 LINOLEIC ACID, C182W6 Linoleic Acid, C18:2w6
OLEIC ACID, C18:1W9 OLEICACD OLEIC ACID, C181W9 Oleic Acid, C18:1w9
STEARIC ACID, C18:0 STEARACIDC18 STEARIC ACID, C180 Stearic Acid, C18:0
FAPM INTERPRETATION FAPMINT FAPM INTERPRETATION FAPM Interpretation

Result Interpretation

Octanoic Acid, C8:0
<1 year: 7-63 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 9-41 nmol/mL
?18 years: 8-47 nmol/mL
 
Decenoic Acid, C10:1
<1 year: 0.8-4.8 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 1.6-6.6 nmol/mL
?18 years: 1.8-5.0 nmol/mL
 
Decanoic Acid, C10:0
<1 year: 2-62 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 3-25 nmol/mL
?18 years: 2-18 nmol/mL
 
Lauroleic Acid, C12:1
<1 year: 0.6-4.8 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 1.3-5.8 nmol/mL
?18 years: 1.4-6.6 nmol/mL
 
Lauric Acid, C12:0
<1 year: 6-190 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 5-80 nmol/mL
?18 years: 6-90 nmol/mL
 
Tetradecadienoic Acid, C14:2
<1 year: 0.3-6.5 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 0.2-5.8 nmol/mL
?18 years: 0.8-5.0 nmol/mL
 
Myristoleic Acid, C14:1
<1 year: 1-46 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 1-31 nmol/mL
?18 years: 3-64 nmol/mL
 
Myristic Acid, C14:0
<1 year: 30-320 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 40-290 nmol/mL
?18 years: 30-450 nmol/mL
 
Hexadecadienoic Acid, C16:2
<1 year: 4-27 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 3-29 nmol/mL
?18 years: 10-48 nmol/mL
 
Palmitoleic Acid, C16:1w7
<1 year: 20-1,020 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 100-670 nmol/mL
?18 years: 110-1,130 nmol/mL
 
Palmitic Acid, C16:0
<1 year: 720-3,120 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 960-3,460 nmol/mL
?18 years: 1,480-3,730 nmol/mL
 
Linoleic Acid, C18:2w6
?31 days: 350-2,660 nmol/mL
32 days-11 months: 1,000-3,300 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 1,600-3,500 nmol/mL
?18 years: 2,270-3,850 nmol/mL
 
Oleic Acid, C18:1w9
<1 year: 250-3,500 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 350-3,500 nmol/mL
?18 years: 650-3,500 nmol/mL
 
Stearic Acid, C18:0
<1 year: 270-1,140 nmol/mL
1-17 years: 280-1,170 nmol/mL
?18 years: 590-1,170 nmol/mL

Forms
LAB11601 build edit