FATTY ACID PROFILE, MITOCHONDRIAL (C8-C18), SERUM
Marquette General Health System
Alpha Code |
  | F8944 |
MGH LIS Test No |
  | 8944 |
Schedule |
  | Monday-Friday |
Testing Time |
  | 3 Days |
Testing Lab |
  | Mayo Labs |
QORR Test Code |
  | F8944 |
Type |
  | 1 Red Top (Plain) |
Volume |
  | 0.5 mL Serum Frozen |
Temperature |
  | Frozen |
Preservative |
  |   |
Collection Info |
  |   |
Type |
  | 1 SST Tube |
Volume |
  | 0.5 mL Serum Frozen |
Temperature |
  | Frozen |
Preservative |
  |   |
Collection Info |
  | Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube or serum gell tube following an overnight (12-14 hour) fast. Patient must not consume any alcohol for 24 hours before the specimen is drawn. Spin down and send 0.5 mL of serum frozen in plastic vial. Note: 1. Patient's age is required on request form for processing. 2. Include information regarding treatment, family history, and tentative diagnosis. |
Clinical Utilities
Biochemical diagnoses 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 glutaricacidemia
type 2.
CPT Codes
82544
Reference Range
Octanoic Acid, C8:0
1-31 days: 7-63 umol/L
32 days-1 year: 7-63 umol/L
2 years-17 years: 9-41 umol/L
> or = 18 years: 8-47 umol/L
Decenoic Acid, C10:1
1-31 days: 0.8-4.8 umol/L
32 days-1 year: 0.8-4.8 umol/L
2 -17 years: 1.6-6.6 umol/L
> or = 18 years: 1.8-5.0 umol/L
Decanoic Acid, C10:0
1-31 days: 2-62 umol/L
32 days-1 year: 2-62 umol/L
2 -17 years: 3-25 umol/L
> or = 18 years: 2-18 umol/L
Lauroleic Acid, C12:1
1-31 days: 0.6-4.8 umol/L
32 days-1 year: 0.6-4.8 umol/L
2 -17 years: 1.3-5.8 umol/L
> or = 18 years: 1.4-6.6 umol/L
Lauric Acid, C12:0
1-31 days: 6-190 umol/L
32 days-1 year: 6-190 umol/L
2 -17 years: 5-80 umol/L
> or = 18 years: 6-90 umol/L
Tetradecadienoic Acid, C14:2
1-31 days: 0.3-6.5 umol/L
32 days-1 year: 0.3-6.5 umol/L
2 -17 years: 0.2-5.8 umol/L
> or = 18 years: 0.8-5.0 umol/L
Myristoleic Acid, C14:1
1-31 days: 1-46 umol/L
32 days-1 year: 1-46 umol/L
2 -17 years : 1-31 umol/L
> or = 18 years: 3-64 umol/L
Myristic Acid, C14:0
1-31 days: 30-320 umol/L
32 days-1 year: 30-320 umol/L
2 -17 years: 40-290 umol/L
> or = 18 years: 30-450 umol/L
Hexadecadienoic Acid, C16:2
1-31 days: 4-27 umol/L
32 days-1 year: 4-27 umol/L
2 -17 years: 3-29 umol/L
> or = 18 years: 10-48 umol/L
Palmitoleic Acid, C16:1w7
1-31 days: 20-1,020 umol/L
32 days-1 year: 20-1,020 umol/L
2 -17 years: 100-670 umol/L
> or = 18 years: 110-1,130 umol/L
Palmitic Acid, C16:0
1-31 days: 720-3,120 umol/L
32 days-1 year: 720-3,120 umol/L
2 -17 years: 960-3,460 umol/L
> or = 18 years: 1,480-3730 umol/L
Linoleic Acid, C18:2w6
1-31 days: 350-2,660 umol/L
32 days-1 year: 1,000-3300 umol/L
2 -17 years: 1,600-3,500 umol/L
> or = 18 years: 2,270-3,850 umol/L
Oleic Acid, C18:1w9
1-31 days: 250-3,500 umol/L
32 days-1 year: 250-3,500 umol/L
2 -17 years: 350-3,500 umol/L
> or = 18 years: 650-3,500 umol/L
Stearic Acid, C18:0
1-31 days: 270-1,140 umol/L
32 days-1 year: 270-1,140 umol/L
2 -17 years: 280-1,170 umol/L
> or = 18 years: 590-1,170 umol/L
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