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Test ID: AAPD    
Amino Acids, Quantitative, Random, Urine

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Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Evaluating patients with possible inborn errors of metabolism using random urine specimens

 

May aid in evaluation of endocrine disorders, liver diseases, muscle diseases, neoplastic diseases, neurological disorders, nutritional disturbances, renal failure, and burns

Testing Algorithm Delineates situations when tests are added to the initial order. This includes reflex and additional tests.

Includes quantitation of the following amino acids: phosphoserine, phosphoethanolamine, taurine, threonine, serine, asparagine, hydroxyproline, glutamic acid, glutamine, aspartic acid, ethanolamine, sarcosine, proline, glycine, alanine, citrulline, alpha-aminoadipic acid, alpha-amino-n-butyric acid, valine, cystine, cystathionine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, beta-alanine, beta-aminoisobutyric acid, ornithine, lysine, 1-methylhistidine, histidine, 3-methylhistidine, carnosine, anserine, argininosuccinic acid, allo-isoleucine, homocitrulline, gamma-amino-n-butyric acid, hydroxylysine, tryptophan, and arginine.

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Portions of this test are covered by patents held by Quest Diagnostics

NY State Available Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.

Yes

Reporting Name Lists a shorter or abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test

Amino Acids, QN, Random, U

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

1-Methylhistidine
3-Methylhistidine
Alanine
Allo-Isoleucine
Alpha-Aminoadipic Acid
Alpha-Amino-n-Butyric Acid
Anserine
Arginine
Argininosuccinic Acid
Asparagine
Aspartic Acid
Beta-Alanine
Beta-Aminoisobutyric Acid
Carnosine
Citrulline
Cystathionine
Ethanolamine
Gamma-Amino-n-Butyric Acid
Glutamic Acid
Glutamine
Glycine
Histidine
Homocitrulline
Hydroxylysine
Hydroxyproline
Isoleucine
Leucine
Lysine
Methionine
Ornithine
Phenylalanine
Phosphoethanolamine
Phosphoserine
Proline
Sarcosine
Serine
Taurine
Threonine
Tryptophan
Tyrosine
Valine
Cystine