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Plasma Amino Acids
Alternate Names : Amino Acids - Plasma
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What do Abnormal Results Mean?
An elevated level of a particular amino acid is highly suggestive of an inherited defect in metabolism of that amino acid. The test for an individual amino acid may also be used for following the effectiveness of a particular treatment.
If the total amino acid level is elevated, several diseases or conditions may be the cause:
If the total amino level is decreased, the following conditions may be responsible:
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• Definition
• Why is the Test Performed?
• How is the Test Performed?
• How to Prepare for the Test?
• How will the Test Feel?
• Normal Values
• What do Abnormal Results Mean?
• Risks
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Acute Kidney Failure
• Chronic Renal Failure
• Diabetes
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• Eclampsia
• Huntington's Disease
• Mental Retardation
• Nephrotic Syndrome
• Reye's Syndrome
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tests & Exams
• Serum Phenylalanine Screening
Other Topics
• Amino Acids
• Aspartic Acid
• Chromatography
• Metabolism
Review Date : 9/3/2003
Reviewed By : Michael C. Milone, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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