Organic Acids, Urine (Qualitative)

​Useful For	​Detecting a variety of inherited metabolic disorders, including the classical organic acidaemias, fatty acid oxidation disorders, urea cycle defects and some amino acidopathies. This is a qualitative assay.
Clinical Indication​	Metabolic crisis (acidosis, hypoglycaemia, hyperammonaemia) Clinical features of systemic intoxication Unexplained hepatopathy Ketonuria, cytopenia
Interpretation ​	​Having an abnormal organic acid profile is not sufficient to conclude a particular disorder. Interpretation is based on correlation of positive and negative findings as well as the overall pattern in the profile.

  

For URGENT analysis, contact the Biochemical Genetics laboratory at 6394 8728 or the Lead Scientist at 8388 8741 to discuss.
 
If sent after office hours, Urine will be stored in Clinical Laboratory -20°C freezer.