Description

A "quantitative plasma amino acid" test measures the precise levels of individual amino acids in a person's blood plasma, primarily used to diagnose and monitor metabolic disorders, particularly inborn errors of metabolism, by identifying abnormal levels of specific amino acids that could indicate a genetic defect in their breakdown or utilization. 

The following are included:

Alanine

Arginine

Aspartic Acid

Citrulline

Glutamine

Glutamic Acid

Glycine

Histidine

Hydroxyproline

Isoleucine

Leucine

Lysine

Methionine

Ornithine

Phenylalanine

Proline

Serine

Taurine

Threonine

Tyrosine

Valine

Homocystine

Allo-Isoleucine

Cystine

Alpha Amino-N-Butyric Acid

Alpha-Aminoadipic Acid

Argininosuccinic Acid

Beta-Aminoisobutyric Acid

Beta-Alanine

Ethanolamine

Gamma Amino-N-Butyric Acid

Sarcosine

Tryptophan

Anserine

Asparagine

Cystathionine

Homocitrulline

Hydroxylysine

Amino Acid, Qnt, Plasma

Fasting recommended.