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Unit Code 82042:
Fatty Acid Profile, Comprehensive (C8-C26), Serum

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Useful For

Monitoring patients undergoing diet therapy for mitochondrial or

peroxisomal disorders (possibly inducing essential fatty acid

deficiency in response to restricted fat intake)

 

Monitoring treatment of EFAD

 

Monitoring the response to provocative tests (fasting tests, loading

tests)

 

Complete evaluation of patients enrolled in clinical studies

Method Name

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)

Stable Isotope Dilution Analysis

Reporting Name

Fatty Acid Profile, Comprehensive,  S

Ordering Mnemonic

FAPCP

Aliases

C8-C26, Fatty Acid Profile

Comprehensive, Fatty Acid Profile

Fatty Acids

Omega 3

Omega 6

Omega 7

Omega 9

Key