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Unit Code 82426:
Fatty Acid Profile, Essential (C12-C22), Serum

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Useful For

Evaluates deficiency of essential and other nutritionally beneficial

fatty acids

 

Treatment of EFAD, depends on the cause of the disorder and

may include nutritional supplementation of essential fatty acids,

linoleic acid (C18:2w6) and alpha-linolenic acid (C18:3w3).

 

Method Name

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)

Stable Isotope Dilution Analysis

Reporting Name

Fatty Acid Profile, Essential,  S

Ordering Mnemonic

FAPEP

Aliases

C12-C22, Fatty Acid Profile, Essential

Essential, Fatty Acid Profile

Fatty Acids

Omega 3

Omega 6

Omega 7

Omega 9

Omega fatty acids

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