Test ID: AAQP
Amino Acids, Quantitative, Plasma
NY State Approved 
Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Evaluating patients with possible inborn errors of metabolism
May aid in evaluation of endocrine disorders, liver diseases, muscle diseases, neoplastic diseases, neurological disorders, nutritional disturbances, renal failure, and burns
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Quantitative Analysis by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Includes quantitation of the following amino acids: taurine, threonine, serine, asparagine, glutamic acid, glutamine, proline, alanine, citrulline, alpha-amino-n-butyric acid, valine, cystine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, beta-alanine, ornithine, lysine, histidine, argininosuccinic acid, allo-isoleucine, arginine, phosphoserine, phosphoethanolamine, hydroxyproline, glycine, aspartic acid, ethanolamine, sarcosine, 1-methylhistidine, 3-methylhistidine, carnosine, anserine, homocitruline, alpha-aminoadipic acid, gamma-amino-n-butyric acid, beta-aminoisobutyric acid, hydroxylysine, cystathionine, and tryptophan.
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
MSUD (Maple Syrup Urine Disease)
Isovaleric Acidemia
Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA)
Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism (Primary Lactic Acidemias)
Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia (NKH)
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Propionic Acidemia
Tyrosinemia, Type I
Urea Cycle Disorders
Arginase Deficiency
Argininemia
Argininosuccinic Acid
Argininosuccinic Acid Lyase Deficiency
Argininosuccinic Aciduria
Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase (CPS) Deficiency
Citrullinemia
N-acetyl Glutamate Synthase (NAGS) Deficiency
NAGS (N-acetyl Glutamate Synthetase)
Ornithine Transcarbamylase (OTC) Deficiency
OTC (Ornithine Transcarbamylase)
UCD (Urea Cycle Disorder)
Urea Cycle Disorder (AAUCD)
Maple syrup disease
Hyperphenylalaninemia
Tyrosinemia, type II
CPS (Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase)
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