82016 Acylcarnitines qualitative
Pathology & Lab
Also known as: acylcarnitine profile screen, carnitine qualitative, metabolic screening
Qualitative identification of acylcarnitines using tandem mass spectrometry or other chromatographic methods without numerical quantification.
Clinical Context
Part of expanded newborn screening and metabolic disorder evaluation to detect fatty acid oxidation defects and organic acidemias.
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