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82127 Amino acid single qualitative

Pathology & Lab

Also known as: single amino acid screen, amino acid qualitative, metabolic screening

Qualitative identification of a single amino acid using chromatographic methods (gas, liquid, or thin-layer) without quantification.

Clinical Context

Part of newborn screening and metabolic evaluation; detects specific amino acid accumulation in inherited metabolic disorders.

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Specialties

PathologyGeneticsPediatrics

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