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Amino Acids, Quantitative, Plasma

Plasma amino acid profile.

1 test explainedAlso printed as Plasma Amino Acids, Amino Acid Profile, Plasma, Quantitative Amino Acids

The test in this panel

What each one measures and the range labs usually print for adults. Ranges differ a little between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against.

  • Phenylalanine

    Measures phenylalanine, an amino acid from protein foods, and is mostly used to follow phenylketonuria (PKU), which is usually found at birth.

    19+
    35–85 µmol/L

Labs can include 22 more tests in this panel that we haven’t written up yet.