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Useful For: Diagnosis of fatty acid beta-oxidation disorders and several organic acidurias Evaluating
treatment during follow-up of patients with fatty acid beta-oxidation disorders and several organic
acidurias
Interpretation: An interpretive report is provided. The individual quantitative results support the
interpretation of the acylcarnitine profile but are not diagnostic by themselves. The interpretation is
based on pattern recognition. Abnormal results are not sufficient to conclusively establish a diagnosis of
a particular disease. To verify a preliminary diagnosis based on an acylcarnitine analysis, independent
biochemical (eg, in vitro enzyme assay) or molecular genetic analyses are required. For information on
the follow-up of specific acylcarnitine elevations, see Special Instructions for the following algorithms:
-Newborn Screening Follow-up for Elevations of C8, C6, and C10 Acylcarnitines (also applies to any
plasma C8, C6, and C10 acylcarnitine elevations) -Newborn Screening Follow-up for Isolated C4
Acylcarnitine Elevations (also applies to any plasma C4 acylcarnitine elevation) -Newborn Screening
Follow-up for Isolated C5 Acylcarnitine Elevations (also applies to any plasma C5 acylcarnitine
elevation)
Reference Values:
Acetylcarnitine, C2
1-7 days: 2.14-15.89 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: 2.00-27.57 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: 2.00-17.83 nmol/mL
Propionylcarnitine, C3
1-7 days: