Methylmalonic acid quantification by stable isotope dilution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry from filter paper urine samples

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 6 SUPPL., 1996, Pages 910-914

  McCann, Mark T ^a   Thompson, Mark M ^a   Gueron, Ioni C ^a   Lemieux, Bernard ^b   Giguère, Robert ^b   Tuchman, Mendel ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobalamin; Cobalamin deficiency; Inherited disorders; Methylmalonic aciduria; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; FILTER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLMALONIC ACIDURIA; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEUTERIUM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; INFANT; METHYLMALONIC ACID; PAPER; REFERENCE VALUES; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0029893257     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/42.6.910     Document Type: Article

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