Simple, fast, and simultaneous detection of plasma total homocysteine, methylmalonic acid, methionine, and 2-methylcitric acid using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

JIMD Reports

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-78

  Fu, Xiaowei ^a,b   Xu, Yan Kang ^b   Chan, Penny ^b   Pattengale, Paul K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Methylmalonic acid; Multiple reaction monitoring transition; Newborn screening; Reference interval; Related pathway

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904128335     PISSN: 21928304     EISSN: 21928312     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/8904_2012_205     Document Type: Chapter

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