Acylcarnitines

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Acylcarnitines
Acylcarnitines, total carnitines
Blood spot (Guthrie Card) or Lithium-heparin sample (unspun)

This test is referred to another centre: Department of Clinical Chemistry
Level 4
Addenbrookes Hospital NHS Trust [TPP]
Hills Road
Cambridge CB2 2QQ
Tel: 01223 217157
Fax: 01223 216520

Expected turnaround time: 6 weeks

Used in the investigation of disorders of fatty acid chain oxidation
Contact referral laboratory

C0 Free Carnitine
Up to 1 month: 9-57 umol/L
1 month-99 years: 9-49 umol/L

C2 Acetyl Carnitine
Up to 1 month: 5-50 umol/L
1 month-99 years: 6-32 umol/L

C3 Propionyl Carnitine
Up to 1 month: 0.2-4.2 umol/L
1 month-99 years: 0.4-3.2 umol/L

C4 Butyryl Carnitine
Up to 1 month: <=0.5 umol/L
1 month-99 years: 0.1-0.4 umol/L

C5 Isovaleryl Carnitine
Up to 1 month: <=0.3 umol/L
1 month-99 years: <=0.2 umol/L

C6 Hexanoyl Carnitine
Up to 1 month: <=0.2 umol/L
1 month-99 years: <=0.1 umol/L

C8 Octanoyl Carnitine
Up to 1 month: <=0.3 umol/L
1 month-99 years: <=0.1 umol/L

C10 Decanoyl Carnitine
Up to 1 month: <=0.3 umol/L
1 month-99 years: <=0.2 umol/L

C14 Myristoyl Carnitine
Up to 1 month: 0.1-0.4 umol/L
1 month-99 years: <=0.2 umol/L

C16 Palmitoyl Carnitine
Up to 1 month: 0.4-6.5 umol/L
1 month-99 years: 0.3-1.8 umol/L

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