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Short Report: Plasma pipecolic acid is frequently elevated in non‐peroxisomal disease
Author(s) -
Baas J. C. M.,
Laar R.,
Dorland L.,
Duran M.,
Berger R.,
PollThe B. T.,
Koning T. J.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of inherited metabolic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1573-2665
pISSN - 0141-8955
DOI - 10.1023/a:1022889400302
Subject(s) - pipecolic acid , peroxisome , peroxisomal disorder , metabolic disease , human genetics , medicine , disease , endocrinology , chemistry , biochemistry , amino acid , receptor , gene
Summary : We reviewed our data on patients in whom plasma pipecolic acid wasanalysed. Mild to moderate elevations of pipecolic acid were frequently found in non‐peroxisomal disorders and this should be taken into account when interpreting the laboratory data.