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Amino acids - urine; Urine amino acids
Normal Values
The specific value is measured in micromoles per deciliter (micromol/dL).
- Alanine
- Children: 65 to 190
- Adults: 160 to 690
- Alpha-aminoadipic acid
- Children: 25 to 78
- Adults: 0 to 165
- Alpha-amino-N-butyric acid
- Children: 7 to 25
- Adults: 0 to 28
- Arginine
- Children: 10 to 25
- Adults: 13 to 64
- Asparagine
- Children: 15 to 40
- Adults: 34 to 100
-
Aspartic acid - Children: 10 to 26
- Adults: 14 to 89
- Beta-alanine
- Children: 0 to 42
- Adults: 0 to 93
- Beta-amino-isobutyric acid
- Children: 25 to 96
- Adults: 10 to 235
- Carnosine
- Children: 34 to 220
- Adults: 16 to 125
- Citrulline
- Children: 0 to 13
- Adults: 0 to 11
- Cystine
- Children: 11 to 53
- Adults: 28 to 115
- Glutamic acid
- Children: 13 to 22
- Adults: 27 to 105
- Glutamine
- Children: 150 to 400
- Adults: 300 to 1,040
- Glycine
- Children: 195 to 855
- Adults: 750 to 2,400
- Histidine
- Children: 46 to 725
- Adults: 500 to 1,500
- Hydroxyproline
- Children: not measured
- Adults: not measured
- Isoleucine
- Children: 3 to 15
- Adults: 4 to 23
- Leucine
- Children: 9 to 23
- Adults: 20 to 77
- Lysine
- Children: 19 to 140
- Adults: 32 to 290
- Methionine
- Children: 7 to 20
- Adults: 5 to 30
- 1-methylhistidine
- Children: 41 to 300
- Adults: 68 to 855
- 3-methylhistidine
- Children: 42 to 135
- Adults: 64 to 320
- Ornithine
- Children: 3 to 16
- Adults: 5 to 70
-
Phenylalanine - Children: 20 to 61
- Adults: 36 to 90
- Phosphoserine
- Children: 16 to 34
- Adults: 28 to 95
- Phosphoethanolamine
- Children: 24 to 66
- Adults: 17 to 95
- Proline
- Children: not measured
- Adults: not measured
- Serine
- Children: 93 to 210
- Adults: 200 to 695
- Taurine
- Children: 62 to 970
- Adults: 267 to 1,290
- Threonine
- Children: 25 to 100
- Adults: 80 to 320
- Tyrosine
- Children: 30 to 83
- Adults: 38 to 145
- Valine
- Children: 17 to 37
- Adults: 19 to 74
What abnormal results mean
Increased total urine amino acids may be due to:
- Alkaptonuria
- Canavan disease
- Cystinosis
- Cystathioninuria
- Fructose intolerance
Galactosemia - Hartnup disease
- Homocystinuria
- Hyperammonemia
Hyperparathyroidism - Maple syrup urine disease
Methylmalonic acidemia Multiple myeloma - Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
Osteomalacia - Propionic acidemia
Rickets - Tyrosinemia type 1
- Tyrosinemia type 2
- Viral
hepatitis Wilson's disease
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Review Date: 05/12/2011
Reviewed By: Frank A. Greco, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Biophysical Laboratory, The
Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare
Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
