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Organic Acids

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Laboratory Guide to the Methods in Biochemical Genetics

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This chapter describes pre-analytical parameters, reagents, analytical settings, and post-analytical requirements needed to perform urine organic acid and acylglycine analysis by capillary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) in the setting of a Clinical Biochemical Genetics laboratory.

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  1. Biochemical Genetics Laboratory – Hilton 360C, Division of Laboratory Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, 55905, Rochester, MN, USA

    Piero Rinaldo

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    Marinius Duran

  3. Dept. of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, 3rd Avenue 2525, 97201, Portland, USA

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Rinaldo, P. (2008). Organic Acids. In: Blau, N., Duran, M., Gibson, K. (eds) Laboratory Guide to the Methods in Biochemical Genetics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76698-8_9

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