Organic acids: methylmalonic acid (MMA)

EPIC

Urine Organic Acids

Section

Chemical Pathology - Metabolic

Clinical indications

Diagnosis/ monitoring of patients with methylmalonic aciduria. Investigation/monitoring of disorders of cobalamin (vitamin B12) status/metabolism

Specimen requirement

2ml fresh random urine

Dispatch and handling instructions

Freeze immediately. Send frozen

Turnaround time

2-4 weeks

Synonym

MMA, mehtylmalonate

Is it IS0 15189 accredited?

Yes