Plasma pipecolic acid is frequently elevated in non-peroxisomal disease

J C M Baas; R van de Laar; L Dorland; M Duran; R Berger; B T Poll-The; T J de Koning

doi:10.1023/a:1022889400302

Plasma pipecolic acid is frequently elevated in non-peroxisomal disease

J Inherit Metab Dis. 2002 Dec;25(8):699-701. doi: 10.1023/a:1022889400302.

Authors

J C M Baas¹, R van de Laar, L Dorland, M Duran, R Berger, B T Poll-The, T J de Koning

Affiliation

¹ Department of Metabolic Diseases, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.

PMID: 12705501
DOI: 10.1023/a:1022889400302

Abstract

We reviewed our data on patients in whom plasma pipecolic acid was analysed. 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.

MeSH terms

Biomarkers
False Positive Reactions
Humans
Metabolism, Inborn Errors / blood*
Peroxisomal Disorders / blood*
Pipecolic Acids / blood*
Pipecolic Acids / cerebrospinal fluid
Retrospective Studies

Substances

Biomarkers
Pipecolic Acids
pipecolic acid