79290-3

LOINC 2.82

Creatine, guanidinoacetate and creatinine panel - Urine

Cr, GAA and Creat Pnl Ur

Definition

  • Measurements of guanidinoacetate (GAA) and creatine (Cr) in urine are performed for biochemical diagnosis of guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency, an inherited metabolic disorder of creatine metabolism that is characterized by mental retardation, developmental delay or regression, mental retardation, expressive and cognitive speech delay, and intractable seizures and movement disturbances.[OMIM: 612736] [PMID: 15234334]

Component

  • Creatine, guanidinoacetate & creatinine panel

Specimen / system

  • Urine

Class

  • PANEL.CHEM

Property

  • -

Scale

  • Qn

Related names

  • Chemistry; CR; Cr, GAA and Creat Pnl; Crea; Creat; Creat Pnl; GAA; glycocyamine; guanidinoacetic acid; guanidoacetic acid; Pan; PANEL.CHEMISTRY; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; UA; UCr; UR; Urn

Index terms

  • Chemistry
  • CR
  • Cr, GAA and Creat Pnl
  • Crea
  • Creat
  • Creat Pnl
  • Creatine, guanidinoacetate & creatinine panel
  • GAA
  • glycocyamine
  • guanidinoacetic acid
  • guanidoacetic acid
  • Pan
  • PANEL.CHEMISTRY
  • Panl
  • Pnl
  • Point in time
  • QNT
  • Quan
  • Quant
  • Quantitative
  • Random
  • UA
  • UCr
  • UR
  • Urn