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Table. 10.

Proficiency testing results for amino acid analysis (unit, µmol/L)

Year Trial Specimen no. Intended response Reported respons No. Reported components No. Median Minimum Maximum
2018 1st CMA-18-01 Argininosuccinic aciduria Argininosuccinic aciduria 6 Alanine 6 1,226 1,059 1,340
Citrulline 6 437 314 484
Glutamine 6 1,860 1,219 2,096
CMA-18-02 Hepatic disease Hepatic disease 6 Methionine 6 317 173 398
Ornithine 6 352 299 422
Phenylalanine 6 628 511 689
Tyrosine 6 374 317 414
2nd CMA-18-03 Phenylketonuria Hyperphenylalaninemia/phenylketonuria 5 Phenylalanine 5 899.9 622.5 1008
CMA-18-04 Homocystinuria Homocystinuria 4 Homocystine 5 52.3 42 125.2
Homocystinuria/methylmalonic aciduria 1 Methionine 5 351.6 279 420.1
2019 1st CMA-19-01 Citrullinemia Citrullinemia 5 Citrulline 5 429 370.5 529
CMA-19-02 Maple syrup urine disease Maple syrup urine disease 5 Allo-isoleucine 4 4,882 3,515 7,344
Isoleucine 5 1,418.1 809 5,677
Leucine 5 790.1 626.7 877
Valine 5 991 706.5 1,110
2nd CMA-19-03 Tyrosinemia type I Tyrosinemia type I 5 Methionine 5 331 198 411
CMA-19-04 No abnormality No abnormality 5
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