Alanine Ratio

[Guest guest]

I received a copy of my daughter's recent labs from CCF today. The

clinical interpertaion is " high alanine ratio " . Has anyone ever heard

of this before? What values are being compared? What, if anything,

does it indicate?

I haven't heard of this particulaar ratio before.

[Guest guest]

Hi Joanne,

Did you get any answers about the alanine ratio? Emilie tested high for alanine

when we were looking for a diagnosis, but nothing was said about a ratio of the

alanine to anything other than what its normal level. In her case, I had the

impression the elevated alanine was more a marker for mito than a problem in and

of itself. Sorry I can't be more help.

, mom to Emilie, 18, cp & mito (complex IV)

and Kaitlin and Ian

[Guest guest]

I am not well-versed on this, still trying to figure things out

myself. My son's report said his plasma amino acid analysis

was " notable for increased alanine relative to some of the essential

amino acids. These data suggest the possibility of a primary or

secondary disorder of pyruvate metabolism. " I do know much more, but

I can tell you that since he has been on Levo-carnitine he is doing

MUCH better.

Donna H.

Mom to Craig (8)unspecified mito and Dalton (6) undiagnosed as of yet,

but helped by Levo-carnitine as I stated above

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> I received a copy of my daughter's recent labs from CCF today. The

> clinical interpertaion is " high alanine ratio " . Has anyone ever

heard

> of this before? What values are being compared? What, if anything,

> does it indicate?

>

> I haven't heard of this particulaar ratio before.