Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0000118 (Homovanillic acid)
Biospecimen
Urine
Status
Detected and Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
16.43 +/- 27.12 umol/mmol creatinine
Age
Newborn (0-30 days old)
Sex
Both
Condition
Normal
Comments
By HPLC
References
    1. Lee T, Yagi M, Kusunoki N, Nagasaka M, Koda T, Matsuo K, Yokota T, Miwa A, Shibata A, Morioka I, Kodama H, Takeshima Y, Iijima K: Standard values for the urine HVA/VMA ratio in neonates as a screen for Menkes disease. Brain Dev. 2015 Jan;37(1):114-9. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2014.01.014. Epub 2014 Feb 17. [PubMed:24556394 ]