Guest guest Posted June 14, 2001 Report Share Posted June 14, 2001 Does anyone know what it means to have elevated 3-methylglutaconic acids in urine 3-hydroxy butyric acid in urine Thank you very much. Liz, mom to Nika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2001 Report Share Posted June 14, 2001 Hi Liz, The kids have high 3-hydroxybutyric acid. It had to do with the mitochondrial disorder and metabolism if I'm not mistaken. Not sure about the other one. One may have too much of that too. I know one of the kids had too much of some amino acids and not enough of others. I think the doc said it had to do with their diet. No one seemed concerned. Sue & Jack-worn out parents to the greatest kids on earth in Las Vegas, NV- 10 & 9-Both w/Leigh's Disease (?), MR (mild), g-tube, w/fundo, larynotracheomalacia, trach, vent 24/7. Visit us! http://u2.lvcm.com/jscb > Does anyone know what it means to have elevated > 3-methylglutaconic acids in urine > 3-hydroxy butyric acid in urine > Thank you very much. > Liz, mom to Nika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2001 Report Share Posted June 14, 2001 Liz - I know this probably sounds like a cop-out answer, but they are just signs that a mitochondrial, or other metabolic problem, is present. There's not really anything they can do to treat them - and there is no evidence that they actually cause damage. Well, at least this is what I was told when I asked the metabolic doc the exact same question! Terri >From: liz Reply-To: Mito To: mito Subject: > 3-methylglutaconic Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 22:48:04 -0500 > >Does anyone know what it means to have elevated 3-methylglutaconic acids in >urine 3-hydroxy butyric acid in urine Thank you very much. Liz, mom to Nika > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2001 Report Share Posted June 14, 2001 In a message dated 06/14/2001 12:05:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, lizsd1@... writes: << Does anyone know what it means to have elevated 3-methylglutaconic acids in urine 3-hydroxy butyric acid in urine Thank you very much. Liz, mom to Nika >> Liz: I know it has something to do with ketones as my daughter's 3-hydroxybutyrate is undetectable it is so low. All I know is that something is not working 'right' from fatty acids to her acetoacetate/betahydroxybutyrate or ketones. I hope I haven't confused you. Michele Sullivan Mom to Nolan & Alana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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