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Metabolic Performance Profile (MPP), Urine

Test ID: METPERP U
Orderable by Ontario ND

Test

Method

Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

Report Includes

Amino Acids - Essential, Conditionally & Non-Essential Dietary Peptide Markers; Vitamin Markers - B2, B6, B12 and CoQ10; Inflammation Markers - 8-OH-dg, Taurine & Allantonin; Muscle Performance - Carnitine, Cirtulline, Ornithine & Proline/Hydroxyproline; Bacterial Gut Dysbiosis - Benzoic Acid, Histidine, Lactic Acid and Hippuric Acid, OATs & Cellular Energy ; Metabolites - Krebs, Citric & Urea Cycle; Sleep Markers - Melatonin; Neurotransmitter Metabolites - GABA, Glycine, Glutamate, Methylmalonic & Kynurenic Acid

Specimens

Urine

Test Location

Physicians Lab, 4850 T-Rex Ave., Suite 150, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA

Test Version

24-May-2024

Specimen

Specimens

Urine

Sample Volume

3.0 mL

Minimum Volume

1.0 mL

Collection & Handling

Additional Information

ICL Integrative Laboratory Services Clients: A specimen collection kit is available for registered ILS Clients with active accounts – you may login and order kits online here. Or you may register for an ILS Account here.

ICL Hospital or non-ILS Clients: Specimens must be collected and submitted using the ICL-supplied collection kit and testing lab requisition, which can be obtained by sending us an email request specifying the Test ID or calling 416-422-3000 x 300.
For assistance or more information including test price, please send us an email or call 416-422-3000 x 300.

Stability

Ambient 14 days
Refrigerated 14 days
Frozen Not acceptable

Rejection Criteria

Specimen Grossly bloody urine samples
Handling Ice pack not received with samples
Handling All 5 samples not received (24 hr collection)

Test Version

24-May-2024

Performance / Interpretation

Method

Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

Turnaround Time

10 days

Sample Reports

Test Location

Physicians Lab, 4850 T-Rex Ave., Suite 150, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA

Test Version

24-May-2024

Interface / Setup

Sample Reports

Test Version

24-May-2024