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Plasma creatinine assessment in creatine deficiency: A diagnostic pitfall

N M Verhoeven1, W S Guérand, E A Struys

  • 1Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdlam, The Netherlands. verhoeven@azvu.nl

Summary

Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency causes low plasma creatinine. The common Jaffé method may falsely show normal creatinine levels in affected patients, hindering diagnosis.

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