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What are the tests for homocystinuria?
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Homocystinuria: You check Amino Acid screen of blood and urine. You can do genetic testing because its usually an autosomal recessive disease (both parents have the gene). Sometimes a liver biopsy with enzyme assay can show the disorder.
Answered 5/3/2016
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