mucopolysaccharides in urine

Indications

• evaluation of mucopolysaccharidosis

Reference interval

• age-dependent
• 18.8 +/- 4.7 mg/mmol creatinine (0-1 month)
• 1.6 +/- 1.0 mg/mmol creatinine (16-60 years)

Clinical significance

• rarely used due to false positives

More general terms

• urine chemistry test