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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 21.
Published in final edited form as: Neurochem Res. 2009 Feb 21;34(8):1464–1468. doi: 10.1007/s11064-009-9933-8

Table 1.

Mean (±SD) values for plasma catechols in newborns at genetic risk for Menkes disease

Analyte Affected Unaffected P
DOPA (nmol/l) 29.2 ± 8.1 22.7 ± 1.2 0.0015
DA (nmol/l) 0.97 ± 0.15 0.16 ± 0.02 <10−6
NE (nmol/l) 1.55 ± 0.41 4.98 ± 0.35 <10−6
EPI (nmol/l) 0.54 ± 0.14 0.45 ± 0.13 0.66
DOPAC (nmol/l) 39.3 ± 3.9 15.5 ± 1.7 <10−6
DHPG (nmol/l) 3.57 ± 0.40 8.91 ± 0.77 <10−5
DA:NE 0.90 ± 0.14 0.04 ± 0.01 <10−7
DOPAC:DHPG 14.9 ± 3.75 1.74 ± 0.09 <10−3
EPI:NE 0.58 ± 0.21 0.10 ± 0.03 0.013