Table 3.
Biochemical phenotype of each patient.
| Patient number | Plasma | Urine | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPI | NE | DA | MN | NMN | MTY | CgA | EPI | NE | DA | MN | NMN | |
| 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | + | + | – | + |
| 3 | – | – | + | – | – | + | + | – | + | – | – | + |
| 4 | + | – | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | – | – | + | – | – | – | + | – | + | – | + | + |
| 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + |
| 7 | – | + | + | + | + | + | * | – | + | + | – | + |
| 8 | – | – | – | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | + | – | – | – | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | – | – | – |
CgA, chromogranin A; DA, dopamine; EPI, epinephrine; MN, metanephrine; MTY, methoxytyramine; NE, norepinephrine; NMN, normetanephrine; +, above upper reference limit; -, within normal limits.
*,not available due to hemolysis of blood.