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. 2020 Dec 2;15:339. doi: 10.1186/s13023-020-01617-z

Table 4.

Elevated urine creatine levels and their follow-up investigations

Urine creatine reference range per age groups Number of elevated urine creatine levels in males and females Elevated urine creatine range (mmol/mol creatinine) (median)
Follow-up investigations
0–60 months (reference range 14–830 mmol/mol creatinine) Male 838.0–3915.00 (1082.5)
N = 29 Normal MRS n = 8
No confirmatory follow-up investigations n = 9 Normal genetic investigations for CRTR deficiency n = 12
Female 843.0–2333.0 (1190.0)
N = 25 Normal MRS n = 6
No confirmatory follow-up investigations n = 13 Normal genetic investigations for CRTR deficiency n = 12
60–192 months (reference range 16–649 mmol/mol creatinine) Male 707.0–3518.0* (835)
N = 7 Normal MRS n = 1
No confirmatory follow-up investigations n = 3 Normal genetic investigations for CRTR deficiency n = 2
Diagnosis of CRTR deficiency n = 1
Female 657.0–8756.0** (885)
N = 9 Normal MRS n = 1
No confirmatory follow-up investigations n = 6 Normal genetic investigations for CRTR deficiency n = 2
Diagnosis of CRTR deficiency n = 1
192–228 months (reference range 19–173 mmol/mol creatinine) Male 531
N = 1 Normal genetic investigations for CRTR deficiency n = 1
Female Result = 186.0
N = 1
No confirmatory follow-up investigations n = 1

*Maximum value is male patient identified with CRTR without therapy

**Maximum value is female patient identified with CRTR with therapy