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. 2022 Aug 22;16:32. doi: 10.1186/s40246-022-00408-w

Table 2.

Patient plasma fatty acid panel

Fatty acid Patient value (nmol/mL) Reference value (nmol/mL)
8:0 (Octanoic acid) 5 8–47
10:1 (Decenoic acid) 1.6 1.8–5.0
10:0 (Decanoic acid) 8 2–18
12:1 (Lauroleic acid) 2.2 1.4–6.6
12:0 (Lauric acid) 32 6–90
14:2 (Tetradecadlenoic acid) 1.0 0.8–5.0
14:1 (Myristoleic acid) 5 3–64
14:0 (Myristic acid) 77 30–150
16:2 (Hexadecadienoic acid) 8 10–48
16:1w9 (Hexadecenoic acid) 56 25–105
16:1w7 (Palmitoleic acid) 171 110–1130
16:0 (Palmitic acid) 2307 1480–3730
18:3w9 (g-Linoleic acid) 14 16–150
18:3w3 (a-Linoleic acid) 40 50–130
18:2w6 (Linoleic acid) 2854 2270–3850
18:1w9 (Oleic acid) 1893 650–3500
18:1w7 (Vaccenic acid) 341 280–740
18:0 (Stearic acid) 712 590–1170
20:5w3 (EPA) 29 14–100
20:4w6 (Arachidonic acid) 1555 520–1490
20:3w9 (Mead acid) 87 7–30
20:3w6 (h-g-Linolenic acid) 166 50–250
20:0 (Arachidic acid) 42 50–90
22:6w3 (DHA) 318 30–250
22:5w6 (DPA) 43 10–70
22:5w3 (DPA) 125 20–210
22:4w6 (DTA) 77 10–80
22:1 (Docosenoic acid) 10 4–13
22:0 (Docosanoic acid) 50.8 0.0–96.3
24:1w9 (Nervonic acid) 119 60–100
24:0 (Tetracosanoic acid) 40.8 0.0–91.4
26:1 (Hexacosanoic acid) 0.7 0.3–0.7
26:0 (Hexacosanoic acid) 0.48 0.00–1.30
15:0(CH3)4 (Pristanic acid) 0.09 0.00–2.98
16:0(CH3)4 (Phytanic acid) 0.88 0.00–9.88
Total Fatty Acids 11.2 mmol/L 7.3–16.8 mmol/L

Fatty acids in bold indicate fatty acids out of the reference range