What is the reference range for Ochratoxin A?

The standard reference range for Ochratoxin A is Laboratory provides detection thresholds; presence at any quantifiable level is significant.. Reference ranges vary by laboratory and assay platform — interpret in context of the issuing laboratory's stated range.

Which tests measure Ochratoxin A?

Ochratoxin A is measured in 3 tests on BiomarkersLabs.com, including Mold & Mycotoxin Building Profile, MycoTOX, Mycotoxins Profile (Urinary).

Biomarker Reference · OTA

What does the Ochratoxin A test measure?

Q: Why is Ochratoxin A measured?

Urinary OTA reflects exposure to Aspergillus- and Penicillium-derived toxin and is among the most commonly detected analytes in mould-exposure panels. Detection is interpreted as evidence of exposure burden in the context of compatible history; it is not, on its own, a diagnosis of a defined clinical syndrome.

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a clinical biomarker used in environmental-mould assessment. Ochratoxin A is produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium species and is found in contaminated grains, coffee, dried fruit, and water-damaged environments. It is measured in 3 laboratory tests on BiomarkersLabs.com.

Reference Range: Laboratory provides detection thresholds; presence at any quantifiable level is significant.
Units: ng/g dust, ng/mg creatinine, µg/g creatinine, ng/g creatinine, ppb
Measured In: 3 tests
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Functional medicine optimalNon-detectable or <0.50 ng/mg creatinine in functional-medicine frameworks.

What is Ochratoxin A?

Ochratoxin A is produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium species and is found in contaminated grains, coffee, dried fruit, and water-damaged environments. It has a long half-life owing to enterohepatic recirculation and plasma protein binding, and is excreted renally. It is nephrotoxic in animal models and a focus of environmental-exposure assessment.

Why is Ochratoxin A measured?

Urinary OTA reflects exposure to Aspergillus- and Penicillium-derived toxin and is among the most commonly detected analytes in mould-exposure panels. Detection is interpreted as evidence of exposure burden in the context of compatible history; it is not, on its own, a diagnosis of a defined clinical syndrome.

Reference ranges

Standard reference: Laboratory provides detection thresholds; presence at any quantifiable level is significant.
Functional medicine optimal: Non-detectable or <0.50 ng/mg creatinine in functional-medicine frameworks.
Units: ng/g dust, ng/mg creatinine, µg/g creatinine, ng/g creatinine, ppb

Reference ranges vary by laboratory and assay platform. Interpret in context of the issuing laboratory's stated range.

Tests that measure Ochratoxin A

3 tests on BiomarkersLabs.com include this biomarker.

BML-ENV-013Comprehensive

Mold & Mycotoxin Building Profile

Ochratoxin A reference range in this test: Laboratory provides detection thresholds; presence at any quantifiable level is significant.

BML-ENV-014Comprehensive

MycoTOX

Ochratoxin A reference range in this test: <1.80 ng/mg creatinine

BML-HMT-004Comprehensive

Mycotoxins Profile (Urinary)

Ochratoxin A reference range in this test: Below assay detection threshold considered normal # REVIEWER FLAG: Confirm RealTime cut-off.

Related clinical conditions

Related Biomarkers

Frequently measured alongside

SterigmatocystinSTC2 tests GliotoxinGTX2 tests ZearalenoneZEA2 tests Aspergillus Species Spore CountAspergillus spp.1 test Penicillium Species Spore CountPenicillium spp.1 test Stachybotrys chartarum Spore CountStachybotrys1 test Chaetomium Species Spore CountChaetomium spp.1 test Total AflatoxinsAflatoxins1 test

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