What is the reference range for Oxalate Metabolism?

The standard reference range for Oxalate Metabolism is Laboratory-specific ranges; oxalate typically <40–50 mmol/mol creatinine in healthy adults. Reference ranges vary by laboratory and assay platform — interpret in context of the issuing laboratory's stated range.

Which tests measure Oxalate Metabolism?

Oxalate Metabolism is measured in 1 test on BiomarkersLabs.com, including 62 Organic Acids Profile.

Biomarker Reference · Oxalate, glycolate, glycerate

What does the Oxalate Metabolism test measure?

Q: What is Oxalate Metabolism?

Oxalate is an end product of glyoxylate metabolism and ascorbate degradation, and is also absorbed from dietary sources (spinach, rhubarb, nuts, tea). Endogenous synthesis is normally limited by hepatic alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase; genetic deficiency of this enzyme causes primary hyperoxaluria. Elevated urinary oxalate can also reflect enteric hyperabsorption (in fat malabsorption or after bariatric surgery), high dietary intake, or vitamin B6 deficiency.

Q: Why is Oxalate Metabolism measured?

Urinary oxalate is measured to assess risk of calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis and to screen for primary or secondary hyperoxaluria. In functional practice it guides dietary oxalate restriction, correction of fat malabsorption, and repletion of pyridoxine and probiotics that degrade oxalate.

Q: Which tests measure Oxalate Metabolism?

Oxalate Metabolism is measured in 1 test on BiomarkersLabs.com, including 62 Organic Acids Profile.

Oxalate Metabolism (Oxalate, glycolate, glycerate) is a clinical biomarker used in comprehensive-panels assessment. Oxalate is an end product of glyoxylate metabolism and ascorbate degradation, and is also absorbed from dietary sources (spinach, rhubarb, nuts, tea). It is measured in 1 laboratory test on BiomarkersLabs.com.

Reference Range: Laboratory-specific ranges; oxalate typically <40–50 mmol/mol creatinine in healthy adults
Units: mmol/mol creatinine
Measured In: 1 test
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Functional medicine optimalFunctional practitioners often target oxalate <30 mmol/mol creatinine to minimise stone risk and systemic oxalate deposition; this is stricter than laboratory upper limits.

What is Oxalate Metabolism?

Oxalate is an end product of glyoxylate metabolism and ascorbate degradation, and is also absorbed from dietary sources (spinach, rhubarb, nuts, tea). Endogenous synthesis is normally limited by hepatic alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase; genetic deficiency of this enzyme causes primary hyperoxaluria. Elevated urinary oxalate can also reflect enteric hyperabsorption (in fat malabsorption or after bariatric surgery), high dietary intake, or vitamin B6 deficiency.

Why is Oxalate Metabolism measured?

Urinary oxalate is measured to assess risk of calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis and to screen for primary or secondary hyperoxaluria. In functional practice it guides dietary oxalate restriction, correction of fat malabsorption, and repletion of pyridoxine and probiotics that degrade oxalate.

Reference ranges

Standard reference: Laboratory-specific ranges; oxalate typically <40–50 mmol/mol creatinine in healthy adults
Functional medicine optimal: Functional practitioners often target oxalate <30 mmol/mol creatinine to minimise stone risk and systemic oxalate deposition; this is stricter than laboratory upper limits.
Units: mmol/mol creatinine

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

Tests that measure Oxalate Metabolism

1 test on BiomarkersLabs.com include this biomarker.

BML-CHP-008Comprehensive

62 Organic Acids Profile

Oxalate Metabolism reference range in this test: Laboratory-specific ranges; oxalate typically <40–50 mmol/mol creatinine in healthy adults

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