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Vma test

VMA test --> vanillylmandelic acid test

A test for catecholamine-secreting tumours (pheochromocytoma and neuroblastoma) performed on a 24-hr urine specimen; it is based on the fact that vanillylmandelic acid is the major urinary metabolite of norepinephrine and epinephrine.

Synonym: 3-methoxy-4-hydroxymandelic acid test, vMA test.


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VMA Test /Please help

I recently had that test and it was positive . Does anybody know what that is for and was this a blod or urine test . thanks

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by razzle51
Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:24 pm
 
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