MEBO Research have registered a study on the USA clinical trial website.
Purpose (quote) : "The purpose of this study is to identify metabolic signatures associated with malodor conditions. The investigators will perform state-of-the art metabolomics tests and bioinformatic data mining to explore if conditions leading to malodor can be screened by metabolomic profiling of urine samples."
Link : MEBO urine metabolite malodor study
A main aim of mine has been to get a study where urine samples are analyzed for metabolites that may cause metabolic malodor. I helped in setting up this study which has been maybe 3 years in the making.
I did not have a final say on the final plan, so I view it as someone looking at the info on the clinicaltrial.gov site. My own intention was a urine testing program for metabolites (probably volatiles) in urine that may be the cause of a person's metabolic/systemic malodor. Much the same way as the 'trimethylamine' diagnosis came about, except testing for many volatiles rather than just trimethylamine. For instance, dimethylsulfide. From reading the info it seems this will be covered. My current thought is that it may also include those with 'surface' malodors, which wasn't something I had in mind. I may be misreading.
Anyhow it is a very much needed study. I am hoping it will show that people with 'FMO3 issues' will have high levels of many sulfides and amines that may cause malodor, not just TMA. The Canadian lab is probably the finest of metabolomic lab testing.
Expected completion date of study : 10 months for part 1 ? 1 year for part 2 ?
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I am excited to see this! Although my Tma came back very slightly elevated I assume there is something(s) else causing my malodor.
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