Update :
This lab will let a Dr order the test as long as :
1.the patient is DE-IDENTIFIED for the sample.
2. the patient name is not disclosed.
i.e. they do not find out the patient details.
This would be a special arrangement by your Dr.
Insurance will almost definitely not apply.
It seems the ZEISEL LAB in Uni of North Carolina has a TMAU urine test, but it's set up strictly for researchers.This lab will let a Dr order the test as long as :
1.the patient is DE-IDENTIFIED for the sample.
2. the patient name is not disclosed.
i.e. they do not find out the patient details.
This would be a special arrangement by your Dr.
Insurance will almost definitely not apply.
Test (urine) :
Trimethylamine and its oxide TMAO,
and CHOLINE.
(tbc ... not clear of choline is just the blood test)
Where :
ZEISEL LAB at CHAPELLHILL site, Uni of North Carolina
Cost : currently $208
Access to test :
It's set up strictly for reserarch purposes, requiring e.g. ...
A researcher with an IRB and Uni proof etc.
Unidentified samples.
Not a CLIA test.
So sadly for the community, the test is there but currently beyond reach.
TMAU 'Profile' test
Choline would be added to the TMAU test, as TMAUers are probably naturally deficient in choline before and then extremely deficient after testing.
So TMA, TMAO and CHOLINE would make a natural TMAU PROFILE TEST.
This test is like 3 times cheaper than the Denver TMAU CLIA test.
Hopefully someday we can find a way to access this test.
Other ideas for tests for a TMAU PROFILE :
Maybe a sonar of the liver to check for NAFLD fatty liver. This can be caused by choline deficiency.
The lab also test Folic acid status and a few other choline metabolites including methionine.
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