Method: GC-MS (Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry) measuring organic acid metabolites in urine (CLIA 17D0919496); not cleared or approved by the FDA. Results in mmol/mol creatinine. Not a stand-alone diagnosis; should be interpreted in clinical context.
2-Hydroxyisovaleric acid arises from leucine breakdown, with rises potentially indicating a thiamine (B1) need to power branched-chain amino acid processing.



