Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics

Table 2 Results of venous blood gases with anion gap for enrolled patients

From: Screening for B cell, T cell and natural killer cell defects among children with methylmalonic and propionic acidemias

	Mean ± SD	Range
pH (7.35–7.45)	7.37 ± 0.11	7.1–7.53
BE (− 2 to + 2 mEq/l)	− 0.60 ± 2.26	− 8.5–3.9
HCO3 (35–45)	21.12 ± 2.61	15.8–26.7
Anion gap (3–11)	16.80 ± 2.27	13–21

BE base excess, HCO3 bicarbonate

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