Metabolite Profiling Reveals Predictive Biomarkers and the Absence of β-Methyl Amino-L-Alanine in Plasma from Individuals Diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Michael S. Bereman*^1-3, Kaylie I. Kirkwood², Tharani Sabaretnam⁴, Sarah Furlong⁴, Dominic B. Rowe⁴, Gilles J. Guillemin⁴, Allyson L. Mellinger², David C. Muddiman^2,3,5 

¹Department of Biological Sciences, ²Department of Chemistry, ³Center for Human Health and the Environment, ⁵Molecular Education, Technology and Research Innovation Center, North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 

⁴Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, 2109 Australia