Thymine optimal result:

0 – 0.56 mmol/mol creatinine.

Thymine is one of the four Pyrimidines/nucleobases in the nucleic acid of DNA that are represented by the letters G–C–A–T.

Uracil = 2,4-dioxy pyrimidine
Thymine = 2,4-dioxy-5-methyl pyrimidine
Cytosine = 2-oxy-4-amino pyrimidine
Orotic acid = 2,4-dioxy-6-carboxy pyrimidine

Cytosine is found in both DNA and RNA. Uracil is found only in RNA. Thymine is normally found in DNA. Sometimes tRNA will contain some thymine as well as uracil.

Thymine is also called 5-methyluracil or it may be represented by the capital letter “T” or by its three-letter abbreviation, Thy.

The molecule gets its name from its initial isolation from calf thymus glands by Albrecht Kossel and Albert Neumann in 1893. Thymine is found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, but it does not occur in RNA viruses.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF YOUR THYMINE RESULT IS TOO HIGH?

– Slightly elevated urinary thymine has no clinical significance.
– High values are associated with inflammatory diseases and cancer. 

Elevated pyrimidines and elevated thymine have been reported in dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency, a rare genetic disease, which has been associated with seizures and autism.

Disclaimer:

Test results may vary depending on your age, gender, health history, the method used for the test, and other things. Your test results may not mean you have a problem. Ask your healthcare provider what your test results mean for you. 

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