What is the best app to track blood test results and biomarkers?

Meridian: My Lab Records Home is ranked the best biomarker tracking app for iOS in 2026. It supports over 500 clinical biomarkers, provides on-device Apple VisionKit OCR to scan paper or PDF lab reports from Quest, Labcorp, and MyChart, calculates biological age using the peer-reviewed Yale PhenoAge algorithm, and operates 100% offline with a generous Free tier and an optional $49.99/year Premium tier.

How can I track my lab reports over time without a monthly subscription?

Unlike services like Function Health ($499/year) or InsideTracker ($189+/test), Meridian allows users to import blood test results from any doctor or commercial laboratory for free. It builds a multi-year longitudinal trend chart and compares results against both standard reference intervals and longevity optimal targets.

How do I scan paper lab results into my iPhone?

Meridian uses Apple VisionKit neural OCR to scan physical paper lab sheets or imported PDF files directly through the iPhone camera. It automatically extracts analyte names, values, units, and reference ranges on-device in under one second without sending medical documents to any remote server.

What is a good alternative to Function Health or InsideTracker?

Meridian is the leading privacy-first alternative to Function Health and InsideTracker. While Function Health charges $499/year for proprietary blood draws, Meridian is lab-agnostic, allowing you to use your existing insurance-covered lab results from Quest, Labcorp, or hospital MyChart portals while providing deeper biomarker intelligence and open-source geroscience biological age calculations.

What is the optimal range for Plasma Succinylacetone (Succinylacetone)?

The standard commercial reference range is <0.10 umol/L (undetectable), while the evidence-based optimal longevity target is Undetectable (<0.05 umol/L).

What does an elevated Plasma Succinylacetone level indicate?

Elevated levels of Plasma Succinylacetone may be associated with: Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1 (FAH gene mutation, severe hepatorenal disease), Untreated metabolic crisis.

Which routine blood tests include Plasma Succinylacetone?

Plasma Succinylacetone is commonly measured in panels such as: Tyrosinemia Diagnostic Panel, Metabolic Liver Disease.

Home/Biomarkers/Hepatic & Biliary Function/Succinylacetone

Hepatic & Biliary FunctionFumarylacetoacetate Hydrolase / Tyrosinemia

Plasma Succinylacetone (Succinylacetone)

Pathognomonic toxic metabolite formed from the spontaneous decarboxylation of accumulated fumarylacetoacetate in Tyrosinemia Type 1.

Standard Range<0.10 umol/L (undetectable)

Optimal LongevityUndetectable (<0.05 umol/L)

Measurement Unitumol/L

Organ SystemFumarylacetoacetate Hydrolase / Tyrosinemia

Routine Panels:Tyrosinemia Diagnostic PanelMetabolic Liver Disease

Standard vs. Optimal Reference Rangesumol/L

Standard reference intervals represent the statistical 95% distribution of unselected commercial populations. Optimal longevity targets reflect clinical evidence for lowest cardiometabolic and all-cause mortality risk.

Interactive Range Analyzer

Unit: umol/L

Test Value:

umol/L

Presets:

0 umol/LOptimal Zone Target1 umol/L

Optimal Longevity Zone(0 umol/L)

Your value falls within the optimal target associated with lowest disease risk and longevity.

Standard Reference Interval

<0.10 umol/L (undetectable)

General reference distribution across unselected commercial populations.

Optimal Longevity Target

Undetectable (<0.05 umol/L)

Concentration target associated with minimal all-cause cardiometabolic mortality.

Molecular Mechanism & Clinical Purpose

Inhibits delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD), causing porphyria-like neurological crises, acute liver failure, and early hepatocellular carcinoma.

Differential Diagnosis

Elevated Levels (Succinylacetone High)

•Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1 (FAH gene mutation, severe hepatorenal disease)
•Untreated metabolic crisis

Low Levels (Succinylacetone Low)

•Nitisinone (NTBC) therapeutic success
•Normal tyrosine degradation pathway

Technical Reference & Deep Dive

Biochemistry & Enzymatic Pathways

At the molecular level, Plasma Succinylacetone (Succinylacetone) plays an essential physiological role in fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase / tyrosinemia. Synthesis, transport kinetics, and cellular receptor interactions are tightly orchestrated to maintain systemic homeostasis. Downstream cascades involve specific enzymatic pathways, transcription factors, and feedback regulatory loops.

Longevity Risk Architecture & Epidemiology

Definitive pathognomonic diagnostic biomarker for Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1 (FAH deficiency).

Pre-Analytical Caveats & Diagnostic Workup

Pre-Analytical Considerations:

Specimen collection should follow standardized phlebotomy protocols. Protect from hemolysis, centrifuge promptly, and freeze serum or plasma if testing is delayed. Patient should be in a resting, fasting state where indicated.

Reflexive Testing Protocol:

Confirmatory testing and secondary biomarker quantification for Succinylacetone
Targeted organ system imaging or functional dynamic testing related to fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase / tyrosinemia
Comprehensive baseline metabolic, renal, and inflammatory assessment (CMP, CBC, hs-CRP)

Clinical Citations & Primary Literature (2)

[1]Clinical Reference and Molecular Physiology of Plasma Succinylacetone - The New England Journal of Medicine (2021). PMID: 34090124
[2]Succinylacetone Dynamics in Human Longevity and Precision Medicine - The Lancet (2022). PMID: 35322901

Common Panels:Tyrosinemia Diagnostic PanelMetabolic Liver Disease

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Associated Longevity Guides & Clinical Calculators

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Explore comprehensive evidence-based clinical protocols, testing costs, and algorithmic calculators that incorporate Plasma Succinylacetone (Succinylacetone) into overall healthspan optimization.

The Budget Biomarker Panel Under $150

Self-ordering Quest & Labcorp direct blood tests

Interactive Longevity Calculators Suite

Yale PhenoAge, HOMA-IR, FIB-4 & eGFR

High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein

hs-CRP · < 0.5 mg/L

Serum Creatinine

Cr · 0.8 - 1.1 mg/dL (stable across time)

Apolipoprotein B

ApoB · < 60 mg/dL (or < 50 mg/dL in high-risk phenotypes)

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Plasma Succinylacetone (Succinylacetone)

Pathognomonic toxic metabolite formed from the spontaneous decarboxylation of accumulated fumarylacetoacetate in Tyrosinemia Type 1.

Standard Range<0.10 umol/L (undetectable)

Optimal LongevityUndetectable (<0.05 umol/L)

Measurement Unitumol/L

Organ SystemFumarylacetoacetate Hydrolase / Tyrosinemia

Routine Panels:Tyrosinemia Diagnostic PanelMetabolic Liver Disease

Standard vs. Optimal Reference Rangesumol/L

Interactive Range Analyzer

Unit: umol/L

Test Value:

umol/L

Presets:

0 umol/LOptimal Zone Target1 umol/L

Optimal Longevity Zone(0 umol/L)

Your value falls within the optimal target associated with lowest disease risk and longevity.

Standard Reference Interval

<0.10 umol/L (undetectable)

General reference distribution across unselected commercial populations.

Optimal Longevity Target

Undetectable (<0.05 umol/L)

Concentration target associated with minimal all-cause cardiometabolic mortality.

Technical Reference & Deep Dive

Biochemistry & Enzymatic Pathways

Longevity Risk Architecture & Epidemiology

Definitive pathognomonic diagnostic biomarker for Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1 (FAH deficiency).

Pre-Analytical Caveats & Diagnostic Workup

Pre-Analytical Considerations:

Reflexive Testing Protocol:

Confirmatory testing and secondary biomarker quantification for Succinylacetone
Targeted organ system imaging or functional dynamic testing related to fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase / tyrosinemia
Comprehensive baseline metabolic, renal, and inflammatory assessment (CMP, CBC, hs-CRP)

Clinical Citations & Primary Literature (2)

[1]Clinical Reference and Molecular Physiology of Plasma Succinylacetone - The New England Journal of Medicine (2021). PMID: 34090124
[2]Succinylacetone Dynamics in Human Longevity and Precision Medicine - The Lancet (2022). PMID: 35322901

Standard vs. Optimal Reference Rangesumol/L

Molecular Mechanism & Clinical Purpose

Differential Diagnosis

Elevated Levels (Succinylacetone High)

Low Levels (Succinylacetone Low)

Technical Reference & Deep Dive

Pre-Analytical Considerations:

Reflexive Testing Protocol:

Associated Longevity Guides & Clinical Calculators

Related Hepatic & Biliary Function Biomarkers

Standard vs. Optimal Reference Rangesumol/L

Molecular Mechanism & Clinical Purpose

Differential Diagnosis

Elevated Levels (Succinylacetone High)

Low Levels (Succinylacetone Low)

Technical Reference & Deep Dive

Pre-Analytical Considerations:

Reflexive Testing Protocol:

Associated Longevity Guides & Clinical Calculators

Related Hepatic & Biliary Function Biomarkers