Sample type: Serum
Test name: Caeruloplasmin
Condition / Indication: Wilsons
Special precautions & notes: Please request a copper analysis as well. Caeruloplasmin is not routinely indicated in liver disease in patients over 50 years of age.
Reference range: Adult males: 0.21 - 0.4 g/L, Adult females: 0.23 - 0.6 g/L. See document below for Reference Ranges in Children (ages 0-18 years).
Container: Serum (Gold top)
Alternative container: Li heparin (green top)
Ideal volume (mL): 5 mL
Referred outside NBT for analysis? No
Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry
Section: Proteins
Turnaround time: 4 days