Ceruloplasmin

For a brief introduction and guide to abbreviations, see Laboratory Tests: General Remarks.

Analyte [material]

Ceruloplasmin [S/P]

Reference range, target level, or decision threshold

300-580 micromol/L (30-58 mg/dL)!!!

[micromol/L]/10 = [mg/dL]

Interpretation of results

↓ Wilson disease, Menkes disease, dietary copper deficiency, aceruloplasminemia

↑ Inflammation, pregnancy, malignancies, use of oral contraceptives (in women), hepatitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, rheumatoid arthritis, MI, various forms of anemia, many obscure neurologic disorders