Preferred Specimen(s): 1.0 mL Serum, EDTA/Heparin Plasma
Transport Container: Plastic screw cap vial
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated 1 week
Reject Criteria:
- Hemolysis,
- Hyperlipemia
Methodology: Nephelometery
Clinical Significance: Approximately 80% of the body’s copper is bound to Ceruloplasmin. Ceruloplasmin is an acute phase reactant. Concentrations are decreased in approximately 75% of patients with Wilson disease, an autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism.