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.