Ceruloplasmin
A ceruloplasmin test measures the amount of ceruloplasmin in a sample of your blood. Your liver makes ceruloplasmin by attaching copper to a protein. Your liver releases the ceruloplasmin into your bloodstream so it can carry copper to the parts of your body that need it.
A ceruloplasmin test is most often used with other tests to help diagnose Wilson disease. Wilson disease is a rare genetic disorder that prevents the body from removing extra copper.
Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Normal range
- Normal
- 25–43 mg/dL
- Female · ≤ 2 mo
- 7.4–23.7 mg/dL
- Female · 1 y – 7 y
- 21.7–43.3 mg/dL
- Female · 14 y – 17 y
- 20.8–43.2 mg/dL
- Female · 18 y+
- 20–51 mg/dL
- Female · 2 mo – 5 mo
- 13.5–32.9 mg/dL
- Female · 6 mo – 11 mo
- 13.7–38.9 mg/dL
- Female · 8 y – 13 y
- 20.5–40.2 mg/dL
- Male · ≤ 2 mo
- 7.4–23.7 mg/dL
- Male · 1 y – 7 y
- 21.7–43.3 mg/dL
- Male · 14 y – 17 y
- 17–34.8 mg/dL
- Male · 18 y+
- 19–31 mg/dL
- Male · 2 mo – 5 mo
- 13.5–32.9 mg/dL
- Male · 6 mo – 11 mo
- 13.7–38.9 mg/dL
- Male · 8 y – 13 y
- 20.5–40.2 mg/dL
Ranges from American Board of Internal Medicine (Laboratory Test Reference Ranges), Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Pediatric Test Catalog), Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Test Catalog).
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Details
- Sample
- Serum or plasma · LOINC
- Collection
- Serum gel tube · 1 mL · fasting · Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Test Catalog)
- Listed under
- Wilson Disease
- Code
- LOINC 2064-4 · mg/dL
- Also known as
- Copper oxidase, Cp, Ferroxidase, Caeruloplasmin