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The copper/caeruloplasmin ratio in routine clinical practice in different laboratories.
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Abstract
The diagnosis of copper deficiency and excess states is challenging. It was hoped that the non-caeruloplasmin-bound ("free") copper would reduce this difficulty; however, it has its own problems. The copper/caeruloplasmin ratio has been advocated as an alternative index of copper status, especially as it would not need gender-derived or age-derived reference intervals. However, there are no comparative data for different populations using different assays.