Non-ceruloplasmin-bound copper in routine clinical practice in different laboratories

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-53

  Twomey, Patrick J ^a   Viljoen, Adie ^b   Reynolds, Timothy M ^c   Wierzbicki, Anthony S ^d  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceruloplasmin; Copper; Inter laboratory; Screening; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; LABORATORY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WILSON DISEASE;

CERULOPLASMIN; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; COPPER; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 39749184010     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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