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FERRITIN
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Test Overview
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
Iron deficiency anemia
Male: 18 - 320 ng/mL; Female: 6 - 155 ng/mL; Post-menopause: 10 - 265 ng/mL.
* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.
Specimen Requirements
Collect specimen in a red top or SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic vial and refrigerate up to 48 hours or freeze for longer storage. Grossly hemolyzed samples are not acceptable for analysis.