Description
It represents an indicator reflecting the potential ability of blood serum to bind an additional amount of iron. Normally, transferrin (an iron carrier protein) is only one-third saturated with iron; under various pathological conditions, the percentage of transferrin saturation with iron may change. The latent iron-binding capacity of serum indicates the potential capacity of transferrin for saturation (that is, how much more iron it can bind). LIBC = TIBC - ("minus") blood serum iron.
Period of execution
Within 2 days. The specified time does not include the day of biomaterial collection
Biomaterial type