carotene in serum
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Indications
- assessment of carotenemia
Reference interval
- 75-300 ug/dL (1.4-5.6 umol/L)
- most carotene is beta-carotene
- alpha-carotene subfraction > 9 ug/dL is associated with diminished mortality
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References
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- ↑ Li C et al Serum-carotene concentrations and risk of death among U.S. adults: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Follow-Up Study. Arch Intern Med 2010 Nov 22 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21098341
- ↑ Carotene Total Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: http://www.aruplab.com/guides/ug/tests/0080055.jsp