beta-carotene in serum

Reference interval

• 10-85 ug/dL (0.2-1.6 umol/L)

Increases

• liver disease
• diabetes mellitus
• hypothyroidism
• high dietary intake
• pregnancy
• subacute thyroiditis
• hyperlipoproteinemias
  • hyperlipoproteinemia type 1
  • hyperlipoproteinemia type 2A
  • hyperlipoproteinemia type 2B
• myxedema
• chronic nephritis
• nephrotic syndrome

Decreases

• high fever
• rheumatoid arthritis
• liver disease
• AIDS
• Tangier disease
• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
• Whipple's disease
• enteritis
• pancreatitis
• pancreatic cancer
• cystic fibrosis
• malabsorption

Methods

• HPLC
• HPLC-tandem ass spectroscopy

More general terms

• carotene in serum

Additional terms

• beta-carotene