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|Constituent Tests
|Constituent Tests
|Ferritin
|Iron


Iron
Transferrin


Transferrin Saturation
% Saturation


Transferrin
Ferritin
 
C-Reactive Protein (CORE) Urgent
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|Synonyms  
|Synonyms  
|TIBC   
|TIBC (superseded by Iron Studies)  


Iron Saturation   
Iron Saturation   
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|Test Availabilty
|Availability
|Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours  
|Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours  
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|Stability – Add test
|Stability – Add test
|Ferritin - 5 days
|Full Iron Studies - 8 hours
Ferritin - 5 days
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! colspan="2" |
! colspan="2" |
== Specimen Requirements ==
== Specimen Requirements ==
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|Specimen Type
|Specimen
|Serum
|Plasma or Serum
Plasma
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|Preferred  
|Preferred  
|6 mL Plain <span style="background:#e30022"> Red-Top</span>
|LiHep <span style="background:#3cb371"> Green-Top </span> tube
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|Acceptable  
|Acceptable  
|4 mL LiHep <span style="background:#3cb371"> Green-Top </span>
|<span style="background:#e30022"> Red-Top</span> or Yellow-Top tube
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|Unacceptable
|Unacceptable
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== Aliquot Requirements ==
== Aliquot Requirements ==
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|Sample Type
|Sample  
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|Serum or Plasma
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|Preferred Volume
|Preferred Volume
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|0.5 mL
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| Minimum Volume
| Minimum Volume
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|'''''Ferritin'''''
|'''''Ferritin'''''
|'''''Reference Interval'''''
|'''''µ''g/L'''
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|0 – 15 years
|0 – 15 years
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|Test Method
|Test Method
|Roche Cobas 6000 analyser using Roche Reagent.   
|Iron and Transferrin:  Abbott Alinity c series analyser using Abbott reagents.
 
Iron:                Ferene colourimetric assay
 
Transferrin:  Immunoturbidimetric assay
 
 
Ferritin:
Abbott Alinity i series analyser using Abbott reagents.
 
Chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA)
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|Advanced Notice
|Advanced Notice
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== Comments ==
== Comments ==
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| colspan="2" |Includes Iron, Transferrin, Ferritin and % saturation
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Latest revision as of 11:42, 30 January 2026

Overview

Department Biochemistry
Test Code PIS
Constituent Tests Iron

Transferrin

% Saturation

Ferritin

Synonyms TIBC (superseded by Iron Studies)

Iron Saturation 

Availability Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours
Turnaround Time 2 – 6 hrs
Stability – Add test Full Iron Studies - 8 hours

Ferritin - 5 days

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Plasma or Serum
Preferred LiHep Green-Top tube
Acceptable Red-Top or Yellow-Top tube
Unacceptable Grossly haemolysed

Moderately haemolysed samples will only have Ferritin reported

Specimen Transportation
Paediatric Requirements 600 μL Li-Hep Microtainer

Aliquot Requirements

Sample Serum or Plasma
Preferred Volume 0.5 mL
Minimum Volume
Aliquot Transportation

Clinical Information

Reference Intervals
Iron   µmol/L
0 – 2 months             10 – 31
>2 months - 1 year       4 – 27
>1 - 3 years       5 – 23
>3 - 10 years         6 – 25
>10 - 18 years       8 – 32
>18 + Adult     10 – 30
Transferrin       g/L
0-2 months 1.3 – 2.3
> 2 months - 3 years     1.6 – 3.3
>3 years + Adult   2.0 – 3.5
% Saturation 16-45% (transferrin saturation)
Ferritin µg/L
0 – 15 years 15 – 150
Female
15 – 50 years> 20 – 200
> 50 years 20 – 350
Male
>15 – 30 years 20 – 350
> 30 years 20 – 500
Test Method Iron and Transferrin: Abbott Alinity c series analyser using Abbott reagents.

Iron: Ferene colourimetric assay

Transferrin: Immunoturbidimetric assay


Ferritin: Abbott Alinity i series analyser using Abbott reagents.

Chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA)

Advanced Notice Not required  
Patient Preparation Not required  

Comments

Owner Clair Crossley (Crossley1)
Last reviewed 30.01.2026
Next review 30.01.2027 (OK)
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