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    Ceruloplasmin (or caeruloplasmin) is a ferroxidase enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CP gene. Ceruloplasmin is the major copper-carrying protein...
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    accumulates in the liver tissue; ceruloplasmin is still secreted, but in a form that lacks copper (termed apo-ceruloplasmin) and is rapidly degraded in the...
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  • recessive disorder in which the liver can not synthesize the protein ceruloplasmin properly, which is needed to transport copper around the blood. Copper...
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  • Serum NT levels are higher during 2nd and 3rd trimesters in pregnancy. Ceruloplasmin is an acute phase protein synthesized in the liver. It is the carrier...
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    C-reactive protein, mannose-binding protein, complement factors, ferritin, ceruloplasmin, serum amyloid A and haptoglobin. Others give negative feedback on the...
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    which is complex IV in the mitochondrial electron transport chain, ceruloplasmin, Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase, and in amine oxidases. These enzyme catalyze...
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    hue to one's skin include biliverdin, the green pigment in bile, and ceruloplasmin, a protein that carries copper ions in chelation. The green huntsman...
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    albumin, ceruloplasmin, and other proteins. The majority of blood copper (or serum copper) is bound to ceruloplasmin. The proportion of ceruloplasmin-bound...
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    tissues remains to be established. Hephaestin presents homology with ceruloplasmin, a serum dehydrogenase protein involved in copper detoxification and...
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    1-lipoprotein Protein HC Haptoglobin Alpha-2u globulin α2-macroglobulin Ceruloplasmin Thyroxine-binding globulin Alpha 2-antiplasmin Protein C Alpha 2-lipoprotein...
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    ion delivery testicular ceruloplasmin, a ceruloplasmin-like protein which is immunologically similar to serum ceruloplasmin. The occluding junctions...
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    ferroportin. It transports ferrous iron out of the cell, generally aided by ceruloplasmin and/or hephaestin (mostly in enterocytes), which oxidize iron to its...
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    region is mostly haptoglobin, α2-macroglobulin, α2-antiplasmin, and ceruloplasmin. The β band consists of transferrin, low-density lipoproteins, and complement...
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  • Gamma globulins Beta-2 microglobulin Haptoglobin Human Serum Albumin Ceruloplasmin Complement component 3 Complement component 4 C-reactive protein (CRP)...
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    varying shades of orange, green, or brown. The green color can be due to ceruloplasmin or sulfhemoglobin. The latter may form due to medicines that are able...
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    and dysphagia. The combination of neurological symptoms, a low blood ceruloplasmin level and KF rings is diagnostic of Wilson's disease. Other causes of...
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  • Human genes encoding proteins with ferroxidase activity include: CP – Ceruloplasmin FTH1 – Ferritin heavy chain FTMT – Ferritin, mitochondrial HEPH - Hephaestin...
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    second phase, which involves the protein ceruloplasmin, carrying the majority of copper in blood. Ceruloplasmin also carries the copper that is excreted...
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  • ((Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein or AGP)), haptoglobin (Hp), transferrin (Tf), ceruloplasmin (Cp), fibrinogen (Fg), and hemopexin (Hpx). Since those are Acute-phase...
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    Menkes syndrome can be diagnosed by blood tests of the copper and ceruloplasmin levels, skin biopsy, and optical microscopic examination of the hair...
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    including cellular respiration (cytochrome c oxidase), antioxidant defense (ceruloplasmin, superoxide dismutase (SOD), detoxification (metallothioneins), blood...
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  • brain disorder Certified Prosthetist, an American medical qualification Ceruloplasmin, an enzyme encoded by the CP gene Congenital prosopagnosia, a type of...
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    Factors 3 and 4). It is the main site for the synthesis of lipoproteins, ceruloplasmin, transferrin, complement, and glycoproteins. Hepatocytes manufacture...
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    domains are homologous to the A domains of the copper-binding protein ceruloplasmin. The C domains belong to the phospholipid-binding discoidin domain family...
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    anti-HCV Autoimmune markers: ANA, ASMA, LKMA, immunoglobulin levels Ceruloplasmin level (when Wilson's disease suspected) Pregnancy test (females) Ammonia...
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  • related binding proteins, like ferritin and transferrin for iron, and ceruloplasmin for copper. Note: Although 'mEq' for mass and 'mEq/L' are sometimes...
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  • If a family history of liver disease is present, serum copper and ceruloplasmin levels can rule out Wilson's disease. Individuals with obsessive–compulsive...
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    Lubricant and protective agent Mucins Transport molecule Transferrin, ceruloplasmin Immunologic molecule Immunoglobulins, histocompatibility antigens Hormone...
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  • lectin identified. The researchers transferred radioactively-labeled ceruloplasmin that had undergone a reaction via the enzyme neuraminidase to remove...
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    tics. If there is a family history of liver disease, serum copper and ceruloplasmin levels can rule out Wilson's disease. The typical age of onset of TS...
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