Table 6 Initial and follow-up serum copper and zinc and 24-h urine zinc levels in Cases 3, 8, 9, and 12, along with initial and follow-up serum copper and zinc levels reported by Prodan et al.3
Subject | Time | Serum copper, 0.75–1.45 μg/mL, 0.75–1.55 μg/mL* | Serum zinc, 0.66–1.10 μg/mL, 0.70–1.50 μg/mL* | 24-h urine zinc, 300–600 μg/specimen |
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Normal values indicated in column headings. | ||||
* The reference range provided by Prodan et al.3 is slightly different from the reference range used in the authors’ laboratory. | ||||
Case 3 | Initial | 0.00 | 1.09 | 2,875 |
6 wk | 0.28 | 1.11 | 2,238 | |
Case 8 | Initial | 0.05 | 1.46 | 3,500 |
18 wk | 0.91 | 2.08 | 2,265 | |
Case 9 | Initial | 0.11 | 1.47 | 2,060 |
16 wk | 0.34 | 1.59 | 2,549 | |
Case 12 | Initial | 0.31 | 0.99 | 1,355 |
6 wk | 0.59 | 1.10 | 2,237 | |
Ref. 3, Case 1 | Initial | 0.05 | 1.74 | NA |
8 wk | 1.06 | 3.33 | NA | |
Ref. 3, Case 2 | Initial | 0.00 | 1.92 | NA |
8 wk | 0.76 | 2.23 | NA |