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Test ID: TNFN
Transferrin, Serum

Secondary ID A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011

8829

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Work-up of patients suspected of having congenital transferrin abnormalities

 

An alternate test to total iron-binding capacity (TIBC)

 

Measurements in pediatric patients because of the small serum specimen compared to the TIBC procedure

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Nephelometry

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

Transferrin, S

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

Transferrin (Iron Binding Protein)
Transferrin, Serum
TRF, Serum