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Levels of serum copper and ceruloplasmin in controls and AD patients
| AD patients (n = 25) | Controls (n = 25) | Significance (test t) | |
| Absolute serum copper (µmol/L) | 18 (6) | 13 (2.2) | p < 0.001 |
| Ceruloplasmin (mg/dL) | 28 (6.2) | 26 (4.3) | p = 0.37 |
| Copper bound to ceruloplasmin (µmol/L) | 13 (2.9) | 12 (0.4) | p = 0.37 |
| ‘Free’ copper (µmol/L) | 4.9 (5.6) | 0.7 (1.9) | p = 0.001 |
Data are presented as means (SD). Significant at the p = 0.05 level.
