Editing Transferrin (section)

== Reference ranges ==
An example [[Reference ranges for blood tests#Other electrolytes and metabolites|reference range]] for transferrin is 204–360&nbsp;mg/dL.<ref name="southwest">{{cite web|url=http://pathcuric1.swmed.edu/PathDemo/nrrt.htm |title=Normal Reference Range Table |work=Interactive Case Study Companion to Pathological Basis of Disease |publisher=The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas |access-date=2008-10-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225185659/http://pathcuric1.swmed.edu/PathDemo/nrrt.htm |archive-date=2011-12-25 }}<br/>{{cite book | author = Kumar V, Hagler HK | title = Interactive Case Study Companion to Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease | edition = 6th Edition (CD-ROM for Windows & Macintosh, Individual) | publisher = W B Saunders Co | year = 1999 | isbn = 0-7216-8462-9 }}</ref> Laboratory test results should always be interpreted using the reference range provided by the laboratory that performed the test{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}.

[[File:Blood values sorted by mass and molar concentration.png|thumb|550px|left|[[Reference ranges for blood tests]], comparing blood content of transferrin and other iron-related compounds (shown in brown and orange) with other constituents]]

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A high transferrin level may indicate an [[iron deficiency anemia]]. Levels of [[serum iron]] and [[total iron binding capacity]] (TIBC) are used in conjunction with transferrin to specify any abnormality. See [[TIBC#Interpretation|interpretation of TIBC]]. Low transferrin likely indicates [[malnutrition]].