STUDY ON SERUM CERULOPLASMIN LEVELS IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS AND TYPES OF LEUKEMIA

Serum ceruloplasmin (CP) was determined by electroimmunodiffusion method in 89 normal persons and 92 leukemic patients. It was found that the serum CP of acute and chronic leukemia was very significantly higher than normal (P<0.01). There were no signifcant difference in elevation of serum CP between various types of leukemia. During remission oJ acute or chronic leukemia, the serum CP decreased significantly (P<0.05), but still higher than normal (P<0.01). In the case of long-term remission, serum CP decreased to normal level. During relapse of acute leukemia or acute blast crisis of chronic leukemia, serum CP raised again significantly (P<0.05). Infection enabled the leukemic patient to further increase serum CP (P<0.01). In acute leukemia, serum CP level correlated positively with the percentage of blast cells in bone marrow (P<0.05).