Alkaline Phosphatase
Sample: Serum 0.5 mL
Status: Accredited
Schedule: Daily
Units: U/L
Range: (See table below)
Remarks: Alkaline Phosphatase values increase in bone growth, healing fracture, acromegaly, osteogenic sarcoma, liver or bone metastases, leukemia, myelofibrosis, and rarely myeloma. Alkaline phosphatase activity often is used as a cancer marker.
High levels of serum Vitamin D may cause elevations in Alkaline Phosphatase. In Paget disease the bone fraction of Alkaline Phosphatase in increased. Although a remarkable increase of Alkaline Phosphatase may occur during viral hepatitis, greater activities of AST and ALT are most common.
Serum ALP Liver
Male:
1-6 years: 0-145 U/L
7-11 years: 0-182 U/L
12-15 years: 0-226 U/L
16-19 years: 0-114 U/L
> 19 years: 0-94 U/L
Female:
1-9 years: 0-148 U/L
10-15 years: 0-162 U/L
> 16 years: 0-94 U/L
Bone ALP
Male:
1-6 years: 0-208 U/L
7-9 years: 0-264 U/L
10-15 years: 0-340 U/L
16-19 years: 0-165 U/L
> 19 years: 0-55 U/L
Female:
1-6 years: 0-189 U/L
7-9 years: 0-246 U/L
10-13 years: 0-340 U/L
14-15 years: 0-91 U/L
> 16 years: 0-55 U/L
