zinc and copper

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Blank,

I've been now taking 75 mg zinc plus 200 mcg molybdanum daily to lower my copper

levels, yet every time I have a mineral trace element test, my zinc levels are

low and copper levels high.

This 1987 article throws some light on the subject.

Andy

Cancer. 1987 Oct 15;60(8):1842-6.

Observations of serum trace elements in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Beguin Y, Brasseur F, Weber G, Bury J, Delbrouck JM, Roelandts I, Robaye G,

Fillet G.

Department of Hematology, University of Liege, Belgium.

Abstract

Serum trace elements (STE) were measured in 50 patients with chronic lymphocytic

leukemia (CLL) and 100 normal subjects. Copper was higher in patients than in

controls (1.50 +/- 0.06 versus 1.10 +/- 0.02 micrograms/ml, P less than 0.001),

increased steadily from Stage 0 to Stage 4 (P = 0.002), and correlated with the

lymphocyte count and serum lactate dehydrogenase (P less than 0.01) but not with

acute phase reactants. Zinc was lower in patients than in controls (0.94 +/-

0.03 versus 1.10 +/- 0.02 micrograms/ml, P less than 0.001). Zinc (NS), selenium

(P = 0.039), and calcium (P = 0.033), were decreased in Stages 3-4 as compared

to Stages 0-2. The copper-to-zinc ratio (CZR) increased continuously from Stage

0 to Stage 4 (P less than 0.001). Discriminant analysis between two groups,

Stage 0-2 and Stage 3-4, based on serum copper, zinc, calcium, and protein

levels, allowed for a correct classification of 94% of the patients. Moreover,

the clinical staging of the remaining 6% was modified retrospectively according

to the results of discriminant analysis. It was concluded that (1) serum copper

and CZR are useful indices of the extent of disease, (2) they are independent of

a nonspecific acute phase reaction, (3) STE determination could be helpful in

the staging of a limited number of CLL patients, and (4) zinc deficiency could

contribute to immune dysfunction in CLL.

PMID: 3652010 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Andy,

I have been taking 50 of zinc for a few years and check my levels if

I remember every year

Thanks for the article.