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Total iron binding capacity (TIBC) is a blood test to see if you have too much or too little iron in the blood. Iron moves through the blood attached to a protein called transferrin. This test helps your doctor know how well that protein can carry iron in the blood.
Centrifugation is used to precipitate the magnesium carbonate, and the supernatant is. measured for iron content. Serum iron and TIBC assays can be used together with ferritin assays to aid in the diagnosis of iron. deficiency or overload. In cases of iron deficiency, decreased serum iron levels and increased TIBC may be. observed. Conversely, in cases of iron overload (which can be genetic as iodopathic hereditary.