{"id":"albumin-spep-percent","name":"Albumin, SPEP (percent of total protein)","shortName":"Albumin (SPEP %)","aliases":["Albumin, Percent","Albumin Electrophoresis Percent","Albumin SPEP Percent","Albumin ELP Percent","SPEP Albumin Percent","Albumin (% of Total Protein, by Electrophoresis)","Albumin Fraction Percent","Albumin Percent (Protein Electrophoresis)","SPE Albumin Percent","Albumin Pct"],"abbreviations":[],"loinc":[{"code":"13980-8","primary":true}],"specimen":"serum","units":[{"ucum":"%","display":"%"}],"referenceRanges":[{"population":"Adults","low":55.8,"high":66.1,"unit":"%","unitDisplay":"%","note":"This is the interval in the Sebia Capillarys Protein(E) 6 package insert (55.8-66.1%), as quoted in Table 4 of Bikila et al. 2022. It applies to capillary electrophoresis. A 2023 Spanish hospital paper quotes 53-69% as a typical normal pattern, and the studies in the Bikila table span roughly 50-70%, so labs differ. Bikila's own sex-specific intervals for healthy adults in Addis Ababa (capillary system) were 53.8-64.6% for men and 52.2-63.6% for women. Use the interval printed on your own report first.","sources":[{"title":"Establishment of Reference Intervals for Serum Protein Electrophoresis of Apparently Healthy Adults in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia","url":"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9419900/","publisher":"International Journal of General Medicine","year":2022},{"title":"Utility of the Serum Protein Electrophoresis in the Opportunistic Screening for the Deficiency of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin","url":"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10486943/","publisher":"Diagnostics (Basel)","year":2023}]}],"review":{"status":"ai-verified","label":"AI-verified against cited sources. Awaiting expert review","lastReviewed":"2026-10-03"},"summary":"The share of your serum protein that is albumin, measured by protein electrophoresis. Albumin is the largest of the protein groups.","url":"https://bloodtesttracker.com/markers/albumin-spep-percent","notice":"Information, not medical advice. Ranges differ between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against."}