Factor
I assay - 2
Normal range:
150 – 400 mg/dL
Types of fibrinogen disorders:
Dysfibrinogenemia:
Afibrinogenemia:
No fibrinogen present
Decreased levels of
fibrinogen <150 mg/dL
Hypofibrinogenemia:
Normal fibrinogen
levels but it can’t be split to fibrin by thrombin
Functional assay =
measures fibrin formation
Quantitative assay =
measures amount of fibrinogen
