{"id":48138,"date":"2024-09-05T09:36:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T09:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easly.nl\/biomarkers\/mcv1\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T19:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:18:59","slug":"mcv","status":"publish","type":"biomarkers","link":"https:\/\/www.easly.nl\/en\/biomarkers\/mcv\/","title":{"rendered":"MCV"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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MCV stands for mean corpuscular volume and says something about the average size of the red blood cell. Under certain conditions, the size of the red blood cell changes.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The normal value for mean red blood cell volume (MCV) is between 86.1 and 93.1 femtoliters (fL) for both men and women.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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A vitamin B12 deficiency, on the other hand, leads to an increased MCV and therefore to an enlarged red blood cell.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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For example, an iron deficiency can lead to a smaller MCV and therefore a smaller red blood cell.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Result<\/th>Unit<\/th>Value min-max<\/th>Age<\/th>Gender<\/th>Biomarker interpretation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Not normal<\/span><\/td>fl<\/td>0 - 82<\/td>18 - 100<\/td>Man & Woman<\/td>The MCV is outside the normal range and is too low. The interpretation depends on other blood values.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Take care<\/span><\/td>fl<\/td>82 - 86.1<\/td>18 - 100<\/td>Man & Woman<\/td>The MCV is still within the normal range, but is on the low side.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Normal<\/span><\/td>fl<\/td>86.1 - 93.1<\/td>18 - 100<\/td>Man & Woman<\/td>The MCV is good.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Take care<\/span><\/td>fl<\/td>93.1 - 98<\/td>18 - 100<\/td>Man & Woman<\/td>The MCV is still within the normal range, but is on the high side.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not normal<\/span><\/td>fl<\/td>98 - 150<\/td>18 - 100<\/td>Man & Woman<\/td>The MCV is outside the normal range and is too high. The interpretation depends on other blood values.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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