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Biochemical markers of alcohol abuse.
Excessive alcohol consumption is a major health problem in the UK leading to both serious morbidity and mortality. This study compared newer potential biochemical markers of excessive alcohol consumption [carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT), mitochondrial AST (mAST) and alpha glutathione-s-transferase (alpha-GST)] with conventional markers (AST, ALT, GGT, MCV). Patients (n = 85) were enrol...
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A number of routine laboratory markers provide objective information about alcohol use and abuse. The usefulness of these markers is discussed. One such marker recently developed is serum carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT), which has a greater overall marker potential than other existing tests. The use of CDT in combination with some of the other markers is likely to enhance the detection...
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The merits and limitations of traditional and new markers for alcohol abuse (and abstinence) are critically examined for detection and monitoring of alcoholics, hazardous drinkers and binge drinkers. The traditional markers discussed include gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), aspartate and alanine aminotransaminases (AST, ALT) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV); new markers include mitochondrial A...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: QJM
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1460-2725,1460-2393
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/89.2.137