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[Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin as the marker of alcohol abuse]
János Fehér1, Gabriella Lengyel, György Szabó
1Altalános Orvostudományi Kar, II. Belgyógyászati Klinika, Budapest. feher@bel2.sote.hu
Abstract:
The quantity of usual alcohol consumption is a fact that can be determined from the anamnesis of patients. In many cases patients do not inform their doctors in detail, in some cases they want to keep it a secret. The diagnosis of alcohol abuse based on objective data is a necessary requirement in clinical, insurance, as well as in forensic medicine. Among the different biomarkers of chronic alcohol abuse, carbohydrate-deficient transferrin is recognized world wide as the most reliable indicator. The authors review the pathomechanism of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin in the human organism, the methods for its measurement and its role in the diagnostic procedures of alcohol induced clinical diseases, as well as its decisive role for life insurance and in forensic medicine.
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