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Diagnostic sensitivity of carbohydrate deficient transferrin in heavy drinkers

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT) is the most specific serum biomarker of heavy alcohol consumption, defined as ≥ 350–420 g alcohol/week. Despite introduction of a standardized reference measurement technique, widespread use of CDT remains limited due to low sensitivity. T...

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Autores principales: Fagan, Kevin J, Irvine, Katharine M, McWhinney, Brett C, Fletcher, Linda M, Horsfall, Leigh U, Johnson, Lambro, O’Rourke, Peter, Martin, Jennifer, Scott, Ian, Pretorius, Carel J, Ungerer, Jacobus PJ, Powell, Elizabeth E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4042141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-14-97