A comparative study between carbohydrate-deficient transferrin and gamma-glutamyltransferase for the diagnosis of excessive drinking in a liver unit

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1003-1008

  Nalpas, Bertrand ^a,b   Hispard, Eric ^c   Thépot, Véronique ^a   Pot, Stanislas ^a   Dally, Sylvain ^c   Berthelot, Pièrre ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

Author keywords

Alcoholic liver diseases; Desialylated transferrin; Gamma glutamyltransferase

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030733137     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80143-2     Document Type: Article

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