Identification of elevated carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) serum level as transferrin (Tf)-D-variant by means of isoelectric focusing;Identifizierung eines mittels immunturbidimetrie nach anionenaustausch- chromatographie erhöhten carbohydrate-deficient-transferrin-(CDT)- serumspiegels als transferrin (Tf)-D-variante

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1049-1054

  Welker, M W ^a,b   Printz, H ^a   Hackler, R ^a   Rafat, M ^a   Helwig Rolig, A ^a   Schafer J R ^a   Simon, Babette ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT); Isoelectric focusing; Transferrin (Tf) D variant

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRIVER LICENCE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; SERUM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; TRANSFERRIN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 10344236537     PISSN: 00442771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-813272     Document Type: Article

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