Clinical characteristics of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (%disialotransferrin) measured by HPLC: Sensitivity, specificity, gender effects, and relationship with other alcohol biomarkers

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 436-441

  Bergström, Jonas P ^a   Helander, Anders ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 47049116623     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agn017     Document Type: Article

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