Carbohydrate deficient transferrin and alcoholism
- 1 June 2012
- journal article
- Published by Asociatia Pentru Cresterea Vizibilitatii Cercetarii Stiintifice (ACVCS) in GERMS
- Vol. 2 (2), 75-78
- https://doi.org/10.11599/germs.2012.1015
Abstract
Alcohol abuse is an important public health problem, with major implications in patients with a pre-existing liver pathology of viral origin. Hepatitis C, for example, is one of the diseases in which alcohol consumption can lead to the transition from a fairly benign outline to a potentially life-threatening liver disease. Alcohol abuse is usually identified on the basis of clinical judgment, alcoholism related questionnaires, laboratory tests and, more recently, biomarkers. Also on this list of tests, carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT) is widely available and useful for determining recent alcohol consumption, particularly when corroborated with elevation of other liver-associated enzymes. Clinicians should be aware of the indications and limitations of this test in order to better evaluate alcohol consumption in their patients.Keywords
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