Comparison of Ethyl Glucuronide and Carbohydrate-Deficient Transferrin in Different Body Fluids for Post-mortem Identification of Alcohol Use.

AIMS: Alcohol abuse is a major risk factor for premature death. Confirming the role of alcohol consumption in cause-of-death investigations has, however, remained difficult, due to lack of reliable biomarkers. METHODS: We compared ethyl glucuronide (EtG) and carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT)...

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Publicado en:Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 55 - 60
Autores principales: Rainio, Juha, Ahola, Sanna, Kangastupa, Päivikki, Kultti, Johanna, Tuomi, Heidi, Karhunen, Pekka J., Helander, Anders, Niemelä, Onni
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Jan/Feb2014
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