[New biomarkers for assesing alcohol consumption]

Rachel Aakerøy; Ragnhild Bergene Skråstad; Arne Helland; Thor Hilberg; Trond Aamo; Roar Dyrkorn; Olav Spigset

doi:10.4045/tidsskr.16.0056

[New biomarkers for assesing alcohol consumption]

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2016 Oct 25;136(19):1643-1647. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0056. eCollection 2016 Oct.

[Article in Norwegian]

Authors

Rachel Aakerøy¹, Ragnhild Bergene Skråstad², Arne Helland², Thor Hilberg³, Trond Aamo¹, Roar Dyrkorn¹, Olav Spigset²

Affiliations

¹ Avdeling for klinisk farmakologi St. Olavs hospital.
² Avdeling for klinisk farmakologi St. Olavs hospital og Institutt for laboratoriemedisin, barne- og kvinnesykdommer Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet.
³ Fürst Medisinsk Laboratorium Oslo.

PMID: 27790892
DOI: 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0056

Abstract

Alcohol abuse has significant medical, social and socioeconomic consequences. Alcohol biomarkers may serve as a useful tool in identifying individuals with excessive alcohol consumption in medical as well as medico-legal contexts.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Alcohol Drinking / blood*
Alcoholism / diagnosis*
Biomarkers / analysis*
Glucuronates / urine
Glycerophospholipids / blood
Humans
Reference Standards
Sensitivity and Specificity
Transferrin / analogs & derivatives
Transferrin / analysis

Substances

Biomarkers
Glucuronates
Glycerophospholipids
Transferrin
carbohydrate-deficient transferrin
phosphatidylethanol
ethyl glucuronide