title: [Importance of prolactinemia and IgA-transferrin ratio in chronic alcoholism and alcoholic hepatopathies].
abstract: Levels of prolactinaemia, IgA and transferrin and the ratio between the two latter were measured in 20 male chronic alcoholics and a second group of controls in order to verify the diagnostic importance of such measurements. In partial conflict with reports in the literature, it is concluded that prolactinaemia measurement is not particularly important. The evaluation of the IgA-transferrin ratio, on the other hand, is judged to be useful for the diagnosis of alcohol-induced hepatopathologies.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis*; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*; D014168:Transferrin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D014168:Transferrin; D011388:Prolactin
vernacular_title: Importanza della prolattinemia e del rapporto IgA-transferrina nell'etilismo cronico e nell'epatopatia etilica.