[The biological marker CDT--its possible importance for insurance medicine].
Current biochemical markers of heavy alcohol intake are of limited diagnostic utility for detecting alcohol abuse in an early stage. A new indicator, the Carbohydrate-deficient Transferrin (CDT), was recently introduced for clinical use. Its characteristics and possible use for insurance medicine are presented.
Stadtmüller
K
K
Institut für Arbeits- und Sozialmedizin, Universität Ulm.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D014168:Transferrin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism
D015415:Biomarkers; D014168:Transferrin; C056759:carbohydrate-deficient transferrin
Der biologische Marker CDT--Seine mögliche versicherungsmedizinische Bedeutung.