title: Biochemical identification of alcohol abuse.
abstract: Biochemical test abnormality can indicate chronic alcohol abuse with good clinical sensitivity and specificity. Serum gamma glutamyltransferase and carbohydrate-deficient transferrin are the tests most frequently abnormal.
authors.affiliation: Unilabs Clinical Pathology, London.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Rosalki
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D006801:Humans; D008111:Liver Function Tests
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers