title: [Biological markers of alcoholism].
abstract: Diagnosis of alcoholism is very important, given its high prevalence and possibility of influencing the disease course. For this reason, the so-called biological markers of alcoholism are useful. These are analytic parameters that alter in the presence of excessive alcohol consumption. The two most relevant markers are the gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase and carbohydrate deficient transferrin. With this clinical comment, we aim to contribute to the knowledge of these tests and promote its use in the clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Alcoholismo, Servicio de Medicina Interna II, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marcos Martín
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pastor Encinas
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Laso Guzmán
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D014168:Transferrin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D014168:Transferrin; C056759:carbohydrate-deficient transferrin; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase