Monitoring population levels of alcohol consumption in pregnant women: a case for using biomarkers.
Subst Use Misuse
; 48(8): 569-73, 2013 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-23750658
ABSTRACT
A challenge to biochemically monitoring alcohol consumption in pregnancy is the prohibitive costs of collecting thousands of blood samples. This pilot study looks at the feasibility of using residual samples to monitor chronic and acute alcohol consumption in pregnancy. Residual anomalies screening samples (n = 150, 2006/7) were tested for carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT, chronic marker) and ethyl glucuronide (EtG, acute marker). Valid readings were obtained for CDT but not EtG. These results pave the way for a larger representative study, to provide, for the first time, a national biochemical baseline estimate of chronic alcohol consumption in the pregnant population.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas
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Transferrina
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Detección de Abuso de Sustancias
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Vigilancia de la Población
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Glucuronatos
Tipo de estudio:
Screening_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Subst Use Misuse
Asunto de la revista:
TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido