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Atypical serum transferrin isoform distribution in liver cirrhosis studied by HPLC, capillary electrophoresis and transferrin genotyping.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Aug 2008
Arndt Torsten, van der Meijden Brenda B, Wielders Jos P M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An incomplete separation of disialotransferrin (CDT) and trisialotransferrin (a non-CDT isoform) may cause false-positive CDT results in alcohol abuse testing. We describe a currently unknown disialotransferrin-trisialotransferrin-bridging phenomenon (di-tri-bridge) appearing with high prevalence in serum from liver cirrhosis patients. METHODS: Twenty one consecutive serum samples with a di-tri-bridge...
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