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Detecting alcohol intake in patients with ALD

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 9, pages 432–434 (2012)Cite this article

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Various methods screen for alcohol consumption in patients with alcoholic liver disease. However, each test has its own limitations. The feasibility of the methanol test for identifying recent alcohol consumption in liver transplant candidates has been investigated. New studies are required to optimize the best strategy in these patients.

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  1. Division of Abdominal Transplant, Department of Surgery, Center for Transplant Care, University of North Carolina Hospitals, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, 27514, NC, USA

    Marci Loiselle

  2. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Departments of Medicine and Nutrition, 2209 McGavran-Greenberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7461, USA,

    Ramon Bataller

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Loiselle, M., Bataller, R. Detecting alcohol intake in patients with ALD. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 9, 432–434 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2012.137

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