Research Article: Confounders of Serum Phosphatidylethanol: Role of Red Blood Cell Turnover and Cirrhosis
Introduction:
According to the WHO, alcohol consumption is a worldwide health problem both for the global years of life lost but also mortality. Chronic alcohol consumption is also the cause of alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), the most common liver disease worldwide accounting for more than half of all liver-related deaths. Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis is also a major risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma and the third leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. In addition, alcohol is also known to significantly…
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