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Alcohol and Alcoholism 2009 44(6):634; doi:10.1093/alcalc/agp074
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© The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press [on behalf of the Medical Council on Alcohol]. All rights reserved

Letter to the Editor

Biomarkers for Detecting Thiamine Deficiency—Improving Confidence and Taking a Comprehensive History Are Also Important

Vyasa Immadisetty, Thomas Cant, Praveen Thyarappa, Anne Lingford-Hughes and Jenni Vernon*

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Blackberry Centre, Blackberry Hill Hospital, Manor Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 2EW, UK

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We enjoyed reading the recent paper by Mancinelli and Ceccanti (2009Go), which provided a thorough and enlightening review of biomarkers that may be employed in the detection of thiamine deficiency. Mancinelli and Ceccanti suggest that biomarkers could have a role in establishing individuals’ dependence on alcohol and therefore risk of developing Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) in addition to traditional . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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