M. Simultaneous measurement of cortisol in serum and saliva after different forms of cortisol

Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) refers to a group of minor isoforms of transferrin that, accord-ing to most authors, includes asialo-, monosialo-, and disialo-Fe2-trans-ferrin (1). CDT is a widely used marker of chronic alcohol abuse in Europe and, after its recent approval by the Food and Drug Administra-tion, a candidate to become a popu-lar diagnostic tool in the US (2). Arndt (1) recently concluded that “CDT is the most specific marker of chronic alcohol abuse to date”. Its specificity, however, is affected b