Phosphatidylethanol is a promising tool for screening alcohol consumption during pregnancy
We suggest adding PEth 16:0/18:1 to a routine prenatal blood screening program with a cut-off of 2 ng/mL-and in positive cases, clinical evaluation and retesting in 2-4 weeks. In clinical settings, information on gestational week and alcohol consumption before pregnancy is relevant and needs to be considered when interpreting low PEth concentrations.
Authors
- Teemu Gunnar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4304-8031)
- Margareeta Häkkinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6637-9103)
- Kati Sulin
- Anne Arponen
- Antti Jylhä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9910-1017)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Finnish Red Cross (FI)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15418
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.55