Schröck, Alexandra; Hernández Redondo, Ana; Martin Fabritius, Marie; König, Stefan; Weinmann, Wolfgang (2016). Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) in blood samples from "driving under the influence" cases as indicator for prolonged excessive alcohol consumption. International journal of legal medicine, 130(2), pp. 393-400. Springer 10.1007/s00414-015-1300-5
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Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is considered as specific biomarker of alcohol consumption. Due to accumulation after repeated drinking, PEth is suitable to monitor long-term drinking behavior. To examine the applicability of PEth in "driving under the influence of alcohol" cases, 142 blood samples with blood alcohol concentrations (BAC) ranging from 0.0-3.12 ‰ were analyzed for the presence of PEth homologues 16:0/18:1 (889 ± 878 ng/mL; range <LOQ to 5400 ng/mL) and 16:0/18:2 (355 ± 315 ng/mL; range <LOQ to 1440 ng/mL) by LC-MS/MS. With receiver operating characteristic analysis, PEth thresholds were evaluated to differentiate moderate and excessive alcohol consumption with acceptable sensitivity and specificity in accordance with the 1.6 ‰ BAC limit. With a threshold of 700 ng/mL for PEth 16:0/18:1, prolonged excessive alcohol consumption was detected in 65.9 % of drunk drivers with a BAC ≥ 1.6 ‰ and in 31.6 % of the samples with a BAC < 1.6 ‰. Similar results were obtained for PEth 16:0/18:2 with a threshold of 300 ng/mL. Both criteria, PEth 16:0/18:1 and PEth 16:0/18:2, were conform in the evaluation of drinking habits in 88.7 % of blood samples. These results show the possibility to detect prolonged excessive alcohol consumption, even if the BAC is below the legal threshold of 1.6 ‰ for driving aptitude assessment. As a consequence, concentrations of PEth 16:0/18:1 ≥ 700 ng/mL and of PEth 16:0/18:2 ≥ 300 ng/mL may be considered as indicators for the necessity of driving aptitude assessment in addition to BAC.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine > Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology |
Graduate School: |
Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Schröck, Alexandra, König, Stefan (A), Weinmann, Wolfgang |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0937-9827 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Antoinette Angehrn |
Date Deposited: |
30 Dec 2015 11:45 |
Last Modified: |
29 Mar 2023 23:34 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00414-015-1300-5 |
PubMed ID: |
26671597 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Alcohol biomarker; Driving under the influence (DUI); LC-MS/MS; Phosphatidylethanol |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.74381 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/74381 |
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