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Who gets alcoholic liver disease: nature or nurture?
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London - 1 Jan 2000
Day C P
Abstract excerpt
The factors determining why fewer than 10% of drinkers develop advanced alcoholic liver disease remain largely unknown. There is a weak relationship between disease risk and the dose and pattern of alcohol consumed. Obesity increases the risk of all stages of alcoholic liver disease, probably reflecting the role of steatosis in the pathogenesis of more advanced disease. Women develop disease at a lower intake...
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