The epidemiology of decompensated alcoholic liver disease : a case control study

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a potentially fatal complication of heavy drinking, yet only a minority of heavy drinkers develop ALD. This variable susceptibility has been thought to be genetic in origin, but of the many candidate genes suggested, based on association studies, virtually none have...

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Main Author: Ali, Ala
Other Authors: Gleeson, Dermot
Published: University of Sheffield 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.701456