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by d136o 1675 days ago
I am equally curious. Fatty liver can be a consequence to high alcohol consumption, but people can also have NAFLD. My guess (IANADr) is that alcohol leads to excessive build up of fat in their bodies.

NAFLD is also highly correlated with diabetes, so I wonder if there could be something to learn from studying this or related genes.