Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Advances in Liver Diseases

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You can get alcoholic liver disease from drinking lots of alcohol. It can even show up after a short period of heavy drinking. Genes that are passed down from your parents may also play a role in ALD. They can affect the chances that you become an alcoholic. And they can also have an impact on the way your body breaks down the alcohol you drink. Other things that may affect your chance of getting ALD are:- Hepatitis C (which can lead to inflammation in your liver) Too much iron in your body and Being obese. Gastroenterology conferences this infection of the liver is caused by the hepatitis C virus.