BH>ÿ@SUBJECT:Re: Alcoholic Liver Disease                                 N
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BH>All heard Kurt Ullman say, "Alcoholic Liver Disease," and then...
 KU> Q: I have a relative who is an alcoholic. Is there a hereditary li
 KU> and can  I be tested to see if I am at greater risk for alcoholism
 KU> A:. By studying the incidence of alcoholism in families,  doctors 
 KU> firmly  established a genetic link to the risk of having drinking
 KU> problems. However,  currently there is no way to tell if a specifi
 KU> person in a family  is at  risk.
BH>I believe environment has a significant effect, but you're
BH>correct as far as the common thought these days.  I know of one
BH>"alcoholic-laden" family whose adopted son became an alcoholic.
BH>He may have had the predisposition for alcoholism, but the
BH>environment he grew up in surely componded the likelyhood of
BH>acquiring that disease.
	For sure.  It is just thought that maybe if they can establish the 
genetic test and then warn people to stay away from the booze ENTIRELY or at 
least let them know they have to VERY careful, it might help.  Also the 
feeling is WAY down the line, when they get a better handle on the genetics, 
they might get a better handle on how the alcoholic handles booze different 
and might be able to get a drug that takes all the fun out of it(g).
 KU> (c) copyright 1996, Kurt Ullman
BH>BTW: The "(c)" doesn't mean anything legally.  You either use
BH>"copyright" or "COPR" (which you have).  You should also state
BH>"All rights reserved" if you want to be protected in countries
BH>like Mexico.
	I know that...the (c) just makes me feel better and I am too lazy to 
pull up the real "c"(g). Thanks for reminding me about all rights part. It 
was on the original that I did for the client, but when I nuked the header 
for this purpose, I forgot to put it back on...
BTW: I have about 30 of these short little things available. Do you think 
they would be interesting????
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