This review aims to provide an overview of ethanol metabolism and the diseases caused by alcohol consumption, with a focus on the liver, gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, and gallbladder.

This review aims to provide an overview of ethanol metabolism and the diseases caused by alcohol consumption, with a focus on the liver, gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, and gallbladder.

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Alcohol is broken down in the human body by two main enzymes, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). Mutations in these enzymes alter alcohol metabolism; for instance, low ALDH ...