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Scientists Find 'Hangover Gene'
Thu Jul 14, 7:01 PM ET
THURSDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Many hangover sufferers looking for someone or something to blame can now point the finger at their own genes, according to a new study.
Mutations in a specific gene inactivate a key enzyme and slow the elimination of acetaldehyde -- the first product of alcohol metabolism -- from the body, say Japanese researchers reporting in the July issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
