The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 5th, 2001
Gene, moderate drinking may prevent coronaries
By LINDA A. JOHNSON
Associated Press Writer
Monday, March 5, 2001
Scientists have identified a gene that may help explain why moderate drinking can ward off heart attacks.
The researchers found that a variant of the gene makes the body break down alcohol very slowly. That slow breakdown, in turn, appears to raise levels of heart-protecting "good cholesterol" in the blood.
Moderate drinkers with the gene variant were found to have a sharply lower risk of heart attack than those whose bodies process alcohol more quickly, according to researche...
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