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ArticleNature communications2023

Binge-pattern alcohol consumption and genetic risk as determinants of alcohol-related liver disease.

Chengyi Ding, Linda Ng Fat, Annie Britton, Pek Kei Im, Kuang Lin, Anya Topiwala, Liming Li, Zhengming Chen, Iona Y Millwood, Steven Bell and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Public health policies to prevent alcohol-related liver disease.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2025
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  15. Alcohol Consumption Behaviors and Liver Disease: Is There a Safer Drinking Practices?Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025
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  16. Gene-based therapies for steatotic liver disease.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Chengyi Ding *Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.
Linda Ng Fat *Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK.
Annie BrittonResearch Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK.
Pek Kei ImClinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2624-9766
Kuang LinClinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Anya TopiwalaBig Data Institute, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8408-0372
Liming LiDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
Zhengming ChenClinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6423-105X
Iona Y MillwoodClinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0807-0682
Steven BellPrecision Breast Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. scb81@medschl.cam.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-6774-3149
Gautam MehtaInstitute for Liver and Digestive Health, University College London, London, UK. gautam.mehta@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-5696-359X
University of Oxford · GBUniversity College London · GBOpen Data Institute · GBPeking University · CNRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_14135Medical Research Council MC_U137686851Medical Research Council MC_UU_00017/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_12026/2Medical Research Council MR/R024227/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) represents a major public health burden. Identification of high-risk individuals would allow efficient targeting of public health interventions. Here, we show significant interactions between pattern of drinking, genetic predisposition (polygenic risk score, PRS) and diabetes mellitus, and risk of incident ARLD, in 312,599 actively drinking adults in UK Biobank. Binge and heavy binge drinking significantly increase the risk of alcohol-related cirrhosis (ARC), with higher genetic predisposition further amplifying the risk. Further, we demonstrate a pronounced interaction between heavy binge drinking and high PRS, resulting in a relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI) of 6.07. Diabetes consistently elevates ARC risk across all drinking and PRS categories, and showed significant interaction with both binge patterns and genetic risk. Overall, we demonstrate synergistic effects of binge drinking, genetics, and diabetes on ARC, with potential to identify high-risk individuals for targeted interventions.

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Binge DrinkingDiabetes MellitusLiver DiseasesAdultAlcohol DrinkingEthanolGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansEthanol

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PMID38097541
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