chapter 1 Functional Polymorphism of Alcohol and Aldehyde Dehydrogenases: Alcohol Metabolism, Alcoholism, and Alcohol- Induced Organ Damage / chapter 2 Genes for Alcohol Metabolism and Alcohol Sensitivity: Their Role in the Genetics of Alcohol Dependence / chapter 3 Pharmacogenetic Relevance of Aldehyde Dehydrogenases / chapter 4 Alcohol Metabolism by Gut Flora: Metabolic, Pathogenetic, and Clinical Implications / chapter 5 Distribution of Alcohol Dehydrogenase in Human Organs: Relevance for Alcohol Metabolism and Pathology Julia Vaglenova / chapter 6 Genetics and Alcoholism: The COGA Project / chapter 7 The Genetic Epidemiology of Alcoholism: Sex Differences and Future Directions / chapter 8 The Dopamine D2 Receptor Gene and Alcoholism: Association / chapter 9 Biological Markers of Alcohol Use and Abuse in Theory and Practice / chapter 10 Neurobiology of Alcoholism: Recent Findings and Possible Implications for Treatment / chapter 11 Neurodegeneration and Neuroadaptation in Alcoholism / chapter 12 Pathogenic Mechanisms in Alcoholic Myopathy / chapter 13 The Alcoholic Patient in the Perioperative Period / chapter 14 Alcohol and the Energy Balance: Is Alcohol a Risk Factor for Obesity? / chapter 15 Recent Advances in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Alcohol Use in Pregnancy / chapter 16 Quality of Life in Alcohol-Misusing Subjects / chapter 17 Hepatic, Metabolic, and Nutritional Disorders of Alcoholism: From Pathogenesis to Therapy / chapter 18 Gut-Derived Bacterial Toxins (Endotoxin) and Alcoholic Liver Disease / chapter 19 Acetaldehyde and Liver Disease / chapter 20 The Role of Kupffer Cells in Alcoholic Liver Disease / chapter 21 Retinoids and Alcoholic Liver Disease / chapter 22 Treatment of Alcoholic Liver Disease / chapter 23 Alcohol and Cancer: The Role of Acetaldehyde / chapter 24 Alcohol and Gastrointestinal Cell Regeneration / chapter 25 Alcohol and Cancer of the Aerodigestive Tract / chapter 26 Alcohol and Cardiovascular Diseases / chapter 27 Beverage Alcohol Consumption as a Negative Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease: Biochemical Mechanisms / chapter 28 Regulation of the Quantity and Quality of High-Density Lipoproteins by Alcohol: A Review / chapter 29 Alcohol, Lipoproteins, and the French Paradox