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How much drinking would it take to get cirrhosis and need a liver transplant?
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Depends...: Upon a number of factors including one's individual metabolism of the ethanol, how much binging is done, and whether other causes of liver disease are present such as chronic hepatitis c.
Answered 11/10/2012
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