It's worse, from the article it sounds like we always knew he died of liver failure, they did an autopsy and also documented he was a hard drinker. The DNA just show he may have been predisposed to liver damage. And also may have had Hep B, which also causes liver damage.
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It's worse, from the article it sounds like we always knew he died of liver failure, they did an autopsy and also documented he was a hard drinker. The DNA just show he may have been predisposed to liver damage. And also may have had Hep B, which also causes liver damage.