Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * 21-45 years of age for alcohol drinkers * Occasionally consume alcohol * At least 1 drink per month for healthy volunteers * At least 1 drink in the last 3 months for Fanconi anemia patients * Meets one of the three criteria * Healthy volunteer - ALDH2\*1/1\* homozygotes-not of Eastern Asian decent; * Healthy volunteer - ALDH2\*1/2\* heterozygotes-of Eastern Asian decent and experience flushing when drinking * Individual's with Fanconi anemia (FA). * 18-45 years of age for non-drinkers * Never consume alcohol/not had alcohol in the last 6 months * Healthy volunteers. * Non-smoker (smoked \< 100 cigarettes in a lifetime) Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or nursing * Taking any medication or drug that might affect alcohol use and absorption or that might be affected by alcohol consumption * Healthy volunteers who have taken any antibiotics in the last 3 months * Currently consuming more than 21 drinks per week * Have any history of alcohol or drug related problems * Current or former tobacco/nicotine product(s) user * Any regular use of tobacco/nicotine products or marijuana in the last year (cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco) * "Trying" or limited use of any nicotine products or marijuana in the last 1 month * Active infection (influenza, cold, COVID, respiratory / sinus infection) - admission in the study will be delayed pending improved health * Non-FA volunteers who have an unstable medical condition or condition that could be affected by alcohol consumption (insulin-dependent diabetes, ulcers, heart issues) * Experience severe adverse events (nausea, blacking out) when consuming even low doses of alcohol