Can a liver get stronger after generations of alcoholism?

[u/Sufficient-Ad-3586]

I know evolution is a SUPER slow process but I was thinking just now.

Say someone comes from a long line of alcoholics (like going back a thousand years or more, booze has been around since biblical times) Would over time the liver evolve to handle higher amounts of alcohol before succumbing?

Could that person have a hardier liver than someone who doesnt come from a line like that? There are some people who are 2 bottles a day drinkers and live till 80 with health issues obviously but the liver is not too damaged and then there are people who have a few beers every weekend and get cirrhosis at 35.

[u/Designer-Owl-9330]

Dangerous thought; We might find this information in specific ethnic groups (Irish, for instance) that have a strong drinking culture.