The skeletal muscle triglycerides content is also higher in Aldh2 KI and HE mice compared to WT mice (0.18 ± 0.01 vs, 0.15 ± 0.02 vs. 0.10 ± 0.01 mg/mg muscle tissue, P-for-trend = 0.0051) (Fig. 1h). Here, ALDH2 is linked to hereditary elliptocytosis.