Sleep disorders affect about half of adults with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), and are associated with more severe disease…
Articles by Andrea Lobo, PhD
Women diagnosed with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) before 24 weeks of gestation, or about six months, are significantly…
Researchers in Italy have identified 10 new mutations in the NOTCH2 gene, which has been linked to Alagille syndrome,…
Seven new ABCB11 gene mutations were identified as the likely cause of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC2), according to…
A six-month-old baby with Alagille syndrome showed atypical biliary tract abnormalities, including a narrower main bile duct and a…
Measuring blood levels of bile acids, a component of bile, and the gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) enzyme may aid newborn…
The use of dupilumab, an approved anti-inflammatory antibody-based treatment, worked to ease itching, known medically as pruritus, in a young…
Blood levels of certain fatty molecules, called short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), in pregnant women may help diagnose intrahepatic cholestasis…
Levels of Bifidobacterium longum (B. longum), a well-known probiotic, in the gut are significantly reduced in children with biliary…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted rare pediatric disease designation to IN016, Innorna’s experimental therapy that…