Children with biliary atresia who undergo standard Kasai surgery to restore bile flow tend to grow better and have…
Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
Testing for bilirubin, a liver damage marker, in urine is not reliable for screening or diagnosing cholestasis (slowed flow…
A baby girl with Alagille syndrome and related liver problems that were not responding to standard medication was also…
Lynavoy (linerixibat) is now approved in the U.S. as an oral treatment for cholestatic pruritus, or intense itch due to…
Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 3 (PFIC3) can cause abnormalities in copper metabolism that mimic another condition, Wilson’s disease,…
Volixibat, Mirum Pharmaceuticals’ experimental oral treatment, may help reduce circulating bile acids and ease itch in pregnant women with…
A committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended that Kayshild (semaglutide), marketed in the U.S. and Canada as…
International Alagille Syndrome Awareness Day is tomorrow, Jan. 24, and the advocacy organization Alagille Syndrome Alliance is calling on…
Liver transplant may help prevent bile duct cancer in people with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) who have advanced…
Livmarli (maralixibat) and Bylvay (odevixibat) not only offer significant relief from severe itching in children with Alagille…