Alagille syndrome

Kidney and blood vessel problems are common in people with Alagille syndrome, and while these often cause few to no symptoms, they can be…

Nearly 1.5 years of treatment with Bylvay (odevixibat) effectively reduces itching and liver damage markers, and improves growth and sleep in people with…

Nearly all parents know that their little kids are walking germ factories. Having our boys in day care and elementary school creates all kinds of…

A diagnosis of Alagille syndrome can be challenging, particularly in areas that lack access to genetic testing and specialized imaging, a case report from…

Raising children means daily challenges. One day they’re the sweetest kids in the world; the next, you wonder how someone so small could bring forth…

Software tools may help predict whether certain hard-to-interpret mutations in the JAG1 gene affect splicing, a process that can direct how a protein is produced,…

Before my son Finley was born, I had minimal exposure to the rare disease world. I knew about the more publicized conditions and had participated…

I feel fortunate that our 3-year-old son, Finley, has been at the same day care since he was an infant. Our older son, Jackson, bounced…

Alterations to the immune system may underlie the mild liver scarring, or fibrosis, that characterizes Alagille syndrome despite severe liver disease, according to a…

I don’t exactly love any of the symptoms my son Finley experiences because of Alagille syndrome, but the dreaded itch wears on me…