Most infants with the rare liver disease biliary atresia (BA) show signs of a previous rotavirus infection, suggesting the common childhood virus may play…
Biliary atresia
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
NewsFirst reported case links Alagille syndrome with biliary atresia
A baby girl with Alagille syndrome and related liver problems that were not responding to standard medication was also diagnosed with a rare liver…
A global clinical trial testing Mirum Pharmaceuticals’ oral therapy maralixibat in people with itching, or pruritus, due to rare cholestatic conditions has finished…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsAI model based on imaging, blood tests may help diagnose biliary atresia
A new artificial intelligence (AI)-based model that combines information from imaging scans and blood levels of a protein called matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) may aid in…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsNew animated video aims to support children living with biliary atresia
The American Liver Foundation (ALF) has brought its “Bili the Brave” children’s book to life with a new animated video that aims to support…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsRare biliary atresia variant linked to better clinical outcomes: China study
Infants with cystic biliary atresia (CBA) tend to undergo standard Kasai surgery earlier than those with other forms of biliary atresia, and generally have…
LIVER DISEASE
NewsEarly detection highlighted in this year’s Rare Liver Diseases Month
February is Rare Liver Diseases Month, and this year, the Global Liver Institute (GLI) is highlighting the importance of early diagnosis for better health…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsLiver complication linked to transplant need in biliary atresia: Study
Half of biliary atresia patients who have undergone standard Kasai surgery develop a serious liver complication called portal hypertension (PH), and this is linked…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsBiliary atresia treatment AX-0810 faring well in early testing
AX-0810, an experimental treatment for biliary atresia and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), has so far been well tolerated in early clinical testing. Initial…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsHeart complications common in children with PFIC, study finds
About half of children with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) were found to have cirrhotic cardiomyopathy (CCM), a form of heart disease, in a…
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