The American Liver Foundation (ALF) has launched a toolkit — featuring a plush lion named Bili the Brave — to support children and families…
Biliary atresia
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsBlood marker may predict biliary atresia liver transplant need: Study
A non-invasive liver function score called the aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI) may help accurately predict whether adult biliary atresia (BA) patients…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsAmerican Liver Foundation gala to recognize biliary atresia family
The American Liver Foundation (ALF) is granting its Spirit of Giving Family Award to a U.S. family for its dedication to raising funds and…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsBlood test augurs liver survival after Kasai procedure in biliary atresia
A blood-based biomarker of body-wide inflammation called a low systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) before a standard Kasai surgical procedure can accurately predict post-surgery liver…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsTesting set for AX-0810 in biliary atresia, cholestatic liver diseases
AX-0810, an experimental therapy for biliary atresia and other cholestatic diseases, is expected to enter clinical testing by early next year, according to developer…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsStudy identifies predictor of serious liver complication in biliary atresia
Having persistently high blood levels of bilirubin, a marker of liver damage, a year after undergoing a corrective liver surgery called the Kasai procedure increases…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsGut bacterium B. longum linked to better biliary atresia outcomes
Levels of Bifidobacterium longum (B. longum), a well-known probiotic, in the gut are significantly reduced in children with biliary atresia, a study in Taiwan…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsBiliary atresia children show delays after living donor liver transplant
Children with biliary atresia show developmental problems, including language delays, following a living donor liver transplant (LDLT) in infancy and a second surgery to…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsNeurotensin may be new blood biomarker of biliary atresia
Levels of neurotensin, a small protein highly present in the gastrointestinal tract, are higher than normal in the blood and liver of biliary atresia…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsHolomedicine aids liver transplant for girl with biliary atresia
An imaging technique called holomedicine helped surgeons in Singapore make sure they removed a part of a liver from a living adult donor that was…
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