A family whose experience with biliary atresia led to an effort to help others navigate the challenges of pediatric liver disease is among those being…
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LIVER DISEASE
NewsALF unveils network to connect living donors with strangers in need
The American Liver Foundation (ALF) is launching a first-of-its kind national database, called the ALF Living Donor Network, to connect people willing to…
LIVER DISEASE
NewsKnow your risks – and options – this National Liver Awareness Month
October is National Liver Awareness Month and Liver Cancer Awareness Month, and advocacy organizations across the U.S., including the American Liver Foundation (ALF), are…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsPFIC Awareness Day means… spotlighting the rare liver disease
Supporters are gearing up for the 7th Annual PFIC Awareness Day on Oct. 5, with advocates behind the yearly event focused on improving public awareness,…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsNewly ID’d LSR gene mutations are likely cause of PFIC in 3 children
Newly identified mutations in the LSR gene were the likely cause of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) in three unrelated children — two of whom…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsHormone-like therapy NF-1 shows promise in ICP mouse study
Nesfatin-1 (NF-1), a hormone-like molecule that may ease cellular stress, reduced injury to the placenta in a mouse model of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsLSR gene mutations may cause new type of rare liver disease PFIC
Mutations in the LSR gene, including one previously unreported, were the likely cause of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) in two young children in Turkey,…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsNew medications show promise for children with rare liver disease
While different types of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) vary in their genetic cause and clinical profile, new medications like Bylvay (odevixibat) and Livmarli…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsTargeting mitochondrial problems eases cholestasis in mouse model
Problems in mitochondria, the cell’s powerhouses, may contribute to liver damage associated with cholestasis and represent a potential therapeutic target, a study showed. Deteriorating…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsMaternal liver damage markers can predict twin pregnancy outcomes
High maternal levels of liver damage markers in the blood can predict poor fetal outcomes in twin pregnancies affected by intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy…
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