Cholestasis

Low levels of vitamin D by-products, or metabolites, in the blood are indicative of more severe liver damage in cholestasis, according to a small…

Genetic testing can help doctors find the cause of neonatal cholestasis more quickly, so children can receive more targeted treatment sooner, according to a…

Bylvay (odevixibat) eased pruritus — itching — during episodes of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) type 1 caused by mutations in both copies of…

Severe intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) significantly raises the risks of adverse outcomes in twin pregnancies, according to a single-center, retrospective study conducted in…

Combined treatment with phenobarbital and ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is superior to phenobarbital alone at treating cholestasis symptoms, and does so at a faster rate,…

Nearly one in three patients diagnosed with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) during a first pregnancy will develop the condition again in a subsequent…

Researchers have developed a database of all ABCB11 mutations known to cause progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2 (PFIC2) and a new mouse model…

A combination of two mutations in the MYO5B gene, including one that has not been previously reported, was the likely cause of a mild form…

Women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), the most common liver complication during pregnancy, are significantly more likely to have reduced blood levels of…

It’s been over a year since I started writing this column about my family’s experience with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC), and it’s been…