About half of children with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) were found to have cirrhotic cardiomyopathy (CCM), a form of heart disease, in a…
Biliary atresia
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsLess invasive Kasai surgery works better for infants with BA: Study
Using a minimally invasive method called laparoscopy to conduct standard Kasai surgery significantly reduces blood loss and increases the chances of jaundice clearance compared with…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsStem cell therapy may boost liver health in infants with biliary atresia
Therapy using stem cells derived from donor umbilical cords may help improve outcomes in infants with biliary atresia who have undergone standard Kasai surgery,…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsBetter to have Kasai surgery before liver transplant for biliary atresia
For infants with biliary atresia, undergoing standard Kasai surgery — a procedure to restore the flow of the digestive fluid bile in the body…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsPotential biliary atresia treatment AX-0810 to enter clinical testing
AX-0810, an experimental medication Proqr Therapeutics is developing for biliary atresia and another liver disease called primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), is about to…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsLiver Foundation honors family who turned diagnosis into giving
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…
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…
BILIARY ATRESIA
News7 genes identified as potential biliary atresia treatment targets
Researchers identified seven genes that may contribute to biliary atresia, a discovery that could provide opportunities to develop treatments or biological markers for the…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsVirtual 5K expands annual run into national biliary atresia fundraiser
An annual fundraising run in the Washington area becomes a monthlong, virtual event this year to raise funds and awareness for the rare pediatric liver…
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