A type of cell death called ferroptosis contributes to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a form of fatty liver disease that occurs more…
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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…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsMore studies support use of CM-101 antibody therapy now in PSC trial
High levels of CCL24, the protein targeted by Chemomab Therapeutics’ investigational antibody-based therapy CM-101, are associated with biological pathways contributing to the progression of…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsBaby with rare PFIC type thrives after liver transplant: Case study
A living donor liver transplant successfully managed liver failure in a 6-month-old boy with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 8 (PFIC8) that was unresponsive to…
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
NewsClinical genome sequencing aids in rare genetic disease diagnosis: Study
Clinical genome sequencing, or cGS, testing to detect a rare genetic disease such as Alagille syndrome, resulted in a positive diagnosis of varying disorders…
A team of researchers, backed by a grant totaling more than $3 million, will study the feasibility of a nationwide opt-out testing program to detect…
Daily treatment with Mirum Pharmaceuticals’ oral candidate volixibat significantly reduced itching — medically known as pruritus — and fatigue for adults with primary…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsMaternal jaundice in ICP tied to worse pregnancy outcomes: Study
Women who develop a subtype of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) marked by jaundice — a yellowing of the skin or whites of the…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsTargeting SEMA3A protein could help slow MASLD: Study
A protein called semaphorin-3A (SEMA3A) may be a key player in the early cellular mechanisms that cause fat to accumulate in the livers of people…
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…
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