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Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency (LALD)
May 23, 2022

Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency affects the body’s ability to produce this enzyme needed to breakdown fat and cholesterol. When LAL is missing, fats accumulate and lead to liver and heart disease.

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September 10th is PBC Awareness Day, Know the Facts
September 8, 2023

Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) Progresses Slowly, Warning Signs Could be Missed.

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Budd-Chiari Syndrome
February 14, 2023

Budd-Chiari Syndrome is disorder in which veins carrying blood out of the liver become narrow and/or blocked due to blood clots.

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Diagnosing Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE)
June 9, 2022

Learn if you or someone you love is at risk of getting HE, what triggers this complication and how it’s exhibited.

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Cirrhosis (Severe Scarring)
June 9, 2022

While fibrosis is reversible there is a point where the damage becomes too great and the liver cannot repair itself. There is no treatment that can cure cirrhosis.

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Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
May 23, 2022

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic liver disease resulting from progressive destruction of the intrahepatic bile ducts in the liver.

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Rare Disease Day 2022: Meet the Kostecki Family
February 8, 2022

The Kostecki family faced many challenges in discovering daughter Abby's diagnosis of a rare form of liver disease…

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Paysen M.
October 30, 2020

Her liver enzymes came back elevated. The nurse practitioner wanted Paysen to see a pediatric gastroenterologist.

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PBC Q&A with Dr. Gideon Hirschfield
August 13, 2020

Dr. Gideon Hirschfield is a leading voice in the field of autoimmune liver disease.

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How Medical Science, a 12-Step Program, and Gratitude Saved Bob’s Life
May 20, 2020

Bob Rice has packed a lot into his 54 years, but he admits that substance abuse from an early age and then a serious liver disease nearly killed him.

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Billy C.
April 20, 2020

Several ultrasounds later I was informed that I had an excessive amount of fat on my liver and that my liver was slightly enlarged.

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Natalie Williams
April 20, 2020

After many visits to the family doctor I was finally referred to a specialist and was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia at 9 weeks old.

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