NIH R01 · 2024
Liver Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
As an organ responsible for nutritional and energy metabolism, liver plays important roles in maintaining normal pregnancy. Liver diseases during pregnancy is relatively poorly studied and represents one of the gaps for liver research. Approximately 3-5% of pregnant women are affected by liver diseases during pregnancy. When severe, those liver diseases are associated with significant morbidity and mortality for both mother and infant. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is the most common liver disease unique to pregnancy while non- alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent primary liver disease occurring during pregnancy. Recent clinical and our preliminary…
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