A Comprehensive Evaluation of Steroid Metabolism in Women with Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy.

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a common liver disorder, mostly occurring in the third trimester. ICP is defined as an elevation of serum bile acids, typically accompanied by pruritus and elevated activities of liver aminotransferases. ICP is caused by impaired biliary lipid secretion...

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Main Authors: Antonín Pařízek, Martin Hill, Michaela Dušková, Libor Vítek, Marta Velíková, Radmila Kancheva, Patrik Šimják, Michal Koucký, Zuzana Kokrdová, Karolína Adamcová, Andrej Černý, Zdeněk Hájek, Luboslav Stárka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4975406?pdf=render