Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy Linked with Liver Cancer (IMAGE)

University of Gothenburg

Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy Linked with Liver Cancer

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In a new study researchers at the University of Gothenburg found that the risk of hepatobiliary cancer and immune-mediated and cardiovascular diseases later in life is higher in women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy than in women without this condition.

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