My child has been diagnosed with a cholestatic liver disease. Are my other children at risk and should they be tested?
The five diseases being studied by CLiC are all “genetic” causes of cholestasis, meaning the genes that caused the disease were passed from the parents to the child at birth. In order to develop these diseases, a child must receive two genes for the disease – one from each parent. If a child is diagnosed with a genetic cause of cholestasis other children in the family may be at risk and a discussion with your physician regarding genetic testing of other family members would be important.
