MAY 26, 2023

Study of Variants of Unknown Significance In Pediatric Cholestasis Underway

WASHINGTON—Researchers at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and 10 other centers have embarked on a study to explore the relationship between variants of unknown significance in genes associated with pediatric cholestasis and any impact of variants on liver disease or its resolution.

“The causal relationship of VUS to the development of liver disease has not yet been elucidated, and it really challenges the management of these patients,” said investigator Brett Hoskins, DO, a