Mentor: Marlyn Mayo
Department: Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases
Room number: J.5.130A
Mail Code: 9151
Phone number: 214-648-9117
E-mail: marlyn.mayo@utsouthwestern.edu
Project title: Causes of jaundice in the pregnant patient.
Human subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable): Needs to be submitted. Should be expedited.
Animal subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable): N/A
Project Type patient-based research
Brief Description of Project: The most common cause of jaundice in pregnant patients is reported to be acute viral hepatitis. However, widespread vaccination and improved hygiene has lead to dramatic drops in the rates of acute viral hepatitis. This project is a retrospective review to re-define the incidence and most common causes of jaundice in pregnant patients.
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