The consultation aims to :

• establish, confirm or refute a diagnosis of genetic liver disease
• establish a partnership with the physician, pediatrician or hepatologist treating the patient in the follow-up of the disease
• inform future parents of the possibilities of diagnosis in case of familial liver disease when planning a pregnancy
• participate in the follow-up of patients with liver failure.

The consultation is intended for :

• people with potentially genetic liver disease
• people with liver failure
• adults and children with familial liver disease 
• parents or future parents concerned about the risk of transmitting genetic liver disease during pregnancy
• patients with genetic liver disease who wish to discuss diagnostic and therapeutic options
• physicians confronted with genetic liver disease.

The consultation aims to :

• improve the care of families faced with genetic liver disease through a multidisciplinary approach
• provide appropriate genetic analyses
• discuss the risks of transmission and monitor future parents in the event of pregnancy or before the birth of their child
• provide information on treatments available or under study, and on scientific and therapeutic advances for the genetic disease in question
• optimize care for liver diseases, particularly rare diseases.

The liver is a vital organ whose main functions are : 

• purification, notably of blood
• synthesis and metabolism of cholesterol and carbohydrates, as well as synthesis of a large number of proteins circulating in the bloodstream
• storage of vitamins A, D, K and E, and glycogen. The liver also plays an important role in hemostasis (all the mechanisms involved in stopping bleeding).