A rare liver disorder characterized by intermittent episodes of cholestasis (impaired bile flow within the liver) that doesn't involve obstruction of bile ducts outside the liver. The jaundice tends to disappear in weeks or months without treatment and the condition does not lead to liver failure. Type 2 is caused by a defect on the ABCB11 gene on chromosome 2q24. See also Benign intrahepatic cholestasis type 2
