Daily Archives: November 23, 2015

Is Autoimmunity More Predominant in Nonceliac Wheat Sensitivity Than Celiac Disease?

We read with great interest the recent paper published by Carroccio et al reporting on the prevalence of autoimmunity (as identified by positivity of antinuclear antibodies [ANA] and associated autoimmune disorders) in nonceliac wheat sensitivity (NCW… Continue reading

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We thank Drs Gerhard, Still, and DiStefano for their interest in our paper.1 These authors mainly draw attention to the prevalence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in our prospective cohort of bariatric surgery patients (7.7% of NASH in 1540 obes… Continue reading

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High False-Negative Rate for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Extreme Obesity

The article by Lassailly et al1 reported on 1540 patients who had undergone a bariatric surgery procedure that included 1489 cases in whom intraoperative liver biopsies were obtained. Surprisingly, histologic nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) was di… Continue reading

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We thank Volta et al for their interest in our work1 and for their comments and data on the frequency of autoimmune diseases and serum autoantibodies in patients suffering from nonceliac wheat sensitivity (NCWS). These authoritative colleagues have em… Continue reading

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We thank Cui et al for their comments regarding our randomized controlled trial of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for patients with ulcerative colitis (NCT01650038).1 The authors are concerned by the in their view unexpectedly high placebo re… Continue reading

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Methodology, Not Concept of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, Affects Clinical Findings

Two recent randomized controlled trials published in Gastroenterology indicated inconsistent results in the treatment of ulcerative colitis by fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT).1,2 Moayyedi et al1 reported a significant efficacy of FMT in inducin… Continue reading

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Is Autoimmunity More Predominant in Nonceliac Wheat Sensitivity Than Celiac Disease?

We read with great interest the recent paper published by Carroccio et al reporting on the prevalence of autoimmunity (as identified by positivity of antinuclear antibodies [ANA] and associated autoimmune disorders) in nonceliac wheat sensitivity (NCW… Continue reading

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We thank Drs Gerhard, Still, and DiStefano for their interest in our paper.1 These authors mainly draw attention to the prevalence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in our prospective cohort of bariatric surgery patients (7.7% of NASH in 1540 obes… Continue reading

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High False-Negative Rate for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Extreme Obesity

The article by Lassailly et al1 reported on 1540 patients who had undergone a bariatric surgery procedure that included 1489 cases in whom intraoperative liver biopsies were obtained. Surprisingly, histologic nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) was di… Continue reading

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We thank Volta et al for their interest in our work1 and for their comments and data on the frequency of autoimmune diseases and serum autoantibodies in patients suffering from nonceliac wheat sensitivity (NCWS). These authoritative colleagues have em… Continue reading

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