Daily Archives: March 29, 2017

We investigated how many patients with a diagnosis of non-celiac wheat sensitivity (NCWS) still experienced wheat sensitivity after a median follow-up time of 99 months. We collected data from 200 participants from a previous study of NCWS, performed between July and December 2016 in Italy;148 of these individuals were still on a strict wheat-free diet. In total, 175 patients (88%) improved (had fewer symptoms) after a diagnosis of NCWS; 145 of 148 patients who adhered strictly to a gluten-free diet (98%) had reduced symptoms, compared to 30 of 52 patients who did not adhere to a gluten-free diet (58%) (P<.0001). Continue reading →

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is most common subtype of esophageal cancer. Little is known about the genetic changes that occur in esophageal cells during development of ESCC. We performed next-generation sequence analyses of esophageal non… Continue reading →