Monthly Archives: May 2020
COLLAGENOUS COLITIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH HLA SIGNATURE AND SHARES GENETIC RISKS WITH OTHER IMMUNE-MEDIATED DISEASES
Collagenous colitis (CC) is an inflammatory bowel disorder with unknown etiopatogenesis involving human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-related immune-mediated responses, environmental and genetic risk factors. We carried out an array-based genetic association… Continue reading
A Peculiar Cutaneous Manifestation in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease
A newborn girl with a huge abdominal multicystic tumor
Colitis in a Rheumatologic Patient
Efficacy of Real-Time Computer-Aided Detection of Colorectal Neoplasia in a Randomized Trial
One fourth of colorectal neoplasias are missed during screening colonoscopies—these can develop into colorectal cancer (CRC). Deep learning systems allow for real-time computer-aided detection (CADe) of polyps with high-accuracy. We performed a multice… Continue reading
“An infant with recurrent vomiting for solid food”
Changes in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Practices in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a North American Survey
Liver Phenotypes of European Adults Heterozygous or Homozygous for Pi*Z Variant of AAT (Pi*MZ vs Pi*ZZ genotype) and Non-carriers
Homozygosity for the Pi*Z variant of the gene that encodes the alpha-1 antitrypsin peptide (AAT), called the Pi*ZZ genotype, causes a liver and lung disease called alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Heterozygosity (the Pi*MZ genotype) is a risk factor for… Continue reading