Reliance on serum endomysial antibody testing underestimates the true prevalence of coeliac disease by one fifth
W Dickey, DF Hughes, SA McMillan - Scandinavian journal of …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Although IgA endomysial antibody (EmA) is currently the serologic test of
choice in selecting suspected coeliac patients for duodenal biopsies, false-negative cases …
choice in selecting suspected coeliac patients for duodenal biopsies, false-negative cases …
Disappearance of endomysial antibodies in treated celiac disease does not indicate histological recovery
W Dickey, DF Hughes, SA McMillan - Official journal of the …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Although serum IgA-class endomysial antibody (EmA) has high sensitivity for
villous atrophy (VA) in patients with untreated celiac disease, few studies have attempted to …
villous atrophy (VA) in patients with untreated celiac disease, few studies have attempted to …
The clinical effect of dietary supplementation with omega-3 fish oils and/or copper in systemic lupus erythematosus.
EM Duffy, GK Meenagh, SA McMillan, JJ Strain… - The Journal of …, 2004 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of dietary supplementation with omega-3 fish oils with
or without copper on disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Fish oil …
or without copper on disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Fish oil …
Prevalence of coeliac disease in Northern Ireland
SD Johnston, RGP Watson, SA McMillan, J Sloan… - The Lancet, 1997 - thelancet.com
The survey was conducted in people included in the 1991 phase of the MONICA project
(MONitoring of trends and determinants in CArdiovascular disease) in Northern Ireland. To …
(MONitoring of trends and determinants in CArdiovascular disease) in Northern Ireland. To …
[HTML][HTML] Malignancy and mortality in a population-based cohort of patients with coeliac disease or 'gluten sensitivity'
LA Anderson, SA McMillan, RGP Watson… - World journal of …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To determine the risk of malignancy and mortality in patients with a positive endomysial
or anti-gliadin antibody test in Northern Ireland. METHODS: A population-based …
or anti-gliadin antibody test in Northern Ireland. METHODS: A population-based …
[HTML][HTML] A prospective study of the sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic performance of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1, highly sensitive C-reactive protein …
JDM Edgar, V Gabriel, JR Gallimore, SA McMillan… - BMC pediatrics, 2010 - Springer
Background Diagnosis of neonatal infection is difficult, because of it's non-specific clinical
presentation and the lack of reliable diagnostic tests. The purpose of this study was to …
presentation and the lack of reliable diagnostic tests. The purpose of this study was to …
Coeliac disease detected by screening is not silent--simply unrecognized.
SD Johnston, RG Watson, SA McMillan… - … : Monthly Journal of …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Coeliac disease (CD) is associated with a wide spectrum of clinical presentation and may be
overlooked as a diagnosis. There is some evidence that untreated CD is associated with a …
overlooked as a diagnosis. There is some evidence that untreated CD is associated with a …
Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies and their role in the investigation of coeliac disease
PG Hill, SA McMillan - Annals of clinical biochemistry, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Coeliac disease (CD), caused by an inappropriate T-cell-mediated immune response to the
ingestion of cereal proteins in genetically susceptible individuals, is a common disorder with …
ingestion of cereal proteins in genetically susceptible individuals, is a common disorder with …
Gastric as well as duodenal biopsies may be useful in the investigation of iron deficiency anaemia
W Dickey, BD Kenny, SA McMillan… - Scandinavian journal …, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Iron absorption is known to be impaired in the setting of gastric achlorhydria,
yet gastric atrophy is not usually considered an aetiological factor for iron deficiency …
yet gastric atrophy is not usually considered an aetiological factor for iron deficiency …
High prevalence of celiac sprue among patients with primary biliary cirrhosis
W Dickey, SA McMillan… - Journal of clinical …, 1997 - journals.lww.com
Although coexisting primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and celiac sprue have been described,
celiac sprue is sufficiently common in western Europe for chance to explain isolated cases …
celiac sprue is sufficiently common in western Europe for chance to explain isolated cases …