Background: IgA deficiency causes false-negative IgA-based celiac serology results in
patients with celiac disease. Using a case-finding strategy, we examined the prevalence of IgA …

OBJECTIVES: We retrospectively examined the performance of the tissue transglutaminase
(TTG), endomysial antibody (EMA) tests, and the ESPGHAN (European Society of Paediatric …

A rapid assay for detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in saliva was evaluated as a screening
method for congenital infection. Samples of saliva were examined by detection of early …

Leptin, a hormone made by adipocytes, is an important circulating signal for the regulation
of body weight. A review of the scientific literature (PubMed Search 1994 to 2005) for studies …

Aim: To evaluate the performance of the Konica Minolta/Air‐Shields ® JM‐103 jaundice
meter on the basis of infant skin tone during the early neonatal period. Methods: Infants were …

OBJECTIVES:: There has been growing interest in the use of serum B-type natriuretic peptide
(BNP) and the N-terminal segment of its pro-hormone (NT-proBNP) as biomarkers for …

Two feeding trials were conducted with pigs to determine the effects of blueberry supplementation
on plasma lipid levels and other indices of cardiovascular benefit. In the first trial, …

Objectives: Our goal was to assess the impact of programmatic and coordinated use of
transcutaneous bilirubinometry (TcB) on the incidence of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether midtrimester amniotic fluid levels of matrix
metalloproteinase-8 were associated with subsequent preterm premature rupture of membranes…

… However, a study by Lyon and Lyon 15 has indicated that the … community patients, Lyon
and Lyon 15 reported hematocrit … Andreas Pfützner and Martha Lyon have received research …