1Department of Blood Cell Research, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 2Emma Children’s Hospital, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and 3Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Otto-Heubner-Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedi...

VU University Medical Center, Departments of Pathology1, Physiology2, Cardiac Surgery3, Cardiology4, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ICaR-VU5, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Netherlands Forensic Institute6 (NFI), The Hague, the Netherlands. Sanquin Research, Department of Immunopathology7, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Academic Medical Center, Department of Hematology8 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Maastri...

Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Erfocentrum, Amersfoort, the Netherlands Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, VU University Medical C...

* World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark; † International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, South-East Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, India; ‡ Department of Global Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, § PharmAccess Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; ¶ Ministry of Justice, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan; # University of Malaya, Kuala Lum...

Wouter Wieling*, Frederik J. de Lange and David L. Jardine 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2 Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands 3 Department of General Medicine, Christchurch Hospital, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand *Correspondence: w.wielin...

MARTIN PITTS, THE ROMAN OBJECT REVOLUTION: OBJECTSCAPES AND INTRA-CULTURAL CONNECTIVITY IN NORTHWEST EUROPE. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2019. Pp. xv + 244, illus., maps, plans. isbn 9789463728201. £90.00.

AIM To assess the utility and efficacy of Rome I and Rome II criteria for the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in India. METHODS Patients referred with a diagnosis of IBS by general practitioners answered a questionnaire about clinical features, including those listed in the Rome I and Rome II criteria. All patients underwent investigations to determine the cause of their symptoms....

BACKGROUND Individuals with first degree relatives affected with colorectal cancer (CRC) at a young age, or more than one relative affected but who do not fulfil the Amsterdam criteria for a diagnosis of hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer (HNPCC), are believed to be at an increased risk of CRC. However, there is a paucity of prospective data on the potential benefit of colonoscopic surveilla...

One of the strongest predictors of colorectal cancer risk is carrying a germline mutation in a DNA mismatch repair (MMR) gene. Once identified, mutation carriers can be recommended for intensive screening that will substantially reduce their high colorectal cancer risk. Conversely, the relatives of carriers identified as non-carriers can be relieved of the burden of intensive screening. Criteri...

OBJECTIVE To examine variables associated with bone mineral density (BMD) and vertebral deformities in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from 3 northwest European countries. METHODS Female patients were recruited from rheumatology clinics in Oslo, Norway; Truro, UK; and Amsterdam, The Netherlands (150 total, 50 per center, age 50-70 years, disease duration > or = 5 years). Demographic and ...