OBJECTIVE To evaluate and compare the sensitivity and specificity of the new serologic marker human antitissue transglutaminase antibodies (IgA anti-tTG) with those of antiendomysium (IgA EMA) and antigliadin antibodies (IgA and IgG AGA) for the diagnosis of celiac disease (CD). METHODS The level of IgA antibodies to tTG in serum was determined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) ...

The etiology of androgenic alopecia (AGA) involves several factors, including genetics, androgens, age and nutrition. Digit-length ratio of the index and ring finger (2D:4D) is an indicator of prenatal exposure to sex hormones. There is a paucity of studies that systemically review the possible positive predictive value of 2D:4D in the development of AGA. We performed a single-site, descriptive...

Aspartylglucosaminidase (AGA) is a lysosomal hydrolase that participates in the breakdown of glycoproteins. Defects in the AGA gene result in a lysosomal storage disorder, aspartylglucosaminuria (AGU), that manifests mainly as progressive mental retardation. A number of AGU missense mutations have been identified that result in reduced AGA activity. Human variants that contain either Ser or Thr...

OBJECTIVES A variety of neurological and psychiatric disorders have recently been linked to coeliac disease and gluten sensitivity. We here explored whether persistently positive gliadin antibodies (AGA) and coeliac-type HLA increase the risk of gluten sensitivity-related neurological and psychiatric manifestations. The study was carried out in an older population who had consumed gluten for de...

The aim in this study was to determine the factors affecting leptin and soluble leptin receptor (sOB-R) levels in term small for gestational age (SGA) and appropriate for gestational age (AGA) newborns. The study group consisted of SGA (n=20) and AGA (n=20) newborns and their mothers. The leptin and sOB-R levels were tested using the ELISA method. The cord blood leptin concentrations were found...

OBJECTIVE To test the effectiveness of serologic antigliadin antibody (AGA) testing in predicting celiac disease in children. DESIGN Prospective clinical assessment. SETTING Hôpital Sainte-Justine, montreal. PATIENTS A total of 176 children with possible celiac disease who were referred for duodenal biopsy between January 1992 and June 1995. OUTCOME MEASURES IgA and IgG AGA titres, as d...

Antibodies to gliadin have been detected by immunofluorescence (IFL-AGA) and a micro-ELISA method (ELISA-AGA) in 45 out of 47 (96%) sera from patients with active childhood and adult coeliac disease. The two methods were more sensitive than R1-reticulin antibodies (R1-ARA) which were found only in 28 of the same patients (60%). R1-ARA were always negative in the 26 sera from patients with child...

OBJECTIVES To find out whether patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsoA) have an increased prevalence of antibodies to gliadin (AGA) and of coeliac disease. METHODS One hundred and fourteen PsoA patients with skin disease of 20+/-13 yr and joint disease of 11+/-10 yr duration answered a questionnaire concerning their medical history and underwent clinical examination, including radiology. Seru...

This paper develops a robust speech recognition algorithm against short-time noise, of which no prior knowledge of their spectral characteristics is known. However, we assume that these noises only affects certain part of the speech and are also known as partially temporal corruption in [1]. Examples of these short-time noises include door slam, click sound of keyboard or packet loss in network...

La alopecia androgenética (AGA) y la areata (AA) son causas frecuentes de consulta dermatológica.
 fotobiomodulación es una terapia prometedora para el tratamiento diferentes tipos alopecia. regeneración del cabello se produciría por un aumento en producción ATP, inhibición inflamación, circulación sanguínea, así como mayor expresión factores crecimiento.
 Se utilizó luz roja AGA, ult...