Fluorescent in situ hybridization testing in primary sclerosing cholangitis: Useful testing or a random chance result?

Long-term outcomes of positive fluoresce

Long-term outcomes of positive fluorescence in situ hybridization tests in primary sclerosing cholangitis

✍ Sanjay Y. Bangarulingam; Einar Bjornsson; Felicity Enders; Emily G. Barr Fritche 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 195 KB

Patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are at increased risk for developing cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is a cytological test designed to enhance early CCA diagnosis. The long-term outcome of PSC patients with a positive FISH test (polysomy, trisom

Diagnostic utility of chromosome 17 and

Diagnostic utility of chromosome 17 and p16 abnormalities in fluorescence in situ hybridization tests in primary sclerosing cholangitis

✍ Lance L. Stein; Tamas A. Gonda; Peter D. Stevens; Robert S. Brown Jr. 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 176 KB

We read with great interest the article by Azzalini et al., 1 who demonstrated that cigarette smoking worsens the severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obese Zucker rats. In a related letter, Xu and coworkers 2 showed that cigarette smoking may act as a cofactor but not as an indep

Reply: Diagnostic Utility of Chromosome

Reply: Diagnostic Utility of Chromosome 17 and p16 Abnormalities in Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Tests in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

✍ Sanjay Y. Bangarulingam; Einar Björnsson; Felicity Enders; Emily G. Barr Fritche 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 176 KB

We read with great interest the article by Azzalini et al., 1 who demonstrated that cigarette smoking worsens the severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obese Zucker rats. In a related letter, Xu and coworkers 2 showed that cigarette smoking may act as a cofactor but not as an indep