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The oesophageal string test: a novel, minimally invasive method measures mucosal inflammation in eosinophilic oesophagitis

Authors

  • Glenn T Furuta Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Digestive Health Institute, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Amir F Kagalwalla Department of Pediatrics, Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA Department of Pediatrics, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • James J Lee Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Preeth Alumkal Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, and Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Brian T Maybruck Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, and Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sophie Fillon Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Digestive Health Institute, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Joanne C Masterson Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Digestive Health Institute, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sergei Ochkur Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Cheryl Protheroe Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Wendy Moore Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Digestive Health Institute, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Zhaoxing Pan Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Digestive Health Institute, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Katie Amsden Department of Pediatrics, Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Zachary Robinson Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Kelley Capocelli Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Vince Mukkada Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Digestive Health Institute, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Dan Atkins Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • David Fleischer Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Lindsay Hosford Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Digestive Health Institute, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mark A Kwatia Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, and Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Shauna Schroeder Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Digestive Health Institute, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Caleb Kelly Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mark Lovell Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Colorado, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Hector Melin-Aldana Department of Pediatrics, Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA Department of Pathology, Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Steven J Ackerman Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, and Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Glenn T Furuta, 13123 East 16th Ave, B290, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; glenn.furuta{at}childrenscolorado.org and Dr Steven J Ackerman, MBRB Rm. 2074, MC669 UIC, 900 South Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60007, USA; sackerma{at}uic.edu
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Citation

Furuta GT, Kagalwalla AF, Lee JJ, et al
The oesophageal string test: a novel, minimally invasive method measures mucosal inflammation in eosinophilic oesophagitis
Gut 2013;62:1395-1405.

Publication history

  • Revised July 9, 2012
  • Accepted July 15, 2012
  • First published August 15, 2012.
Online issue publication 
October 26, 2017

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