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Maternal selenium status in Slovenia and its impact on the selenium concentration of umbilical cord serum and colostrum
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess serum selenium (Se) level of Slovenian mothers at birth and to elucidate its impact on the Se content of umbilical cord serum of their newborns and of that of colost...
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Determination of selenium in serum by FI-HG-AAS and calculation of dietary intake
A method was developed for the determination of selenium concentration in serum by flow injection-hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry (FI-HG-AAS) following microwave digestion of serum samples an...
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Trace element transfer from the mother to the newborn — investigations on triplets of colostrum, maternal and umbilical cord sera
Objective: To investigate the trace element transfer from the mother to the newborn.
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Trace elements in formulas based on cow and soy milk and in austrian cow milk determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
With inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), the 18 trace elements Ba, (Be), (Bi), Cd, Co, Cs, Cu, La, Li, Mn, Mo, Pb, Rb, (Sb), (Sn), Sr, (Tl), and Zn were quantified in the digests of 13 formu...
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Do endomysial antibodies in connection with selenium deficiency contribute to pericardial effusions in coeliac disease?
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Human leucocyte class I and II antigens in coeliac disease: a study in an Austrian paediatric population
Regional variations in the human leucocyte antigen (HLA) distribution patterns of coeliac disease (CD) have been reported. This study focuses on phenotype frequencies of a cohort of Austrian paediatric CD pati...
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DR3 and DR7 -Negative Coeliac Disease (CD)- a Clinically Relevant Entity?
The association of CD with B8, DR3, DR7 and DQw2 is well known. However, little is known whether the lack of these antigens in CD patients (2–32%) is clinically relevant. To determine whether there is any hete...
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HLA CLASS I AND II ANTIGENS IN COELlAC DISEASE: A STUBY IN AN AUSTRIAN PEDIATRIC POPULATION
The association of coeliac disease (CD) with certain histocompatibility antigens is well documented, but these vary regionally in frequency. Also, differences in annual incidence of CD have been noted in sever...
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On the Association of Coeliac Disease with Allergic Disorders. A Study of Family Histories of 110 Families with One or Two Children with Coeliac Disease
There is increasing evidence that the human HLA system contains immune response (Ir) determinants that control immune responsiveness towards a variety of antigens. In immunopathic disorders the Ir gene seems t...
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On the Incidence of Coeliac Disease in Austria: A Study Comprising a Nine-year Period
Coeliac disease is reported to be mainly a disease of Europe and of countries with a high European immigration like USA, South Africa and Australia. Undoubtedly the disease also exists in non-European populati...
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HLA-DR Antigens in Coeliac Disease. A Population and Multiple Case Family Study
The relationship between coeliac disease (CD) and the histocompatibility system has become increasingly complex with the identification of further histocompatibility antigens which are associated with CD. In o...
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Steatorrhea, a simple and rapid method of diagnosis
A simple and rapid method for the diagnosis of steatorrhea is described. The method is based on the assessment of the difference of specific gravity and lipophilic property between a normal stool and that in s...
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Häufigkeit der Cöliakie im Einzugsgebiet der Kinderklinik Graz
The incidence of coeliac disease in infants and children was estimated by the number of children born between 1 January 1969 an 31 December 1972 and the number of patients with coeliac disease born during the ...
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Über die Fähigkeit des menschlichen Fetus zur Immunglobulinsynthese
The ability of the human fetus to synthesize IgM and IgA was studied in 7 cases with intrauterine infections. The findings are indicative, that the ability of the fetus at the end of gestation to form IgM is c...
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Nachweis von präcipitierenden Antikörpern gegen wäßrige Mehlextrakte bei Cöliakie
A method is described whereby the presence of precipitating antibodies to aqueous extracts of flour (wheat, barley, oats and rye) can be detected. The demonstration of these antibodies forms the basis of a sen...
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Untersuchungen über die antigene Wirkung von Kleberproteinen bei Cöliakie
A method for the detection of precipitating antibodies to aqueous extracts of flour in coeliac disease has been previously described by one of the authors (Rossipal). This study was done to elucidate which and...
