September-October 2018 | Vol 24 | Issue  5
Editorial The puzzling relationship between human leukocyte antigen HLA genes and celiac disease Carlo Catassi, Giulia Naspi Catassi The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system, i.e., the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in humans, plays a pivotal role in the antigen presentation of intracellular and extracellular peptides and... [Abstract] | [HTML Full text] | [PDF] | [Mobile HTML Full text] | [EPub]     Systematic Review/Meta Analysis Is water exchange superior to water immersion for colonoscopy? A systematic review and meta-analysis Zhihao Chen, Zhengqi Li, Xinying Yu, Guiqi Wang Background/Aims: Recently, water exchange (WE) instead of water immersion (WI) for colonoscopy has been proposed to decrease pain and improve adenoma detection rate (ADR). This systematic rev... [Abstract] | [HTML Full text] | [PDF] | [Mobile HTML Full text] | [EPub]   Original Article Genetic susceptibility for celiac disease is highly prevalent in the Saudi population Abdulrahman Al-Hussaini, Hanan Alharthi, Awad Osman, Nezar Eltayeb-Elsheikh, Aziz Chentoufi Background/Aim: To determine the frequency of celiac disease (CD)-predisposing human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQ genotypes in the Saudi population, where the prevalence of CD is 1.5%... [Abstract] | [HTML Full text] | [PDF] | [Mobile HTML Full text] | [EPub]

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