"Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Updated consensus recommendations for children and adults"
(from The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 128, Issue 1, Pages 3-20.e6, July 2011)
http://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749%2811%2900373-3/fulltext
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Clinical Presentation and Treatment of Pediatric Patientswith Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2011 April; 7(4): 264–267.
by Chris A. Liacouras, MD (Co-Director, Center for Pediatric Eosinophilic Disorders at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Professor of Pediatrics, and the Eosinophilic Clinic at the new The Joint Penn-CHOP Center for Digestive Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3127030/
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New Genetic Links in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Genome Med, Sept 2010, 2:60 doi:10.1186/gm181
by Jonathan M Spergel, MD (Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3550 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092111/?tool=pmcentrez
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis - Climbing to New Understandings(from Todays Dietitian, May 2006)
http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/may2006pg28.shtml
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis, by David A. Katzka, MD
(Univ. of Pennsylvania Hospital)
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis: More Than Child's Play!
(an educational presentation for physicians treating adult patients)
by Joel E. Richter, MD, FACP, MACG
With audio and slides
(Slides with Transcript)
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Gene site found for children's food allergy
Gene linked to eosinophilic esophagitis plays key role in inflammation
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Large-Scale Genomics Project Will Hunt Genes
Behind Common Childhood Diseases;
Children's Hospital Goals: Use Gene Knowledge to Guide Therapy,
Devise New Tests and Treatments
(Article about the Human Genome Project at CHOP)
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Common Variants at 5q22 Associate With
Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis
(PubMed article regarding the gene discovery),
March, 2010 article from collaborative research by Drs at
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
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Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders
by Dr. Marc E. Rothenberg
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The Mother of All Food Allergies
by Dr Philip E. Putnam, MD
from the 7/03 edition of The Journal of Pediatrics
(Mentions some of the difficulties that families can face)
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Additional articles are available via PubMed (from the NIH):
Books:
Dr Glen Furuta was the guest editor of
“Eosinophilic Esophagitis, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics” written in 12/07.
It is available via Amazon.com .
Amazon’s product description is as follows:
