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, 2011, 'Characterizing the microbiota in IBD', Inflammatory Bowel Disease Monitor, 12, pp. 1 - 7
, 2011, 'A comprehensive evaluation of colonic mucosal isolates of sutterella wadsworthensis from inflammatory bowel disease', Plos One, 6, pp. e27076, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027076
, 2011, 'The Other Helicobacters', Helicobacter, 16, pp. 70 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-5378.2011.00884.x
, 2011, 'Detection of Campylobacter concisus and other campylobacter species in colonic biopsies from adults with ulcerative colitis', Plos One, 6, pp. e21490, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021490
, 2011, 'Innate immune sensors and gastrointestinal bacterial infections', Clinical and Developmental Immunology, 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/579650
, 2011, 'Biochemical characterization of Sinorhizobium meliloti mutants reveals gene products involved in the biosynthesis of the unusual lipid A very long-chain fatty acid', Journal of Biological Chemistry, 286, pp. 17455 - 17466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M111.236356
, 2011, 'Enterohepatic Helicobacter in ulcerative colitis: Potential pathogenic entities?', Plos One, 6, pp. e17184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017184
, 2011, 'Could Helicobacter organisms cause inflammatory bowel disease?', FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology, 61, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-695X.2010.00744.x
, 2011, 'The inflammatory microenvironment in colorectal Neoplasia', Plos One, 6, pp. e15366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015366
, 2011, 'Genetic variation in the prostate stem cell antigen gene and upper gastrointestinal cancer in white individuals', Gastroenterology, 140, pp. 435 - 441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2010.11.001
, 2011, 'Possible association between a genetic polymorphism at 8q24 and risk of upper gastrointestinal cancer', European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 20, pp. 54 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CEJ.0b013e328341e320
, 2011, 'Bacterial Diversity of the Colonic Microbiota in De-Novo Extensive Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis by Next-Generation Sequencing', Gastroenterology, 140, pp. S - 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(11)60792-0
, 2011, 'Bilirubin Has Anti-Bacterial Properties Against Gram-Positive Bacteria: A Potential Benefit of Physiological Jaundice?', Gastroenterology, 140, pp. S - 941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(11)63902-4
, 2011, 'Detection of Campylobacter Concisus in Colonic Biopsies From Adult Patients With Ulcerative Colitis', Gastroenterology, 140, pp. S - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(11)61073-1
, 2011, 'The Role of the Microaerophilic Colonic Microbiota in De-Novo Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease', Gastroenterology, 140, pp. S - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(11)62122-7
, 2010, 'Inflammatory bowel disease', Paediatrics and Child Health, 20, pp. 473 - 478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paed.2010.04.005
, 2010, 'Increase in NF-κB binding affinity of the variant C allele of the toll-like receptor 9 -1237T/C polymorphism is associated with Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric disease', Infection and Immunity, 78, pp. 1345 - 1352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.01226-09
, 2010, 'The role of infection in the aetiology of inflammatory bowel disease', Journal of Gastroenterology, 45, pp. 266 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00535-009-0191-y
, 2010, 'S1640 Can Helicobacter pylori Lipopolysaccharide Lipid a Composition Affect Its Ability to Induce an Inflammatory Response Through Toll Like Receptor 4', Gastroenterology, 138, pp. S - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(10)61110-9
, 2010, 'S1641 Impact of the TLR4 Asp299Gly Polymorphism on Induction of the Inflammatory Response Following H. pylori Infection', Gastroenterology, 138, pp. S - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(10)61111-0
, 2010, 'T2009 Assessment of Novel Genetic Polymorphisms and Risk of Upper Gastrointestinal Carcinoma', Gastroenterology, 138, pp. S - 612, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(10)62822-3
, 2010, 'T2012 Cytokine Gene Polymorphisms, Cytokine Levels and Risk of Colorectal Neoplasia in the Screened Population of Northeast Scotland', Gastroenterology, 138, pp. S - 613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(10)62825-9
, 2010, 'W1738 Role of TLR4 in Carcinogenesis and Tumor Progression of Colorectal Cancer', Gastroenterology, 138, pp. S - 730, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(10)63358-6
, 2009, 'Role of host genetics in fibrosis', Fibrogenesis and Tissue Repair, 2, pp. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1755-1536-2-6
, 2009, 'Are non-Pylori Helicobacter Organisms Associated with Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis? A Retrospective Observational Study', SCOTTISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 54, pp. 54 - 55, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000272538800039&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2009, 'CD14-159C/T and TLR9-1237T/C polymorphisms are not associated with gastric cancer risk in Caucasian populations', European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 18, pp. 117 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3283101292
, 2009, 'W1180 Are Non-Pylori Helicobacter Organisms Associated with Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis? Retrospective Observational Study', Gastroenterology, 136, pp. A - 671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(09)63093-6
, 2008, 'COX-2 expression in sporadic colorectal adenomatous polyps is linked to adenoma characteristics', Histopathology, 52, pp. 806 - 815, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.03038.x
, 2008, 'A single nucleotide polymorphism in the TLR9 promoter (TLR9-1237T/C) increases the affinity of NF-kappa B protein binding and enhances transcriptional activity upon H-pylori infection', GASTROENTEROLOGY, 134, pp. A567 - A567, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000255101504189&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2008, 'Role of chronic inflammation in sporadic colorectal neoplasia', GASTROENTEROLOGY, 134, pp. A293 - A294, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000255101502155&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2008, 'Variable detection of entero-hepatic Helicobacter species in colonic mucosal pinch biopsies by different molecular techniques', GASTROENTEROLOGY, 134, pp. A655 - A655, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000255101504599&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2008, 'Genetic aspects of inflammation and cancer', Biochemical Journal, 410, pp. 225 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BJ20071341
, 2008, 'Polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor genes and risk of cancer', Oncogene, 27, pp. 244 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1210912
, 2008, 'S1996 Role of Chronic Inflammation in Sporadic Colorectal Neoplasia', Gastroenterology, 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(08)61366-9
, 2008, 'T1807 A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the TLR9 Promoter (TLR9 −1237T/C) Increases the Affinity of NF-κB Protein Binding and Enhances Transcriptional Activity Upon H. pylori Infection', Gastroenterology, 134, pp. A - 567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(08)62648-7
, 2008, 'W1208 Variable Detection of Entero-Hepatic Helicobacter Species in Colonic Mucosal Pinch Biopsies By Different Molecular Techniques', Gastroenterology, 134, pp. A - 655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(08)63058-9
, 2007, 'A Functional Polymorphism of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Gene Increases Risk of Gastric Carcinoma and Its Precursors', Gastroenterology, 132, pp. 905 - 912, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2006.12.026
, 2006, 'Cellular and molecular aspects of gastric cancer', World Journal of Gastroenterology, 12, pp. 2979 - 2990, http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.2979
, 2005, 'The role of cytokine gene polymorphisms in colorectal cancer and their interaction with aspirin use in the Northeast of Scotland', Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 14, pp. 1613 - 1618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-04-0878
, 2005, 'Role of the polymorphic IL-1B, IL-1RN and TNF-A genes in distal gastric cancer in Mexico', International Journal of Cancer, 114, pp. 237 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.20718
, 2005, 'Sporadic colorectal cancer - Role of the commensal microbiota', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 244, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.femsle.2005.01.029
, 2005, 'Development of a method for the quantification of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) in commercial products using real-time PCR', European Food Research and Technology, 220, pp. 633 - 637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00217-004-1050-y
, 2004, 'Isolation, growth on prebiotics and probiotic potential of novel bifidobacteria from pigs', Anaerobe, 10, pp. 33 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2003.11.005
, 2004, 'Inflammation and Cancer II. Role of chronic inflammation and cytokine gene polymorphisms in the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal malignancy', American Journal of Physiology Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, 286, pp. G515 - G520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpgi.00475.2003
, 2003, 'Oceanicaulis alexandrii gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel stalked bacterium isolated from a culture of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense (Lebour) Balech', International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 53, pp. 1901 - 1906, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02635-0
, 2003, 'Identification of gadoid fish species using DNA-based techniques', European Food Research and Technology, 217, pp. 259 - 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00217-003-0735-y
, 2003, 'Oligonucleotide probes that detect quantitatively significant groups of butyrate-producing bacteria in human feces', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69, pp. 4320 - 4324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.69.7.4320-4324.2003
, 2003, 'Role of polymorphism of certain cytokines in gastric cancer in Mexico. Preliminary results', Revista De Gastroenterologia De Mexico, 68, pp. 107 - 112
, 2003, 'The role of interleukin-1beta and other potential genetic markers as indicators of gastric cancer risk.', Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology Journal Canadien De Gastroenterologie, 17 Suppl B, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/397060
, 2002, 'The microbiology of butyrate formation in the human colon', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 217, pp. 133 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1097(02)01106-0