Mechanisms of growth impairment in pediatric Crohn's disease

TD Walters, AM Griffiths - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2009 - nature.com
Crohn's disease manifests during childhood or adolescence in up to 25% of patients. The
potential for linear growth impairment as a complication of chronic intestinal inflammation is …

a clinician's guide for therapeutic drug monitoring of infliximab in inflammatory bowel disease

…, R Sy, G Van Assche, TD Walters… - Alimentary …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Tumour necrosis factor ( TNF )‐antagonists have an established role in the
treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases ( IBDs ), however, subtherapeutic drug levels and the …

Systematic review with meta‐analysis: magnetic resonance enterography signs for the detection of inflammation and intestinal damage in Crohn's disease

…, D Turner, BM Feldman, TD Walters… - Alimentary …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background In the treatment of Crohn's disease ( CD ), mucosal healing has become a
major goal, with the hope of avoiding intestinal damage from chronic inflammation. Magnetic …

Development, validation, and evaluation of a pediatric ulcerative colitis activity index: a prospective multicenter study

…, D Mack, J Hyams, J De Bruijne, K Uusoue, TD Walters… - Gastroenterology, 2007 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Colonoscopic appearance, the primary measure of disease activity in
adult ulcerative colitis, is less acceptable to children. Our aim was to develop a noninvasive …

Common variants at five new loci associated with early-onset inflammatory bowel disease

…, M Dubinsky, S Kugathasan, JP Bradfield, TD Walters… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are common
causes of morbidity in children and young adults in the western world. Here we report the …

Prediction of complicated disease course for children newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease: a multicentre inception cohort study

S Kugathasan, LA Denson, TD Walters, MO Kim… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Stricturing and penetrating complications account for substantial morbidity and
health-care costs in paediatric and adult onset Crohn's disease. Validated models to predict …

[HTML][HTML] Pediatric Crohn disease patients exhibit specific ileal transcriptome and microbiome signature

…, JS Hyams, S Kugathasan, TD Walters… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Interactions between the host and gut microbial community likely contribute to Crohn disease
(CD) pathogenesis; however, direct evidence for these interactions at the onset of disease …

IL-10R polymorphisms are associated with very-early-onset ulcerative colitis

CJ Moran, TD Walters, CH Guo… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Interleukin-10 (IL-10) signaling genes are attractive inflammatory bowel disease
(IBD) candidate genes as IL-10 restricts intestinal inflammation, IL-10 polymorphisms have …

Increased effectiveness of early therapy with anti-tumor necrosis factor-α vs an immunomodulator in children with Crohn's disease

TD Walters, MO Kim, LA Denson, AM Griffiths… - Gastroenterology, 2014 - Elsevier
… Conflicts of interest These authors disclose the following: Thomas Walters received research
support from Janssen and Abbvie. Anne Griffiths received research support and was a …

Severe pediatric ulcerative colitis: a prospective multicenter study of outcomes and predictors of response

D Turner, D Mack, N Leleiko, TD Walters, K Uusoue… - Gastroenterology, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: In a prospective study of children with severe ulcerative colitis (UC),
we aimed to assess outcomes and to identify predictors of nonresponse to intravenous …