Is mannose-binding lectin deficiency associated with anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody in Korean Crohn 's disease patients?
MBL concentration is not associated with clinical features of CD patients or ASCA positivity. ASCA positivity is associated with a severe clinical course in Korean CD patients.
Higher fasting serum glucose levels in cognitively normal, nondiabetic adults may be associated with AD pathophysiology. Findings suggest that the risk imparted by higher serum glucose levels may be independent of APOEε4 status. This study raises additional questions about the role of the metabolic process in the predisposition to AD and supports the possibility of targeting these processes in presymptomatic AD trials.