Why Glycans?
Glycans vs. Genetics or Genomics
Applying Glycans for Autoimmunity
Applying Glycans for Multiple Sclerosis
Applying Glycans for Crohn's Disease
Publications
Science / Publications
 

Peer-Reviewed Journals
 

Serum anti-GAGA4 IgM antibodies differentiate relapsing remitting and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis from primary progressive multiple sclerosis and other neurological diseases.
J Brettschneider, TD Jaskowski, H Tumani, S Abdul, D Husebye, H Seraj, HR Hill, E Fire, L Spector, J Yarden , N Dotan and JW Rose
J Neuroimmunol 2009; 217;95-101

Anti-alpha-glucose based glycan IgM antibodies predict relapse Activity in Multiple Sclerosis after the first neurological event.

MS Freedman, J Laks, N Dotan, RT Altstock, A Dukler, and CJM Sindic
Mult Scler 2009; 15: 422-430.

Serum anti-Glc(alpha1,4)Glc(alpha) antibodies as a biomarker for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
M Schwarz , L Spector , M Gortler , O Weishaus , L Glass-Marmor , A Karni , N Dotan , A Miller
J Neurol Sci 2006;244:59-68.

Conference Abstracts

Oral / Platform Presentations
  
2010 AAN 62nd Annual Meeting
:
Antibodies (gMS® Dx Test) Differentiate Newly Diagnosed Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients from Other Inflammatory Demyelinating Disease Patients within One Year from Diagnosis.


2006 AUTOIMMUNITY 5th International Congress:
Prognosis in Multiple Sclerosis.
C Sindic. Abstracts of 5th international Congress on Autoimmunity, Autoimmunity Reviews.
2006; ISSN 1568-9972:p 203.
Yarden J, Schmidt H, Frederiksen J, Tumani H, Brettschneider J, Abdul S, Jarius S, Wildemann B, Franciotta D, S Larissa , Fire E, Dotan N.
AAN Online Abstracts 2010: S31.004, Scientific Sessions: Multiple Sclerosis: Biomarkers
 
2006 ACTRMS 11th Annual Meeting:
Validation of anti-GAGA4 IgM antibodies for predicting the development of relapsing remitting MS after the first neurological event.
MS Freedman, J Laks, N Dotan, RT Altstock, A Dukler and C Sindic
Mult Scler  2007; 13: 278-230.
 
2005 ECTRIMS/ACTRIMS Joint Meeting:
Anti-Glc(alpha 1,4)Glc(alpha) IgM Antibodies for Predict the Development of Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis after the First Neurological Event.
MS Freedman, N Dotan, M Schwarz, O Weishaus, A Dukler, A Miller, and C Sindic
Mult Scler  2005; 11-S1: 180 P678.
 
2004 International Society of Neuroimmunology 7th International Congress:
The use of GlycoChip® microarray technology for identification of anti-Glc(alpha 1,4)Glc(alpha)-serum antibodies as specific biomarker for multiple sclerosis.
M. Schwarz, L Spector, M Gortler, L Glass-Marmor, A Karni, N Dotan and A Miller.
Journal of Neuroimmunol 2004; 154: P325. 

Poster Presentations
 
J Yarden, A Dukler

2010 ACTRIMS 15th Annual Meeting:
Yarden J, Schmidt H, Spector L, Fire E, Loud S, Dotan N, Venkatesan A, Frohman EM, Sadiq SA, Thrower BW, Riskind P,  Racke MK, Vollmer TL and Kinkel RP.
ACTRIMS 2010; P41.
 
J Yarden, H Schmidt, J Frederiksen, H Tumani, J Brettschneider, S Abdul, S Jarius, B Wildemann, D Franciotta, L Spector, E Fire and N Dotan.
ACTRIMS2010; P42.
 
 
2009 ACTRIMS:
H Tumani, J Brettschneider, TD Jaskowski, S Abdul, D Husebye, H Seraj, HR Hill, E Fire, J Yarden, L Spector, N Dotan, JW Rose

2009 ECTRIMS:
Anti-alpha-glucose based glycan IgM antibodies in patients with a clinically isolated syndrome:
analyses from the BEtaferon® in Newly Emerging multiple sclerosis For Initial Treatment (BENEFIT) study

M Freedman, G Edan, HP Hartung, L Kappos, D Miller, X Montalban, CH Polman, N Dotan, V Lanius,
C Metzig, S Schwenke, C Pohl, R Sandbrink for the BENEFIT Study Group
Mult Scler 2009; 15: S71.

2008 ACTRIMS/ECTRIMS/LACTRIMS Joint Meeting:
Performance of an anti-GAGA4 IgM assay in distinguishing multiple sclerosis patients from control groups in a US cohort: a cross sectional retrospective study
TD Jaskowski, D Husebye, HS Seraj, J Yarden, L Spector, E Fire, N Dotan, HR Hill, JW Rose
Mult Scler 2008; 14: S282.
 
 
2006 ECTRIMS 22nd Conference:
A panel of anti-glycan IgM antibodies for predicting the development of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis after the first neurological event.
MS Freedman, A Miller, M Schwarz, O Weishaus, RT Altstock, A Dukler, N Dotan, C Sindic
Mult Scler 2006; 12: S167.
 
2004 ECTRIMS 20th Conference:
Anti-Glc(alpha 1,4)Glc(alpha)-specific serum antibodies in patients with multiple sclerosis for use in disease management
M. Schwarz, L Spector, M Gortler, L Glass-Marmor, A Karni, N Dotan and A Miller.
Mult Scler 2004; 10:S97-283.
 
Crohn's Disease
Peer-Reviewed Journals 
   Discovery Studies
   Validation Studies
   IBDX Genetic Associations
   Review Articles 

Conferences 
   Oral/Platform Presentations
   Poster Presentations 

Peer-Reviewed Journals 

Validation Studies

Association of the novel serologic anti-glycan antibodies anti-laminarin and anti-chitin with complicated Crohn's disease behavior.
F Rieder, S Schleder, A Wolf, A Dirmeier, U Strauch, F Obermeier, R Lopez, L Spector, E Fire, J Yarden, G Rogler, N Dotan, F Klebl
Inflamm Bowel Dis 2010; 16: 263-274 

Association of the novel serologic anti-glycan antibodies anti-laminarin and anti-chitin with complicated Crohn's disease behavior
F Rieder, S Schleder, A Wolf, A Dirmeier, U Strauch, F Obermeier, R Lopez, L Spector, E Fire, J Yarden, G Rogler, N Dotan, F Klebl
Inflamm Bowel Dis 2009 Aug 3. [Epub ahead of print]

New serological markers for inflammatory bowel disease are associated with earlier age at onset, complicated disease behavior, risk for surgery, and NOD2/CARD15 genotype in a Hungarian IBD cohort.
M Papp, I Altorjay, N Dotan, K Palatka, I Foldi, J Tumpek, S Sipka, M Udvardy, T Dinya, L Lakatos, A Kovacs, T Molnar, Z Tulassay, P Miheller, GL Norman, T Szamosi, J Papp; Hungarian IBD Study Group and PL Lakatos
Am J Gastroentero 2008;103:665-681

Development of pouchitis following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for ulcerative colitis: A role for serological markers and microbial pattern recognition receptor genes.
M Ferrante, S Declerck, T Coopmans, G De Hertogh, G Van Assche, F Penninckx, P Rutgeerts, K Geboes, A D'Hoore and S Vermeire
Journal of Crohn's and Colitis 2008;2:142-151
 
Antiglycan antibodies as serological markers in the differential diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease
D Simondi, G Mengozzi, S Betteto, R Bonardi, RP Ghignone, S Fagoonee, R Pellicano, C Sguazzini, R Pagni, M Rizzetto and M Astegiano
Inflamm Bowel Dis 2008;14:645-651

Contribution of genetic and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease in a large family with multiple cases
M Joossens, M Simoens, S Vermeire, X Bossuyt, K Geboes and P Rutgeerts
Inflamm Bowel Dis 2007;13:580-584 


Discovery Studies

Novel anti-glycan antibodies related to inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis and phenotype
CH Seow, JM Stempak, W Xu, H Lan, AM Griffiths, GR Greenberg, AH Steinhart, N Dotan, MS Silverberg
Am J Gastroentero 2009 doi: 10.1038/ajg.2009.79

Antibodies against glucan, chitin, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannan as new biomarkers of Candida albicans infection that complement tests based on C. albicans mannan
B Sendid, N Dotan, S Nseir, C Savaux, P Vandewalle, A Standaert, F Zerimech, BP Guery, A Dukler, JF Colombel and D Poulain
Clin Vaccine Immunol 2008;15:1868-1877

New serological markers in inflammatory bowel disease are associated with complicated disease behaviour
M Ferrante, L Henckaerts, M Joossens, M Pierik, Joossens S, N Dotan, GL Norman, RT Altstock, K Van Steen, P Rutgeerts, G Van Assche, S Vermeire
Gut 2007;56:1394-1403

Antibodies against laminaribioside and chitobioside are novel serologic markers in Crohn's disease
I Dotan, S Fishman, Y Dgani, M Schwartz, A Karban, A Lerner, O Weishauss, L Spector, A Shtevi, RT Altstock, N Dotan and Z Halpern
Gastroenterology 2006;131:366-378 


IBDX Genetic Associations

Interaction between seroreactivity to microbial antigens and genetics in Crohn's disease: is there a role for defensins?
PL Lakatos, I Altorjay, Y M?ndi, L Lakatos, J Tumpek, A Kovacs, T Molnar, Z Tulassay, P Miheller, K Palatka, T Szamosi, S Fischer, J Papp; Hungarian IBD Study Group and M Papp.
Tissue Antigens 2008;71:552-559

Mutations in pattern recognition receptor genes modulate seroreactivity to microbial antigens in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
L Henckaerts, M Pierik, M Joossens, M Ferrante, P Rutgeerts and S Vermeire
Gut 2007;56:1536-1542 

Review Articles 

Recent development in carbohydrate-based cancer vaccines.Endpoints for clinical trials evaluating disease modification and structural damage in adults with Crohn's disease 

New serological biomarkers of inflammatory bowel disease
X Li, L Conklin, and P Alex
World J Gastroenterol 2008;14:5115-5124 

Utility of serological markers in inflammatory bowel diseases: gadget or magic?
M Papp, GL Norman, I Altorjay, PL Lakatos
World J Gastroenterol 2007;13:2028-2036

 
 
Glycan Technology
Anti-glycan antibodies as biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis 
N Dotan, RT Altstock, M Schwarz, A Dukler
Lupus 2006;15:442-450

Role of biomarkers in the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease
S Vermeire, G Van Assche and P Rutgeerts
Expert Opin Med Diagn 2007 1:481-488
 
The role of microbes in Crohn's disease.
PB Eckburg, DA Relman.
Clin Infect Dis;44256-62... 2007 

CONFERENCES 

ORAL / PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS

2008 Digestive Disease Week

The novel anti-glycan antibodies Anti-L and Anti-C in conjunction with ALCA, ACCA, gASCA and AMCA predict early development of fistulae, stenoses and surgery in patients with Crohn's disease: a prospective analysis
F Rieder, A Wolf, S Schleder, A Dirmeier, U Strauch, F Obermeier, F Spector, E Fire, J Yarden, G Rogler, N Dotan, F Klebl
Gastroenterology 2008; 134:S1, A-53

Specific levels and combinations of the anti-glycan antibodies Anti-L, Anti-C, ALCA, ACCA, gASCA and AMCA contribute to diagnosis and differential diagnosis of patients with Crohn's disease and are associated with complicated disease and surgery
F Rieder, A Wolf, S Schleder, A Dirmeier, U Strauch, F Obermeier, F Spector, E Fire, J Yarden, G Rogler, N Dotan, F Klebl
Gastroenterology 2008; 134:S1, A-53

Two novel polysaccharide antibodies (anti-laminarin and anti-chitin) predict an aggressive Crohn's disease phenotype and improve differentiation between Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
CH Seow, JM Stempak, W Xu, H Lan, AM Griffiths, GR Greenberg, AH Steinhart, N Dotan, MS Silverberg
Gastroenterology 2008; 134:S1, A 53

2008 Canadian Digestive Disease Week

The utility of two novel polysaccharide antibodies (Anti-laminarin and anti-chitin) in diagnosing Crohn's disease and their association with aggressive disease
CH Seow, JM Stempak, W Xu, H Lan, AM Griffiths, GR Greenberg, AH Steinhart, N Dotan, and MS Silverberg
Can J Gastroenterol 2008; 22:SA, 78A

Serum ASCA and Smoking Status are Associated with a Crohn's Disease-like Phenotype after Pelvic Pouch Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis
D Verbeeten, R Milgrom, W Xu, J Stempak, A Hillary Steinhart, G Greenberg1, R McLeod1, Z Cohen1, MS Silverberg
Can J Gastroenterol 2009; 23:SA, 69A

2006 Digestive Disease Week

A panel of serological antibodies (gASCA, Omp, ACCA, ALCA and AMCA) predicts complicated disease course and surgery in Crohn's disease.
M Ferrante, M Pierik, L Henckaerts, N Dotan, GL Norman, RT Altstock, I Dotan, Z Shums, B Schooler, K Claes, N Van Schuerbeek, G Van Assche, P Rutgeerts and S Vermeire
Gastroenterology 2006,130:S2, A 25 

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

2008 Digestive Disease Week

Ulcerative colitis patients after pouch surgery have Crohn's disease associated serologies which are associated with pouch inflammation
I Dotan, H Tulchinsky, H Zinger, N Horowitz, I Goldiner, E Brazowski, Z Halpern
Gastroenterology 2008; 134:S1,A198

2008 16th United European Gastroenterology Week

Pancreatic autoantibodies are associated with reactivity to microbial antibodies, penetrating disease behavior, perianal disease and extraintestinal manifestations, but not with NOD2/CARD15 or TLR4 genotype in a HUNGARIAN IBD cohort
P L Lakatos, I. Altorjay, T Szamosi, K Palatka, Z Vitalis, J Tumpek, S Sipka, M Udvardy, T Dinya, L Lakatos, A Kovacs, T Molnar, Z Tulassay, P Miheller, Z Barta, . Stocker, J Papp, Hungarian IBD Study Group, M. Papp
UEGW 2008 - Abstract Database, P0168
http://www.uegf.org/publications/abstracts2008/abstract_detail.php?aId=P0168&navId=218

Fungal colonization of gastrointestinal tract, anti-saccharomyces cervisiae antibodies anti-mannan candida Spp. antibodies in inflammatory bowel disease in comparison with irritable bowel syndrome
J. Semianow-Wejchert, U. Nawrot, D. Ksiadzyna, K. Wlodarczyk, A. Annabhani
UEGW 2008 - Abstract Database, P0683
http://www.uegf.org/publications/abstracts2008/abstract_detail.php?aId=P0683&navId=218

Novel biomarkers of Crohn's disease consisting in antibodies against synthetic disaccharides fragments of glucan and chitin (ALCA and ACCA), as well as ASCA, are generated during a Candida Albicans infection
B Sendid, C Savaux, N Dotan, P Vandewalle, L Richard, A Standaert, B Guery, A Dukler, J Colombel, D Poulain
UEGW 2008 - Abstract Database, P0136
http://www.uegf.org/publications/abstracts2008/abstract_detail.php?aId=P0136&navId=218

2007 15th United European Gastroenterology Week

Anti-glycan antibodies markers are useful for differentiation between Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in children
N Dotan, RT Altstock, E Fire, M Gortler, L Spector, JM Stempak, AM Griffiths, MS Silverberg
Gut 2007;56:S3, A137

Increasing prevalence of anti-glycan antibodies markers associated with aggressive CD behavior in a Canadian cohort
N Dotan, A Elkadri, AH Steinhart, GR Greenberg, RS McLeod, Z Cohen, E Fire, RT Altstock, L Spector, M Gortler, JM Stempak, MS Silverberg
Gut 2007; 56:S3, A137

Anti-glycan antibodies in celiac disease before and after gluten-free diet
M Papp, I Foldi, J Tumpek, C Varvolgyi, Z Bartha, S Sipka, N Dotan, IR Korponay-Szab?, E Nemes, V G?bor, I Altorjay, PL Lakatos
Gut 2007; 56:S3, A109

Comparing conventional and gASCA tests for the diagnosis and determination of clinical phenotype in Crohn's disease
P L Lakatos, I Altorjay, N Dotan, J Tumpek, S Sipka, G Lakos, M Udvardy, K Palatka, L Lakatos, A Kovacs, T Molnar, Z Tulassay, P Miheller, G L Norman, Z Shums, T Szamosi, J Papp, the Hungarian IBD Study Group*, M Papp
Gut 2007; 56:S3, A119

2007 Digestive Disease Week

Serum levels of AMCA, ALCA, ACCA and gASCA in conjunction with pANCA may contribute to the diagnosis and differentiation of inflammatory bowel disease
F Rieder, A Wolf, S Schleder, A Dirmeier, M Gruengard, U Strauch, F Obermeier, B Salzberger, Rogler G, Dotan N, Klebl F
Gastroenterology 2007; 132: No.4, S2: A-652

2006 Digestive Disease Week

Mutations in innate immune receptors modulate the serologic response to microbial antigens in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
L Henckaerts, M Pierik, K Claes, M Ferrante, N Van Schuerbeek, N Dotan, G Norman, RT Altstock, I Dotan, B Schooler, Z Shums, P Rutgeerts, S Vermeire
Gastroenterology 2006,130:S2, T1974: A-585

A panel of Anti-Glycan Antibodies (gASCA, ALCA, ACCA and AMCA) in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of IBD
M Ferrante, M Pierik, L Henckaerts, N Dotan, RT Altstock, I Dotan, M Joossens, S Joossens, K Katsanos, K Claes, N Van Schuerbeek, G Van Assche, P Rutgeerts and S Vermeire. Gastroenterology 2006;130:S2, S1315: A-200

Anti-laminaribioside and anti-chitobioside antibodies as predictors of Crohn's disease
E Israeli, I Grotto, M Blank, L Anafi, E Goldin and Y Shoenfeld
Gastroenterology 2006;130: S2:S1369: A-212

2005 Digestive Disease Week

Improved IBD diagnosis via ELISA detecting novel antibodies: Anti-chitobioside carbohydrate antibodies (ACCA), anti-laminaribioside carbohydrate antibodies (ALCA) and anti-mannobioside carbohydrate antibodies (AMCA)RT Altstock, 
A Shtevi, A Karban, N Dotan, Z Halpern, I Dotan
Gastroenterology 2005;128:A-303.

Mixed IBD Families: A distinct entity within IBD
M Joossens, M Pierik, L Henckaerts, S Joossens, K. Claes, P Rutgeerts, S Vermeire
Gastroenterology 2006; 130:S2

2004 Digestive Disease Week

Anti-Laminarobioside Carbohydrate Antibodies (ALCA) and Anti-Chitobiose Carbohydrate Antibodies (ACCA) are Novel Serologic Markers Specific for Crohn's Disease
I Dotan, S Fishman, R Kariv, Y Dgani, M Schwartz, A Gargir, L Spector, R Altstock, Z Halpern, N Dotan
Gastroenterology 2004;125 S2:A203
Z Guo , Q Wang, Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2009
GR D'Haens, R Fedorak, M Lémann, BG Feagan, MA Kamm, J Cosnes, PJ Rutgeerts, P Marteau, S Travis, J Schölmerich, S Hanauer, WJ Sandborn; IOIBD Membership.
Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2009 ;10:1599-604
 
Lupus (2006) 15, 442-450 
JBC Online (April 2004)
 
The use of GlycoChip® Glycan Microarray for Identification and validation of Anti-Glycan Antibodies as biomarkers for Inflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases
Advanced Microarray strategies for Biopharmaceuticals 2004
Oral Presentation
 
Journal of Neuroimmunology 2004
Glycobiology (October 2003)
 
Glycobiology (July 2003)
 
Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology (May 2002)
 
GlycoChipTM - array technology for screening and analysis of protein-glycan interactions
INTERLEC 20; 2002
Oral Presentation
Nature Biotechnology (October 2001)
 
 
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