Loss of α-smooth muscle actin immunostaining is not a useful marker for functional impairment: a comparison from patients with and without small bowel motility disorder
Loss or diminished α-SMA immunoreactivity in the inner circular layer of the muscularis propria occurs with a similar frequency in cases with and without small bowel motility disorder and does not correlate with impairment of function.
Authors
- Omer Abdelaziz Mohammed Saeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4584-9222)
- John M. Wo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3142-3255)
- Muhammad T. Idrees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6611-6389)
- Katrina Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9603-6731)
- Iván González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3383-2212)
- Anita Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9074-1368)
Institutions
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Published
- 2025-03-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqaf033
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00