Gastroenterology
ISSN: 0016-5085
 

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This Month in Gastroenterology
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Laura Harrell and Eugene B. Chang
 

Gastroenterology News
 

Study Sets Treatment Standard for Elderly With Colon Cancer  • ARTICLE
Les Lang
 

Triple Therapy for Esophageal Cancer Extends Survival
• ARTICLE
Les Lang
 

Combination Therapy Improves Weight Loss 
• ARTICLE
Les Lang
 

AGAI Highlights at DDW 
• ARTICLE
Les Lang
 

Comment from the editor
 

Cybermedicine and the Gastroenterologist
• EDITORIAL
Robert S. Sandler
 

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Image of the month: David M. Warshauer, Section Editor  • REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
Jose Maria Remes-Troche, Braulio Martinez-Benitez and Miguel A. Valdovinos-Diaz
 

Clinical - alimentary tract

Thirty-Year Analysis of a Colonoscopic Surveillance Program for Neoplasia in Ulcerative Colitis 
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Matthew D. Rutter, Brian P. Saunders, Kay H. Wilkinson, Steve Rumbles, Gillian Schofield, Michael A. Kamm, Christopher B. Williams, Ashley B. Price, Ian C. Talbot and Alastair Forbes
 

Risk of Intestinal Cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Population-Based Study From Olmsted County, Minnesota
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Tine Jess, Edward V. Loftus, Jr, Fernando S. Velayos, W. Scott Harmsen, Alan R. Zinsmeister, Thomas C. Smyrk, Cathy D. Schleck, William J. Tremaine, L. Joseph Melton III et al.
 

Biographical sketch

Councilman of Councilman Bodies 
• PERSONAL REPORT
William Haubrich
 

Association of 6-Thioguanine Nucleotide Levels and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity: A Meta-Analysis
• ARTICLE
Mark T. Osterman, Rabi Kundu, Gary R. Lichtenstein and James D. Lewis
 

Infliximab Plus Azathioprine for Steroid-Dependent Crohn’s Disease Patients: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial 
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Marc LÉmann, Jean–Yves Mary, Bernard Duclos, Michel Veyrac, Jean–Louis Dupas, Jean Charles Delchier, David Laharie, Jacques Moreau, Guillaume Cadiot, Laurence Picon et al.
 

Impaired Viscerosomatic Reflexes and Abdominal-Wall Dystony Associated With Bloating 
• ARTICLE
Fabrizio Tremolaterra, Albert Villoria, Fernando Azpiroz, Jordi Serra, Santiago Aguadé and Juan–R. Malagelada
 

Risk Factors for Initial Surgery in Pediatric Patients With Crohn’s Disease 
• ARTICLE
Neera Gupta, Stanley A. Cohen, Alan G. Bostrom, Barbara S. Kirschner, Robert N. Baldassano, Harland S. Winter, George D. Ferry, Terry Smith, Oren Abramson, Benjamin D. Gold and Melvin B. Heyman
 

Familial Expression of Anti-Escherichia coli Outer Membrane Porin C in Relatives of Patients With Crohn’s Disease 
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Ling Mei, Stephan R. Targan, Carol J. Landers, Debra Dutridge, Andrew Ippoliti, Eric A. Vasiliauskas, Konstantinos A. Papadakis, Phillip R. Fleshner, Jerome I. Rotter and Huiying Yang
 

Clinical - liver, pancreas, and biliary tract
 

Extended Treatment Duration for Hepatitis C Virus Type 1: Comparing 48 Versus 72 Weeks of Peginterferon-Alfa-2a Plus Ribavirin 
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Thomas Berg, Michael von Wagner, Samer Nasser, Christoph Sarrazin, Tobias Heintges, Tilman Gerlach, Peter Buggisch, Tobias Goeser, Jens Rasenack, Gerd R. Pape et al.
 

Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2b Plus Ribavirin in the Retreatment of Interferon-Ribavirin Nonresponder Patients 
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Gloria Taliani, Giulia Gemignani, Carlo Ferrari, Antonio Aceti, Dario Bartolozzi, Pier Luigi Blanc, Marco Capanni, Francesco Esperti, Paolo Forte, Vincenzo Guadagnino et al.
 

Productive Replication of Hepatitis C Virus in Perihepatic Lymph Nodes In Vivo: Implications of HCV Lymphotropism
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Sampa Pal, Daniel G. Sullivan, Sean Kim, K. Kay–Yin Lai, John Kae, Scott J. Cotler, Robert L. Carithers, Jr, Brent L. Wood, James D. Perkins and David R. Gretch
 

Ubiquitous Activation of Ras and Jak/Stat Pathways in Human HCC
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Diego F. Calvisi, Sara Ladu, Alexis Gorden, Miriam Farina, Elizabeth A. Conner, Ju–Seog Lee, Valentina M. Factor and Snorri S. Thorgeirsson
 

Acute Hepatitis A Infection in Pregnancy Is Associated With High Rates of Gestational Complications and Preterm Labor
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Eran Elinav, Iddo Z. Ben–Dov, Yami Shapira, Nilli Daudi, Ruth Adler, Daniel Shouval and Zvi Ackerman
 

Hyponatremia Impairs Early Posttransplantation Outcome in Patients With Cirrhosis Undergoing Liver Transplantation 
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Maria–Carlota Londoño, Mónica Guevara, Antoni Rimola, Miquel Navasa, Pilar Taurà, Antoni Mas, Juan-Carlos García–Valdecasas, Vicente Arroyo and Pere Ginès
 

Predominance of Hepatitis B Virus YMDD Mutants Is Prognostic of Viral DNA Breakthrough 
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Chang Hong Lee, Soo–Ok Kim, Kwan Soo Byun, Myung Soon Moon, Eun–Ok Kim, Jong Eun Yeon, Wangdon Yoo and Sun Pyo Hong
 

High Prevalence and Mapping of Pre-S Deletion in Hepatitis B Virus Carriers With Progressive Liver Diseases 
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Bing–Fang Chen, Chun–Jen Liu, Guey–Mei Jow, Pei–Jer Chen, Jia–Horng Kao and Ding–Shinn Chen
 

Basic - alimentary tract

Gastrin Increases Murine Intestinal Crypt Regeneration Following Injury 
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Penelope D. Ottewell, Carrie A. Duckworth, Andrea Varro, Rod Dimaline, Timothy C. Wang, Alastair J.M. Watson, Graham J. Dockray and D. Mark Pritchard
 

Influence of EPIYA-Repeat Polymorphism on the Phosphorylation-Dependent Biological Activity of Helicobacter pylori CagA 
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Masanori Naito, Takeshi Yamazaki, Ryouhei Tsutsumi, Hideaki Higashi, Kazunori Onoe, Shiho Yamazaki, Takeshi Azuma and Masanori Hatakeyama
 

Bile Acids Induce Ectopic Expression of Intestinal Guanylyl Cyclase C Through Nuclear Factor-κB and Cdx2 in Human Esophageal Cells
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Philip R. Debruyne, Matthew Witek, Li Gong, Ruth Birbe, Inna Chervoneva, Tianru Jin, Claire Domon–Cell, Juan P. Palazzo, Jean–Noel Freund, Peng Li et al.
 

Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4α Is Essential for Embryonic Development of the Mouse Colon 
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Wendy D. Garrison, Michele A. Battle, Chuhu Yang, Klaus H. Kaestner, Frances M. Sladek and Stephen A. Duncan
 

The Cell Adhesion Molecule L1 Is Required for Chain Migration of Neural Crest Cells in the Developing Mouse Gut 
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Richard B. Anderson, Kirsty N. Turner, Alexander G. Nikonenko, John Hemperly, Melitta Schachner and Heather M. Young
 

Stomach Development Is Dependent on Fibroblast Growth Factor 10/Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2b–Mediated Signaling
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Bradley Spencer–Dene, Frederic G. Sala, Saverio Bellusci, Stephen Gschmeissner, Gordon Stamp and Clive Dickson
 

Basic - liver, pancreas, and biliary tract

Targeted Deletion of FATP5 Reveals Multiple Functions in Liver Metabolism: Alterations in Hepatic Lipid Homeostasis 
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Holger Doege, Rebecca A. Baillie, Angelica M. Ortegon, Bernice Tsang, Qiwei Wu, Sandhya Punreddy, David Hirsch, Nicki Watson, Ruth E. Gimeno and Andreas Stahl
 

 Mice Deleted for Fatty Acid Transport Protein 5 Have Defective Bile Acid Conjugation and Are Protected From Obesity 
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Brian Hubbard, Holger Doege, Sandhya Punreddy, Hui Wu, Xueming Huang, Virendar K. Kaushik, Robin L. Mozell, John J. Byrnes, Alain Stricker–Krongrad, Chieh J. Chou et al.
 

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Stimulates Rat Cholangiocyte Proliferation Via an Autocrine Mechanism 
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Eugenio Gaudio, Barbara Barbaro, Domenico Alvaro, Shannon Glaser, Heather Francis, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Cynthia J. Meininger, Antonio Franchitto, Paolo Onori, Marco Marzioni et al.
 

Increased Expression of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 6 Stimulates Hepatocyte Proliferation During Mouse Liver Regeneration 
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Yongjun Tan, Yuichi Yoshida, Douglas E. Hughes and Robert H. Costa
 

Gene Transfer of Kringle 1–5 Suppresses Tumor Development and Improves Prognosis of Mice With Hepatocellular Carcinoma 
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Takuji Torimura, Takato Ueno, Motoaki Kin, Eitaro Taniguchi, Toru Nakamura, Kinya Inoue, Ryuichiro Sakata, Osamu Hashimoto, Masaharu Sakamoto, Hiromasa Ohira et al.
 

Clinical Management

Recurrent Clostridium Difficile 
• ARTICLE
Seema Maroo and J. Thomas Lamont

Case Report

Sustained Engraftment and Tissue Enzyme Activity After Liver Cell Transplantation for Argininosuccinate Lyase Deficiency 
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Xavier Stéphenne, Mustapha Najimi, Catherine Sibille, Marie–Cécile Nassogne, Françoise Smets and Etienne M. Sokal
 

Microarray and other new technologies

Developmental Characteristics of Adapting Mouse Small Intestine Crypt Cells 
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Christopher R. Erwin, Marcus D. Jarboe, Maureen A. Sartor, Mario Medvedovic, Keith F. Stringer, Brad W. Warner and Michael D. Bates
 

Special reports and reviews

Advanced Imaging and Technology in Gastrointestinal Neoplasia: Summary of the AGA-NCI Symposium October 4–5, 2004 
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Michael B. Wallace, Daniel Sullivan, Anil K. Rustgi and AITGN Symposium Faculty
 

New Concepts in Gastroenterology

Ins and Outs Modulating Hepatic Triglyceride and Development of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease 
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Ira J. Goldberg and Henry N. Ginsberg
 

CME Activity

Continuing Medical Education Exams 1-4: April 2006 
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Eugene Chang and Laura Harrell
 

Continuing Medical Education Exam 2: April 2006 
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Continuing Medical Education Exam 3: April 2006 
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Continuing Medical Education Exam 4: April 2006 
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Editorials

The Changing Face of Colorectal Cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Progress at Last! 
• EDITORIAL
David T. Rubin
 

When Is Too Much Enough? 
• EDITORIAL
Lloyd Mayer
 

Infliximab and Azathioprine: Bridge or Parachute? 
• EDITORIAL
Simon Travis

Optimizing Outcomes in Hepatitis C: Is Treatment Beyond 48 Weeks Ever Justified? 
• EDITORIAL
Robert J. Fontana
 

Selected Summaries

Lymphoma risk with azathioprine/6-MP therapy—read beyond the headlines 
• DISCUSSION
Alan C. Moss and Richard J. Farrell
 

Embarrassment is a major barrier to colon cancer prevention, especially among women: A call to action 
• DISCUSSION
Jonathan P. Terdiman
 

Hypoadiponectinemia and NASH: Cause or effect? 
• DISCUSSION
Laurie Blendis
 

Treatment of iron deficiency 
• DISCUSSION
Don C. Rockey
 

Print and Media Reviews

A Guide for the Light: Review of Clinical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 
• BOOK REVIEW
William R. Brugge
 

Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology 
• BOOK REVIEW
John T. Woosley
 

Correspondence

Effects of Aging of the Population
• CORRESPONDENCE
Peter R. Holt
 

Reply 
• CORRESPONDENCE
Karen E. Hall, Deborah D. Proctor, Laurel Fisher and Suzanne Rose
 

Reply 
• CORRESPONDENCE
David A. Peura
 

Addenda and Corrections Concerning Friedrich Krukenberg 
• CORRESPONDENCE
Ulrich S. Schuler
 

Uncovered Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt for Refractory Ascites 
• CORRESPONDENCE
Pierre Deltenre, Didier Lebrec and Philippe Mathurin
 

Reply 
• CORRESPONDENCE
Gennaro D’Amico, Angelo Luca, Alberto Morabito, Roberto Miraglia and Mario D’Amico
 

Prevalence of Barrett’s Esophagus 
• CORRESPONDENCE
Douglas K. Rex, Michael Shaw and Roy Wong
 

Reply 
• CORRESPONDENCE
Jukka Ronkainen, Michael Vieth and Nicholas J. Talley
 

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Notices (April 06) 
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Instructions to Authors 
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