Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

in THIS issue
pp. i-i(1)

Forthcoming Articles
pp. ii-ii(1)

Targeting surveillance in Barrett's esophagus
pp. 1311-1312(2)
Author: Hillman, Lybus

Malnutrition as a cause of chronic pancreatitis: Myth dispelled?
pp. 1312-1314(3)
Authors: Apte, Minoti V; Pirola, Romano C; Wilson, Jeremy S

Changing landscape of antiviral resistance management in chronic hepatitis B
pp. 1314-1317(4)
Authors: Nguyen, Tin; Locarnini, Stephen; Desmond, Paul

Azathioprine: When less is more
pp. 1317-1319(3)
Authors: Duley, John A; Florin, Timothy HJ

Efficacy and safety of entecavir in lamivudine-refractory patients with chronic hepatitis B: Randomized controlled trial in Japanese patients
pp. 1320-1326(7)
Authors: Suzuki, Fumitaka; Toyoda, Joji; Katano, Yoshiaki; Sata, Michio; Moriyama, Mitsuhiko; Imazeki, Fumio; Kage, Masayoshi; Seriu, Taku; Omata, Masao; Kumada, Hiromitsu

Liver disease and the renin-angiotensin system: Recent discoveries and clinical implications
pp. 1327-1338(12)
Authors: Lubel, John S; Herath, Chandana B; Burrell, Louise M; Angus, Peter W

Molecular mechanisms of pancreatitis: Current opinion
pp. 1339-1348(10)
Authors: Vonlaufen, Alain; Wilson, Jeremy S; Apte, Minoti V

Autologous bone marrow cell infusion therapy for liver cirrhosis
pp. 1349-1353(5)
Author: Sakaida, Isao

Etiological spectrum of esophageal varices due to portal hypertension in Indian children: Is it different from the West?
pp. 1354-1357(4)
Authors: Poddar, Ujjal; Thapa, Babu Ram; Rao, KL Narsimha; Singh, Kartar

The acetic acid + indigocarmine method in the delineation of gastric cancer
pp. 1358-1361(4)
Authors: Iizuka, Toshiro; Kikuchi, Daisuke; Hoteya, Syu; Yahagi, Naohisa

Barrett's esophagus: A retrospective analysis of 13 years surveillance
pp. 1362-1367(6)
Authors: Switzer-Taylor, Victoria; Schlup, Martin; Lübcke, Ralf; Livingstone, Vicki; Schultz, Michael

Effect of gluten-free diet on preventing recurrence of gastroesophageal reflux disease-related symptoms in adult celiac patients with nonerosive reflux disease
pp. 1368-1372(5)
Authors: Usai, Paolo; Manca, Roberto; Cuomo, Rosario; Lai, Maria Antonia; Russo, Luigi; Boi, Maria Francesca

Monitoring 6-thioguanine nucleotide concentrations in Japanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease
pp. 1373-1377(5)
Authors: Andoh, Akira; Tsujikawa, Tomoyuki; Ban, Hiromitsu; Hashimoto, Takayoshi; Bamba, Shigeki; Ogawa, Atsuhiro; Sasaki, Masaya; Saito, Yasuharu; Fujiyama, Yoshihide

Cause and effect relationship of malnutrition with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis: Prospective case-control study
pp. 1378-1383(6)
Authors: Midha, Shallu; Singh, Namrata; Sachdev, Vikas; Tandon, Rakesh Kumar; Joshi, Yogendra Kumar; Garg, Pramod Kumar

Glycine N-methyltransferase is a favorable prognostic marker for human cholangiocarcinoma
pp. 1384-1389(6)
Authors: Huang, Yu-Chuen; Chen, Marcelo; Shyr, Yi-Ming; Su, Cheng-Hsi; Chen, Chi-Kuan; Li, Anna Fen-Yau; Ho, Donald Ming-Tak; Chen, Yi-Ming Arthur

Prenatal diagnosis of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2
pp. 1390-1393(4)
Authors: Chen, Szu-Ta; Chen, Huey-Ling; Su, Yi-Ning; Liu, Yu-Jung; Ni, Yen-Hsuan; Hsu, Hong-Yuan; Chu, Chia-Shiang; Wang, Nai-Yu; Chang, Mei-Hwei

The association between the genetic polymorphism of HLA-DQA1, DQB1, and DRB1 and serum alanine aminotransferase levels in chronic hepatitis C in the Chinese population
pp. 1394-1402(9)
Authors: Yu, Rong-Bin; Hong, Xin; Ding, Wei-Liang; Tan, Yong-Fei; Zhang, Yong-Xiang; Sun, Nan-Xiong; Wu, Guan-Ling; Zhan, Sheng-Wei; Ge, Da-Fang

Effect of a thrombin receptor (protease-activated receptor 1, PAR-1) gene polymorphism in chronic hepatitis C liver fibrosis
pp. 1403-1409(7)
Authors: Martinelli, Ana; Knapp, Susanne; Anstee, Quentin; Worku, Mulugeta; Tommasi, Anna; Zucoloto, Sergio; Goldin, Robert; Thursz, Mark

Favorable outcomes of autoimmune hepatitis in a community clinic setting
pp. 1410-1414(5)
Authors: Seo, Suk; Toutounjian, Raphael; Conrad, Andrew; Blatt, Larry; Tong, Myron J

A Val227Ala substitution in the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha (PPAR alpha) gene associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and decreased waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio
pp. 1415-1418(4)
Authors: Chen, Shaohua; Li, Youming; Li, Shengjie; Yu, Chaohui

Prevalence and risk factors of hepatic steatosis and its impact on liver injury in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis B infection
pp. 1419-1425(7)
Authors: Shi, Jun-ping; Fan, Jian-gao; Wu, Rui; Gao, Xiao-qian; Zhang, Li; Wang, Hao; Farrell, Geoffrey C

Occult hepatitis B virus infection in Southern African blacks with hepatocellular carcinoma
pp. 1426-1430(5)
Authors: Kew, Michael C; Welschinger, Robert; Viana, Raquel

8-Hydroxy-2′-deoxy-guanosine is a risk factor for development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection
pp. 1431-1436(6)
Authors: Chuma, Makoto; Hige, Shuhei; Nakanishi, Mitsuru; Ogawa, Koji; Natsuizaka, Mitsuteru; Yamamoto, Yoichi; Asaka, Masahiro

Inhibition of hepatitis C virus infection and expression in vitro and in vivo by recombinant adenovirus expressing short hairpin RNA
pp. 1437-1447(11)
Authors: Sakamoto, Naoya; Tanabe, Yoko; Yokota, Takanori; Satoh, Kenichi; Sekine-Osajima, Yuko; Nakagawa, Mina; Itsui, Yasuhiro; Tasaka, Megumi; Sakurai, Yuki; Cheng-Hsin, Chen; Yano, Masahiko; Ohkoshi, Shogo; Aoyagi, Yutaka; Maekawa, Shinya; Enomoto, Nobuyuki; Kohara, Michinori; Watanabe, Mamoru

RASSF1A expression inhibits the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma from Qidong County
pp. 1448-1458(11)
Authors: Xue, Wan-Jiang; Li, Chun; Zhou, Xiao-Jun; Guan, Hong-Geng; Qin, Lei; Li, Peng; Wang, Zhi-Wei; Qian, Hai-Xin

Gastrointestinal: Drain-site recurrence after resection of colon cancer
pp. 1459-1459(1)

Gastrointestinal: Glutaraldehyde proctocolitis
pp. 1460-1460(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Operative bile duct injury
pp. 1461-1461(1)

Gastrointestinal: Sister Mary Joseph nodule
pp. 1462-1462(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Spur cell anemia associated with alcoholic cirrhosis
pp. 1463-1463(1)

Erratum
pp. 1464-1464(1)