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Contents Volume 12 Issue 23 June 21, 2006

Editorial

Autoimmune liver disease and the Canadian First Nations Aboriginal Communities of British Columbia’s Pacific Northwest

Eric M Yoshida, Mark Riley, Laura T Arbour

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3625-3627. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3625

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Topic Highlight

Genetics of inflammatory bowel disease: The role of the HLA complex

Tariq Ahmad, Sara E Marshall, Derek Jewell

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3628-3635. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3628

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Multidrug resistance 1 gene in inflammatory bowel disease: A meta-analysis

V Annese, MR Valvano, O Palmieri, A Latiano, F Bossa, A Andriulli

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3636-3644. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3636

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Immunogenetic phenotypes in inflammatory bowel disease

Marla C Dubinsky, Kent Taylor, Stephan R Targan, Jerome I Rotter

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3645-3650. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3645

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Role of discs large homolog 5

Frauke Friedrichs, Monika Stoll

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3651-3656. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3651

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Pharmacogenetics in inflammatory bowel disease

Marie Pierik, Paul Rutgeerts, Robert Vlietinck, Severine Vermeire

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3657-3667. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3657

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Family and twin studies in inflammatory bowel disease

Leena Halme, Paulina Paavola-Sakki, Ulla Turunen, Maarit Lappalainen, Martti Färkkilä, Kimmo Kontula

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3668-3672. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3668

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NOD2: Ethnic and geographic differences

Juleen Cavanaugh

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3673-3677. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3673

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OCTNs: Will the real IBD5 gene please stand up?

Mark S Silverberg

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3678-3681. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3678

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Review

Non invasive fibrosis biomarkers reduce but not substitute the need for liver biopsy

Giada Sebastiani, Alfredo Alberti

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3682-3694. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3682

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Platelet-activating factor in liver injury: A relational scope

Nikolaos P Karidis, Gregory Kouraklis, Stamatios E Theocharis

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3695-3706. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3695

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Liver Cancer

Combination of repeated single-session percutaneous ethanol injection and transarterial chemoembolisation compared to repeated single-session percutaneous ethanol injection in patients with non-resectable hepatocellular carcinoma

Arne Dettmer, Timm D Kirchhoff, Michael Gebel, Lars Zender, Nisar P Malek, Bernhard Panning, Ajay Chavan, Herbert Rosenthal, Stefan Kubicka, Susanne Krusche, Sonja Merkesdal, Michael Galanski, Michael P Manns, Joerg S Bleck

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3707-3715. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3707

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Activation and dramatically increased cytolytic activity of tumor specific T lymphocytes after radio-frequency ablation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal liver metastases

Johannes Hänsler, Thaddäus Till Wissniowski, Detlef Schuppan, Astrid Witte, Thomas Bernatik, Eckhart Georg Hahn, Deike Strobel

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3716-3721. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3716

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Viral Hepatitis

Mutations in carboxy-terminal part of E2 including PKR/eIF2α phosphorylation homology domain and interferon sensitivity determining region of nonstructural 5A of hepatitis C virus 1b: Their correlation with response to interferon monotherapy and viral load

Koji Ukai, Masatoshi Ishigami, Kentaro Yoshioka, Naoto Kawabe, Yoshiaki Katano, Kazuhiko Hayashi, Takashi Honda, Motoyoshi Yano, Hidemi Goto

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3722-3728. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3722

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Basic Research

Anti-inflammatory effects of bifidobacteria by inhibition of LPS-induced NF-κB activation

Christian U Riedel, Francis Foata, David Philippe, Oskar Adolfsson, Bernhard J Eikmanns, Stephanie Blum

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3729-3735. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3729

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Sclerosing cholecystitis associated with autoimmune pancreatitis

Terumi Kamisawa, Yuyang Tu, Hitoshi Nakajima, Naoto Egawa, Kouji Tsuruta, Atsutake Okamoto, Shinichirou Horiguchi

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3736-3739. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3736

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Immunohistochemical expression of mismatch repair genes: A screening tool for predicting mutator phenotype in liver fluke infection-associated intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Upama Liengswangwong, Anant Karalak, Yukio Morishita, Masayuki Noguchi, Thiravud Khuhaprema, Petcharin Srivatanakul, Masanao Miwa

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3740-3745. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3740

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Rapid Communication

Significance of preoperative C-reactive protein as a parameter of the perioperative course and long-term prognosis in squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus

Ines Gockel, Kathrin Dirksen, Claudia M Messow, Theodor Junginger

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3746-3750. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3746

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N-acetylcysteine does not prevent post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography hyperamylasemia and acute pancreatitis

Janusz Milewski, Grazyna Rydzewska, Malgorzata Degowska, Maciej Kierzkiewicz, Andrzej Rydzewski

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3751-3755. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3751

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Risk factors for retinopathy associated with interferon α-2b and ribavirin combination therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Chiaki Okuse, Hiroshi Yotsuyanagi, Yoshihiko Nagase, Yuhtaro Kobayashi, Kiyomi Yasuda, Kazuhiko Koike, Shiro Iino, Michihiro Suzuki, Fumio Itoh

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3756-3759. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3756

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Treatment of patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor of small bowel: Implications of imatinib mesylate

Chun-Nan Yeh, Tsung-Wen Chen, Ting-Jung Wu, Swei Hsueh, Yi-Yin Jan

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3760-3765. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3760

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Loss of heterozygosity and microsatellite instabilities of fragile histidine triad gene in gastric carcinoma

Yu-Ping Xiao, Dong-Ying Wu, Lei Xu, Yan Xin

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3766-3769. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3766

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Purification and characterization of α-L-fucosidase from human primary hepatocarcinoma tissue

Chao Li, Jie Qian, Ju-Sheng Lin

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3770-3775. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3770

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Case Report

Management of ischemic proctitis with severe rectal haemorrhage: A case report

Vincent SK Yip, Martin Downey, Nee Beng Teo, John R Anderson

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3776-3778. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3776

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Large mucinous biliary cystadenoma with “ovarian-like” stroma: A case report

Mircea Beuran, Mircea Dan Venter, Laura Dumitru

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3779-3781. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3779

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Letter to the Editor

Quantitative analysis using ELISA of vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor in human colorectal cancer, liver metastasis of colorectal cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma

Muriel Mathonnet, Bernard Descottes, Denis Valleix, François Labrousse, Véronique Truffinet, Yves Denizot

World J Gastroenterol 12(23):3782-3783. Published online Jun 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3782

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