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EDITORIAL
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Sarcopenia and the elusive fountain of youth
Stephen B Hanauer
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
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Adiponectin gene polymorphisms influence colorectal cancer risk
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Treatment of HBV infection reduces the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma
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Increased immune reactivity is associated with complications in children
with Crohn's disease
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Liver transplantation increases risk of developing cancer
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New gene-expression profiles to predict outcome in hepatocellular carcinoma
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DNA stool tests: an alternative to colonoscopy for colorectal cancer
screening?
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Decline in CA19-9 levels correlates with clinical outcome in pancreatic
cancer
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Anti-transglutaminase 2 IgA deposits might indicate latent celiac disease
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Acid-suppressive therapy reduces risk of ulceration associated with low-dose
aspirin
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PRACTICE POINTS
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Granulocyte-monocyte apheresis for the treatment of ulcerative colitis-is
this the end of the road?
Subrata Ghosh, Gilaad Kaplan and Remo Panaccione
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Is sequential therapy superior to standard triple therapy for the treatment
of Helicobacter pylori infection?
Colm A O'Morain and JP Anthony O'Connor
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Is capsule endoscopy effective for screening and surveillance of esophageal
varices in patients with portal hypertension?
Kevin C Ruff and Virender K Sharma
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How safe and effective is methylnaltrexone for the treatment of
opioid-induced constipation in advanced illness?
Joseph Foss
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East meets the West-portal pressure predicts outcome of surgical resection
for hepatocellular carcinoma
Alejandro Forner and Jordi Bruix
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Should cisplatin be avoided in the treatment of locally advanced squamous
cell carcinoma of the anal canal?
Cathy Eng, Christopher H Crane and Miguel A Rodriguez-Bigas
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VIEWPOINTS
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What advice should be given to patients with NAFLD about the consumption
of alcohol?
Margaret S Sozio, Naga Chalasani and Suthat Liangpunsakul
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The best surgical technique for chronic pilonidal disease-is this question
still open, or closed?
Kjetil Soreide
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REVIEWS
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Orthotopic liver transplantation and what to do during follow-up:
recommendations for the practitioner
Daniel Benten, Katharina Staufer and Martina Sterneck
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Adjuvant radiotherapy for resected pancreatic cancer: a lack of benefit
or a lack of adequate trials?
Ruchika Gutt, Stanley L Liauw and Ralph R Weichselbaum
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Emerging technologies in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and celiac disease
Giovanni Cammarota, Paolo Fedeli and Antonio Gasbarrini
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CASE STUDY
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A case of hearing loss associated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin
treatment ameliorated by prednisone
Vu Le, Ted Bader and Javid Fazili
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CORRIGENDUM
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Is capsule endoscopy effective for screening and surveillance of esophageal
varices in patients with portal hypertension?
Kevin C Ruff and Virender K Sharma
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Laboratory Investigation appoints its sixth Editor-in-Chief:
Gene P. Siegal, M.D., Ph.D.
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Dr. Siegal serves as Director of Anatomic Pathology at the University of
Alabama at Birmingham and is a world authority on bone tumors. With newly
appointed Senior Associate Editors Drs. Brian Rubin and Robert W. Hardy,
and Catherine Ketcham continuing as Managing Editor, Dr. Siegal is
committed to building upon Laboratory Investigation's strong standing
as one of the top ranked experimental pathology journals.
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