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BMC Gastroenterology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Gastroenterology (ISSN 1471-230X) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :53
Plasma pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is elevated in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis making it an ideal biomarker to diagnose, grade and differentiate this condition from other liver disease, as well as quantify the severity of associated fibrosis.
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Fatty acid composition of subcutaneous adipose tissue and gastric mucosa: is there a relation with gastric ulceration? Vasileios A Pagkalos, Joanna Moschandreas, Michael Kiriakakis, Maria Roussomoustakaki, Anthony Kafatos, Elias Kouroumalis BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :9 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Four novel mutations in the lactase gene (LCT) underlying congenital lactase deficiency (CLD) Suvi Torniainen, Roberta Freddara, Taina Routi, Carolien Gijsbers, Carlo Catassi, Pia Hoglund, Erkki Savilahti, Irma Jarvela BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :8 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Susceptibility to intestinal infection and diarrhoea in Zambian adults in relation to HIV status and CD4 count Paul Kelly, Jim Todd, Sandie Sianongo, James Mwansa, Henry Sinsungwe, Max Katubulushi, Michael J Farthing, Roger A Feldman BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :7 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Tryptophan degradation in irritable bowel syndrome: evidence of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activation in a male cohort Gerard Clarke, Peter Fitzgerald, John F Cryan, Eugene M Cassidy, Eamonn M Quigley, Timothy G Dinan BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :6 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A study of best positive predictors for sustained virologic response to interferon alpha plus ribavirin therapy in naive chronic hepatitis C patients Muhammad Idrees, Sheikh Riazuddin BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :5 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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An association between colonic adenoma and abdominal obesity : A cross sectional study. YoungJoo Kim, YunJin Kim, Sangyeoup Lee BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :4 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Paraoxonase-1 is related to inflammation, fibrosis and PPAR delta in experimental liver disease Judit Marsillach, Jordi Camps, Nat BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :3 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Selenoprotein S (SEPS1) gene -105G>A promoter polymorphism influences the susceptibility to gastric cancer in the Japanese population Tomoyuki Shibata, Tomiyasu Arisawa, Tomomitsu Tahara, Masaaki Ohkubo, Daisuke Yoshioka, Naoko Maruyama, Hiroshi Fujita, Yoshio Kamiya, Masakatsu Nakamura, Mitsuo Nagasaka, Masami Iwata, Kazuya Takahama, Makoto Watanabe, Ichiro Hirata BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :2 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Usefulness and safety of 0.4 percent sodium hyaluronate solution as a submucosal fluid cushion for endoscopic resection of colorectal mucosal neoplasms: A prospective multi-center open-label trial Shoji Hirasaki, Takahiro Kozu, Hironori Yamamoto, Yasushi Sano, Naohisa Yahagi, Tsuneo Oyama, Tadakazu Shimoda, Kentaro Sugano, Hisao Tajiri, Takao Takekoshi, Daizo Saito BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :1 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Outcomes in culture positive and culture negative ascitic fluid infection in patients with viral cirrhosis: cohort study Lubna Kamani, Khalid Mumtaz, Umair S Ahmed, Ailia W Ali, Wasim Jafri BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :59 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Percutaneous retrieval of a biliary stent after migration and ileal perforation Derek M. Culnan, Bryan J. Cicuto, Harjit Singh, Robert A. Cherry World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009, 4 :6 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Evaluation of intracellular signalling pathways in response to insulin-like growth factor I in apoptotic-resistant activated human hepatic stellate cells Alessandra Gentilini, Benedetta Lottini, Marco Brogi, Alessandra Caligiuri, Lorenzo Cosmi, Fabio Marra, Massimo Pinzani Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair 2009, 2 :1 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Hookworm infection causing chronic anemia identified during a procedure for acute gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report Yuan Zhao, Liangjing Wang, Jianmin Si Cases Journal 2009, 2 :105 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Development of a multi-locus sequence typing scheme for Laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with freshwater fish-borne gastroenteritis and traveler's diarrhea Patrick CY Woo, Jade LL Teng, Alan KL Tsang, Herman Tse, Vivien YM Tsang, King-Man Chan, Edwin KY Lee, Jim KH Chan, Shirley SL Ma, Dorothy MW Tam, Liliane MW Chung, Susanna KP Lau, Kwok-Yung Yuen BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :21 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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A Rare Cause of Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Mesenteric Hemangioma Mircelal Kazimi, Murat Ulas, Cem Ibis, Mutlu Unver, Nazan Ozsan, Funda Yilmaz, Galip Ersoz, Murat Zeytunlu, Murat Kilic, Ahmet Coker World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009, 4 :5 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Albumin dialysis improves hepatic encephalopathy and decreases circulating phenolic aromatic amino acids in patients with alcoholic hepatitis and severe liver failure Albert Pares, Ramon Deulofeu, Laura Cisneros, Angels Escorsell, Joan Manuel Salmeron, Joan Caballeria, Antoni Mas Critical Care 2009, 13 :R8 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Guideline adherence and patient satisfaction in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disorders - an evaluation study Claudia Pieper, Sebastian Haag, Stefan Gesenhues, Gerald Holtmann, Guido Gerken, Karl-Heinz Joeckel BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :17 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A giant colonic diverticulum presenting as a 'phantom mass': a case report Ayman S Abdelrazeq, Anwar E Owais, Munther I Aldoori, Ian D Botterill Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :29 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor: a case report and review of the literature Chih-Wen Lin, Chung-Hsu Lai, Chia-Chang Hsu, Chao-Tien Hsu, Per-Min Hsieh, Kuo-Chen Hung, Yaw-Sen Chen Cases Journal 2009, 2 :90 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Hepatitis following famotidine: a case report Nishant Gupta, Chirag Patel, Mukta Panda Cases Journal 2009, 2 :89 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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