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June 2008
1. KASAHARA A , Kita K, Tomita E, Toyota J, et al
   Repeated administration of recombinant human serum albumin caused no serious allergic reactions in patients with liver cirrhosis: a multicenter clinical study.
   J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:464-472.
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2. LI JT , Liao ZX, Ping J, Xu D, et al
   Molecular mechanism of hepatic stellate cell activation and antifibrotic therapeutic strategies.
   J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:419-428.
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   February 2008
3. CHANGCHIEN CS , Chen CL, Yen YH, Wang JH, et al
   Analysis of 6381 hepatocellular carcinoma patients in southern Taiwan: prognostic features, treatment outcome, and survival.
   J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:159-70.
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   January 2008
4. OKUWAKI Y , Nakazawa T, Shibuya A, Ono K, et al
   Intrahepatic distant recurrence after radiofrequency ablation for a single small hepatocellular carcinoma: Risk factors and patterns.
   J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:71-8.
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5. KOBAYASHI M , Ikeda K, Arase Y, Suzuki Y, et al
   Inhibitory effect of branched-chain amino acid granules on progression of compensated liver cirrhosis due to hepatitis C virus.
   J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:63-70.
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6. ISHIZAKI Y , Kawasaki S
   The evolution of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (past, present, and future).
   J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:18-26.
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7. KALAITZAKIS E , Bjornsson E
   Cognitive dysfunction in liver cirrhosis: does hepatitis C virus play a role?
   J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:248.
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8. KAKIZAKI S , Takizawa D, Yamazaki Y, Nakajima Y, et al
   Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Japanese patients with severe obesity who received laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (LRYGB) in comparison to non-Japanese patients.
   J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:86-92.
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9. YONEDA M , Nozaki Y, Endo H, Fujita K, et al
   Reply to "High-sensitivity C-reactive protein and metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance syndrome) including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis".
   J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:313.
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10. ODA E , Watanabe K
    High-sensitivity C-reactive protein and metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance syndrome), including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
    J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:312-3.
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11. IWAMOTO K , Kanno K, Hyogo H, Yamagishi S, et al
    Advanced glycation end products enhance the proliferation and activation of hepatic stellate cells.
    J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:298-304.
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12. TAKAKI A , Suzuki H, Iwasaki Y, Takigawa T, et al
    A 27-year-old man who died of acute liver failure probably due to trichloroethylene abuse.
    J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:239-42.
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13. MATSUBARA J , Okusaka T, Morizane C, Ikeda M, et al
    Ultrasound-guided percutaneous pancreatic tumor biopsy in pancreatic cancer: a comparison with metastatic liver tumor biopsy, including sensitivity, specificity, and complications.
    J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:225-32.
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14. TAKAGI H , Sasaki S, Suzuki H, Toyota M, et al
    Frequent epigenetic inactivation of SFRP genes in hepatocellular carcinoma.
    J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:378-89.
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15. LUO KZ , Itamoto T, Amano H, Oshita A, et al
    Comparative study of the Japan Integrated Stage (JIS) and modified JIS score as a predictor of survival after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma.
    J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:369-77.
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16. ISHIGAMI M , Honda T, Okumura A, Ishikawa T, et al
    Use of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score to predict 1-year survival of Japanese patients with cirrhosis and to determine who will benefit from living donor liver transplantation.
    J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:363-8.
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17. HIGAKI N , Matsui H, Imaoka H, Ikeda Y, et al
    Characteristic endoscopic features of portal hypertensive enteropathy.
    J Gastroenterol. 2008;43:327-31.
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    December 2007
18. MIYAAKI H , Nakashima O, Kurogi M, Eguchi K, et al
    Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive alpha-fetoprotein and protein induced by vitamin K absence II are potential indicators of a poor prognosis: a histopathological study of surgically resected hepatocellular carcinoma.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:962-8.
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    November 2007
19. FUJITA N , Takei Y
    Iron, hepatitis C virus, and hepatocellular carcinoma: iron reduction preaches the gospel for chronic hepatitis C.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:923-926.
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20. OKUSE C , Yotsuyanagi H, Koike K
    Hepatitis C as a systemic disease: virus and host immunologic responses underlie hepatic and extrahepatic manifestations.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:857-865.
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21. KODA M , Kawakami M, Murawaki Y, Senda M, et al
    The impact of visceral fat in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: cross-sectional and longitudinal studies.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:897-903.
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22. YOON YJ , Ahn SH, Park JY, Chon CY, et al
    What is the role of diagnostic laparoscopy in a gastroenterology unit?
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:881-6.
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    October 2007
23. UKA K , Aikata H, Takaki S, Miki D, et al
    Pretreatment predictor of response, time to progression, and survival to intraarterial 5-fluorouracil/interferon combination therapy in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:845-53.
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24. ITO K , Tanaka Y, Kato M, Fujiwara K, et al
    Comparison of complete sequences of hepatitis B virus genotype C between inactive carriers and hepatocellular carcinoma patients before and after seroconversion.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:837-44.
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25. KATO J , Miyanishi K, Kobune M, Nakamura T, et al
    Long-term phlebotomy with low-iron diet therapy lowers risk of development of hepatocellular carcinoma from chronic hepatitis C.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:830-6.
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    September 2007
26. MARUYAMA T , Mori A, Tatebe H, Sakai K, et al
    A novel technique for the internal drainage of extrahepatic biloma complicating transarterial embolization of hepatocellular carcinoma.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:783-6.
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27. WATANABE N , Takashimizu S, Nishizaki Y, Kojima S, et al
    An endothelin A receptor antagonist induces dilatation of sinusoidal endothelial fenestrae: implications for endothelin-1 in hepatic microcirculation.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:775-82.
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28. GAO ZY , Li T, Wang J, Du JM, et al
    Mutations in preS genes of genotype C hepatitis B virus in patients with chronic hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:761-8.
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29. DEHGHANI SM , Taghavi SA, Eshraghian A, Gholami S, et al
    Hyperlipidemia in Iranian liver transplant recipients: prevalence and risk factors.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:769-74.
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    August 2007
30. FUJII T , Zen Y, Nakanuma Y
    Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma arising in hepatitis C virus-related liver cirrhosis with hepatocellular carcinoma.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:698-702.
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31. HIRAGA N , Aikata H, Takaki S, Kodama H, et al
    The long-term outcome of patients with bleeding gastric varices after balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:663-72.
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32. TSUKAMOTO H
    Conceptual importance of identifying alcoholic liver disease as a lifestyle disease.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:603-9.
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    July 2007
33. OHASHI N , Mori A, Fushimi N, Asano T, et al
    Zone differentiation of hepatic blood flow because of portal obstruction.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:597-8.
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34. YONEDA M , Mawatari H, Fujita K, Iida H, et al
    High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is an independent clinical feature of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and also of the severity of fibrosis in NASH.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:573-82.
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35. SUGIMOTO N , Watanabe K, Watanabe K, Ogata S, et al
    Endoscopic hemostasis for bleeding gastric varices treated by combination of variceal ligation and sclerotherapy with N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:528-32.
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    June 2007
36. WADA H , Nagano H, Noda T, Damdinsuren B, et al
    Complete remission of hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus and lymph node metastases by arterial infusion of 5-fluorouracil and interferon-alpha combination therapy following hepatic resection.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:501-6.
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37. JIN H , Terai S, Sakaida I
    The iron chelator deferoxamine causes activated hepatic stellate cells to become quiescent and to undergo apoptosis.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:475-84.
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    May 2007
38. ISOBE Y , Yamasaki T, Yokoyama Y, Kurokawa F, et al
    Hepatocellular carcinoma developing six and a half years after a diagnosis of idiopathic portal hypertension.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:407-9.
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39. ASANO T , Mori A, Tatebe H, Isono N, et al
    Multiple hepatic pseudotumors on sonography.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:406-7.
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40. KIM KM , Choi WB, Park SH, Yu E, et al
    Diagnosis of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis by transient elastography in asymptomatic healthy individuals: a prospective study of living related potential liver donors.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:382-8.
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41. YONEDA M , Mawatari H, Fujita K, Yonemitsu K, et al
    Type IV collagen 7s domain is an independent clinical marker of the severity of fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis before the cirrhotic stage.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:375-81.
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    April 2007
42. SAKURAI M , Takamura T, Ota T, Ando H, et al
    Liver steatosis, but not fibrosis, is associated with insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:312-7.
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43. UEHARA T , Hirooka M, Ishida K, Hiraoka A, et al
    Percutaneous ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma with artificially induced pleural effusion and ascites.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:306-11.
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    March 2007
44. TAKUMA Y , Nouso K, Takayama H, Makino Y, et al
    Gastric ulcer after prophylactic balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:257-60.
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45. BARI S , Sheikh KA, Ashraf M, Hussain Z, et al
    Ascaris liver abscess in children.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:236-40.
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46. KURAMOCHI A , Imazu H, Kakutani H, Uchiyama Y, et al
    Color Doppler endoscopic ultrasonography in identifying groups at a high-risk of recurrence of esophageal varices after endoscopic treatment.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:219-24.
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47. UENO Y , Moritoki Y, Shimosegawa T, Gershwin ME, et al
    Primary biliary cirrhosis: what we know and what we want to know about human PBC and spontaneous PBC mouse models.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:189-95.
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    February 2007
48. OKUDA H , Shiratori K
    Long-term nutritional assessment and quality of life in patients with cirrhosis taking a late evening snack.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:186-7.
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49. FUKUSHIMA KY , Yatsuhashi H, Kinoshita A, Ueki T, et al
    Two cases of hepatopulmonary syndrome with improved liver function following long-term oxygen therapy.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:176-80.
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50. LIU B , Zhang H, Zhou G, Xie Y, et al
    Adenovirus-mediated p53 gene transfer sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma cells to heavy-ion radiation.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:140-5.
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    January 2007
51. MINAMI S , Okada K, Matsuo M, Kamohara Y, et al
    Treatment of bleeding stomal varices by balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:91-5.
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52. OTSUKA T , Noda T, Noguchi A, Nakamura H, et al
    Shewanella infection in decompensated liver disease: a septic case.
    J Gastroenterol. 2007;42:87-90.
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    December 2006
53. MATSUSHITA M , Takehara Y, Nasu H, Hirai Y, et al
    Atypically enhanced cavernous hemangiomas of the liver: centrifugal enhancement does not preclude the diagnosis of hepatic hemangioma.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:1227-30.
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54. MURATA Y , Abe M, Furukawa S, Kumagi T, et al
    Clinical features of symptomatic primary biliary cirrhosis initially complicated with esophageal varices.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:1220-6.
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55. HAGIWARA S , Kudo M, Kawasaki T, Nagashima M, et al
    Prognostic factors for portal venous invasion in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:1214-9.
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56. SASAKI Y
    Does oxidative stress participate in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma?
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:1135-48.
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    November 2006
57. NAKAMURA M , Nagano H, Wada H, Noda T, et al
    A case of hepatocellular carcinoma with multiple lung, spleen, and remnant liver metastasis successfully treated by combination chemotherapy with the novel oral DPD-inhibiting chemotherapeutic drug S-1 and interferon-alpha.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:1120-5.
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58. PARK YJ , Lim do H, Paik SW, Koh KC, et al
    Radiation therapy for abdominal lymph node metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:1099-106.
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    October 2006
59. MATSUEDA K , Yamamoto H, Yoshida Y, Notohara K, et al
    Hepatoid carcinoma of the pancreas producing protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist II (PIVKA-II) and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP).
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:1011-1019.
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60. UEKI M , Koda M, Yamamoto S, Matsunaga Y, et al
    Preventive and therapeutic effects of angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker on hepatic fibrosis induced by bile duct ligation in rats.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:996-1004.
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61. MIYATA R , Tanimoto A, Wakabayashi G, Shimazu M, et al
    Accuracy of preoperative prediction of microinvasion of portal vein in hepatocellular carcinoma using superparamagnetic iron oxide-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography during hepatic angiography.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:987-995.
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62. ICHIDA T , Narita Y, Murakami R
    Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score and cost-effectiveness on living donor liver transplantation.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:1023-4.
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63. YOSHIJI H , Fukui H
    Renin-angiotensin system and progression of chronic liver diseases.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:1020-2.
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64. KOGURE T , Ueno Y, Kawagishi N, Kanno N, et al
    The model for end-stage liver disease score is useful for predicting economic outcomes in adult cases of living donor liver transplantation.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:1005-10.
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65. KAINUMA M , Fujimoto M, Sekiya N, Tsuneyama K, et al
    Cholesterol-fed rabbit as a unique model of nonalcoholic, nonobese, non-insulin-resistant fatty liver disease with characteristic fibrosis.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:971-80.
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    September 2006
66. YAMAMOTO M , Ariizumi S
    Intrahepatic recurrence after surgery in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:925-6.
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67. SHIGEMORI M , Kondo M, Azechi H, Inoue F, et al
    A case of ectopic hepatocellular carcinoma in the jejunum.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:913-8.
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68. SEYAMA Y , Sano K, Tang W, Kokudo N, et al
    Simultaneous resection of liver cell adenomas and an intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt with elevation of serum PIVKA-II level.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:909-12.
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69. MIWA S , Miyagawa S, Kobayashi A, Akahane Y, et al
    Predictive factors for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma recurrence in the liver following surgery.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:893-900.
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70. IKAI I , Takayasu K, Omata M, Okita K, et al
    A modified Japan Integrated Stage score for prognostic assessment in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:884-92.
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71. USLU N , Saltik-Temizel IN, Demir H, Usta Y, et al
    Bone mineral density in children with cirrhosis.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:873-7.
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72. HALANK M , Ewert R, Seyfarth HJ, Hoeffken G, et al
    Portopulmonary hypertension.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:837-47.
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    June 2006
73. KITA R , Takamatsu S, Kimura T, Kokuryu H, et al
    Bezafibrate may attenuate biliary damage associated with chronic liver diseases accompanied by high serum biliary enzyme levels.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:686-92.
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74. LOVICU M , Dessi V, Lepori MB, Zappu A, et al
    The canine copper toxicosis gene MURR1 is not implicated in the pathogenesis of Wilson disease.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:582-7.
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    May 2006
75. EGUCHI Y , Eguchi T, Mizuta T, Ide Y, et al
    Visceral fat accumulation and insulin resistance are important factors in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:462-9.
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    March 2006
76. KOIKE K
    Oxidative stress and apoptosis in hepatitis C: the core issue.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:292-4.
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77. HIBI T , Ojima H, Sakamoto Y, Kosuge T, et al
    A solid pseudopapillary tumor arising from the greater omentum followed by multiple metastases with increasing malignant potential.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:276-81.
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78. HARA Y , Hino K, Okuda M, Furutani T, et al
    Hepatitis C virus core protein inhibits deoxycholic acid-mediated apoptosis despite generating mitochondrial reactive oxygen species.
    J Gastroenterol. 2006;41:257-68.
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