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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 51 Issue 2 , Pages 363 - 725 (February 2010)

Introduction to New Section
Diagnostic and therapeutic advances in hepatology: A new feature in the journal (p 363)
Patrick S. Kamath, Keith D. Lindor
Published Online: Jan 26 2010 8:42AM
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Editorials
Growing old gracefully: Caring for the 90-year-old liver in the 40-year-old transplant recipient (p 364-365)
Saul J. Karpen
Published Online: Nov 30 2009 2:46PM
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Thiazolidinedione therapy for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: Go, stop, or proceed with caution? (p 366-369)
Stephen A. Harrison
Published Online: Nov 30 2009 2:46PM
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Transient elastography in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Making sense of echos (p 370-372)
Leon Adams
Published Online: Nov 9 2009 9:27AM
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Long-term mortality in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Is liver histology of any prognostic significance? (p 373-375)
Paul Angulo
Published Online: Jan 12 2010 10:28AM
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Making the liver what it is: The many targets of the transcriptional regulator HNF4alpha (p 376-377)
Klaus H. Kaestner
Published Online: Dec 4 2009 10:11AM
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Viral Hepatitis
Selection-driven immune escape is not a significant factor in the failure of CD4 T cell responses in persistent hepatitis C virus infection (p 378-387)
Michael J. Fuller, Naglaa H. Shoukry, Toshifumi Gushima, David G. Bowen, Benoit Callendret, Katherine J. Campbell, Dana L. Hasselschwert, Austin L. Hughes, Christopher M. Walker
Published Online: Nov 16 2009 4:37PM
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Efficacy and safety of peginterferon alfa-2a (40KD) plus ribavirin in hepatitis C patients with advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis (p 388-397)
Savino Bruno, Mitchell L. Shiffman, Stuart K. Roberts, Edward J. Gane, Diethelm Messinger, Stephanos J. Hadziyannis, Patrick Marcellin
Published Online: Sep 29 2009 9:46AM
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The heme oxygenase 1 product biliverdin interferes with hepatitis C virus replication by increasing antiviral interferon response (p 398-404)
Elisabeth Lehmann, Walid Hamdy El-Tantawy, Matthias Ocker, Ralf Bartenschlager, Volker Lohmann, Said Hashemolhosseini, Gisa Tiegs, Gabriele Sass
Published Online: Sep 29 2009 9:46AM
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Cost-effectiveness of nationwide hepatitis B catch-up vaccination among children and adolescents in China (p 405-414)
David W. Hutton, Samuel K. So, Margaret L. Brandeau
Published Online: Sep 9 2009 10:09AM
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Lamivudine maintenance beyond one year after HBeAg seroconversion is a major factor for sustained virologic response in HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B (p 415-421)
Hyun Woong Lee, Heon Ju Lee, Jae Seok Hwang, Joo Hyun Sohn, Jae Young Jang, Ki Jun Han, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Yong Han Paik, Chun Kyon Lee, Kwan Sik Lee, Chae Yoon Chon, Kwang-Hyub Han
Published Online: Nov 9 2009 10:01AM
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Entecavir treatment for up to 5 years in patients with hepatitis B e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis B (p 422-430)
Ting-Tsung Chang, Ching-Lung Lai, Seung Kew Yoon, Samuel S. Lee, Henrique Sergio M. Coelho, Flair Jose Carrilho, Fred Poordad, Waldemar Halota, Yves Horsmans, Naoky Tsai, Hui Zhang, Daniel J. Tenney, Ricardo Tamez, Uchenna Iloeje
Published Online: Jan 4 2010 10:29AM
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Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among refugees entering the United States between 2006 and 2008 (p 431-434)
David B. Rein, Sarah B. Lesesne, Ann O'Fallon, Cindy M. Weinbaum
Published Online: Sep 29 2009 9:46AM
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Age-specific prognosis following spontaneous hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion in chronic hepatitis B (p 435-444)
Yi-Cheng Chen, Chia-Ming Chu, Yun-Fan Liaw
Published Online: Sep 29 2009 10:19AM
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Steatohepatitis/Metabolic Liver Disease
Long-term efficacy of rosiglitazone in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: Results of the fatty liver improvement by rosiglitazone therapy (FLIRT 2) extension trial (p 445-453)
Vlad Ratziu, Fréderic Charlotte, Carole Bernhardt, Philippe Giral, Marine Halbron, Gilles LeNaour, Agnès Hartmann-Heurtier, Eric Bruckert, Thierry Poynard, LIDO Study Group
Published Online: Sep 9 2009 10:09AM
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Diagnosis of fibrosis and cirrhosis using liver stiffness measurement in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (p 454-462)
Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Julien Vergniol, Grace Lai-Hung Wong, Juliette Foucher, Henry Lik-Yuen Chan, Brigitte Le Bail, Paul Cheung-Lung Choi, Mathurin Kowo, Anthony Wing-Hung Chan, Wassil Merrouche, Joseph Jao-Yiu Sung, Victor de Lédinghen
Published Online: Sep 9 2009 10:09AM
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Lack of interleukin-6/glycoprotein 130/signal transducers and activators of transcription-3 signaling in hepatocytes predisposes to liver steatosis and injury in mice (p 463-473)
Daniela C. Kroy, Naiara Beraza, Darjus F. Tschaharganeh, Leif E. Sander, Stephanie Erschfeld, Arne Giebeler, Christian Liedtke, Hermann E. Wasmuth, Christian Trautwein, Konrad L. Streetz
Published Online: Nov 16 2009 4:37PM
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Toxicant-associated steatohepatitis in vinyl chloride workers (p 474-481)
Matt Cave, Keith Cameron Falkner, Mukunda Ray, Swati Joshi-Barve, Guy Brock, Rehan Khan, Marjorie Bon Homme, Craig J. McClain
Published Online: Nov 9 2009 10:01AM
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Gamma-glutamyltransferase and disability pension: A cohort study of construction workers in Germany (p 482-490)
Heiner Claessen, Hermann Brenner, Christoph Drath, Volker Arndt
Published Online: Dec 4 2009 10:08AM
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Variability in ethanol biodisposition in whites is modulated by polymorphisms in the ADH1B and ADH1C genes (p 491-500)
Carmen Martínez, Segismundo Galván, Elena Garcia-Martin, María I. Ramos, Yolanda Gutiérrez-Martín, José A.G. Agúndez
Published Online: Sep 29 2009 9:46AM
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Hemochromatosis in Italy in the last 30 years: Role of genetic and acquired factors (p 501-510)
Anna Ludovica Fracanzani, Alberto Piperno, Luca Valenti, Mirella Fraquelli, Sabina Coletti, Alessandra Maraschi, Dario Consonni, Enzo Coviello, Dario Conte, Silvia Fargion
Published Online: Oct 1 2009 2:31PM
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Kupffer cells promote hepatic steatosis via interleukin-1beta-dependent suppression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alphaactivity (p 511-522)
Rinke Stienstra, Fredy Saudale, Caroline Duval, Shohreh Keshtkar, Johanna E. M. Groener, Nico van Rooijen, Bart Staels, Sander Kersten, Michael Müller
Published Online: Sep 29 2009 9:46AM
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Hepatobiliary Malignancies
Down-regulation of connective tissue growth factor by inhibition of transforming growth factor betablocks the tumor-stroma cross-talk and tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinoma (p 523-534)
Antonio Mazzocca, Emilia Fransvea, Francesco Dituri, Luigi Lupo, Salvatore Antonaci, Gianluigi Giannelli
Published Online: Sep 9 2009 10:09AM
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Liver cancer: EphrinA2 promotes tumorigenicity through Rac1/Akt/NF-kappaB signaling pathway 120: (p 535-544)
Yu-Xiong Feng, Jiang-Sha Zhao, Jing-Jing Li, Tao Wang, Shu-Qun Cheng, Yunfei Yuan, Fudi Wang, Xiao-Fan Wang, Dong Xie
Published Online: Sep 14 2009 2:10PM
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Expression and functional significance of Twist1 in hepatocellular carcinoma: Its role in vasculogenic mimicry (p 545-556)
Tao Sun, Nan Zhao, Xiu-lan Zhao, Qiang Gu, Shi-wu Zhang, Na Che, Xing-hui Wang, Jing Du, Yi-xin Liu, Bao-cun Sun
Published Online: Sep 9 2009 10:09AM
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Loss of hepatocyte nuclear factor 1alpha function in human hepatocellular adenomas leads to aberrant activation of signaling pathways involved in tumorigenesis (p 557-566)
Laura Pelletier, Sandra Rebouissou, Alain Paris, Estelle Rathahao-Paris, Elisabeth Perdu, Paulette Bioulac-Sage, Sandrine Imbeaud, Jessica Zucman-Rossi
Published Online: Oct 5 2009 6:33PM
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Autoimmune, Cholestatic and Biliary Disease
CX3CL1 (fractalkine): A signpost for biliary inflammation in primary biliary cirrhosis (p 567-575)
Shinji Shimoda, Kenichi Harada, Hiroaki Niiro, Akinobu Taketomi, Yoshihiko Maehara, Koichi Tsuneyama, Kentaro Kikuchi, Yasuni Nakanuma, Ian R. Mackay, M. Eric Gershwin, Koichi Akashi
Published Online: Nov 11 2009 9:58AM
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Liver Failure/Cirrhosis/Portal Hypertension
Systematic review of randomized trials on vasoconstrictor drugs for hepatorenal syndrome (p 576-584)
Lise L. Gluud, Kurt Christensen, Erik Christensen, Aleksander Krag
Published Online: Sep 9 2009 10:09AM
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Prognostic value of Ishak fibrosis stage: Findings from the hepatitis C antiviral long-term treatment against cirrhosis trial (p 585-594)
James E. Everhart, Elizabeth C. Wright, Zachary D. Goodman, Jules L. Dienstag, John C. Hoefs, David E. Kleiner, Marc G. Ghany, A. Scott Mills, S. Russell Nash, Sugantha Govindarajan, Thomas E. Rogers, Joel K. Greenson, Elizabeth M. Brunt, Herbert L. Bonkovsky, Chihiro Morishima, Heather J. Litman, HALT-C Trial Group
Published Online: Sep 14 2009 2:20PM
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Decreased survival of subjects with elevated liver function tests during a 28-year follow-up (p 595-602)
Cecilia Söderberg, Per Stål, Johan Askling, Hans Glaumann, Greger Lindberg, Joel Marmur, Rolf Hultcrantz
Published Online: Sep 14 2009 2:20PM
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Chronic administration of valproic acid inhibits activation of mouse hepatic stellate cells in vitro and in vivo (p 603-614)
Inge Mannaerts, Nele R. Nuytten, Vera Rogiers, Karin Vanderkerken, Leo A. van Grunsven, Albert Geerts
Published Online: Oct 1 2009 2:31PM
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Liver Injury/Regeneration
Oral medications with significant hepatic metabolism at higher risk for hepatic adverse events (p 615-620)
Craig Lammert, Einar Bjornsson, Anna Niklasson, Naga Chalasani
Published Online: Sep 14 2009 2:19PM
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Toll-like receptor 9 inhibition confers protection from liver ischemia-reperfusion injury (p 621-632)
Zubin M. Bamboat, Vinod P. Balachandran, Lee M. Ocuin, Hebroon Obaid, George Plitas, Ronald P. DeMatteo
Published Online: Oct 5 2009 6:33PM
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Liver Biology/Pathobiology
The homeobox gene Hex regulates hepatocyte differentiation from embryonic stem cell-derived endoderm (p 633-641)
Atsushi Kubo, Yon Hui Kim, Stefan Irion, Shogo Kasuda, Mitsuaki Takeuchi, Kazuo Ohashi, Masayuki Iwano, Yoshiko Dohi, Yoshihiko Saito, Ralph Snodgrass, Gordon Keller
Published Online: Sep 9 2009 10:09AM
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Integrated approach for the identification of human hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha target genes using protein binding microarrays (p 642-653)
Eugene Bolotin, Hailing Liao, Tuong Chi Ta, Chuhu Yang, Wendy Hwang-Verslues, Jane R. Evans, Tao Jiang, Frances M. Sladek
Published Online: Oct 5 2009 6:33PM
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Rapid Communication
Huh-7: A human ldquohemochromatoticrdquo cell line (p 654-659)
Chiara Vecchi, Giuliana Montosi, Antonello Pietrangelo
Published Online: Oct 27 2009 2:05PM
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AASLD Practice Guideline
Diagnosis and management of primary sclerosing cholangitis (p 660-678)
Roger Chapman, Johan Fevery, Anthony Kalloo, David M. Nagorney, Kirsten Muri Boberg, Benjamin Shneider, Gregory J. Gores
Published Online: Sep 9 2009 10:09AM
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Reviews
Obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Biochemical, metabolic, and clinical implications (p 679-689)
Elisa Fabbrini, Shelby Sullivan, Samuel Klein
Published Online: Sep 9 2009 10:09AM
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Contemporary clinical research of traditional Chinese medicines for chronic hepatitis B in China: An analytical review (p 690-698)
Lingyi Zhang, Guqi Wang, Weihong Hou, Ping Li, Andrea Dulin, Herbert L. Bonkovsky
Published Online: Oct 19 2009 2:09PM
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances in Hepatology
Tolvaptan and hyponatremia in a patient with cirrhosis (p 699-702)
Thomas D. Boyer
Published Online: Jan 12 2010 10:28AM
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Hepatology Elsewhere
Snipping away at hepatitis C (p 703-705)
Nicholas A. Shackel, David G. Bowen, Geoffrey W. McCaughan
Published Online: Jan 26 2010 8:42AM
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Biting the iron bullet: Endoplasmic reticulum stress adds the pain of hepcidin to chronic liver disease (p 705-707)
Donald J. Messner, Kris V. Kowdley
Published Online: Jan 26 2010 8:42AM
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A glimpse of future hepatitis C virus treatment paradigms (p 707-710)
Norah Terrault, Mandana Khalili
Published Online: Jan 26 2010 8:42AM
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Image of the Month
The bright liver of glycogenic hepatopathy (p 711-712)
Seth Sweetser, Robert E. Kraichely
Published Online: Oct 23 2009 10:07AM
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Correspondence
Extrahepatic conditions associated with primary biliary cirrhosis (p 713)
Ricardo Moreno-Otero, María Trapero-Marugán
Published Online: Aug 10 2009 3:27PM
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The preferable treatment for cirrhotic portal vein thrombosis: Anticoagulation or transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt? (p 713-714)
Xingshun Qi, Guohong Han, Daiming Fan
Published Online: Aug 5 2009 1:49PM
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Toll-like receptor 4: A starting point for proinflammatory signals in fatty liver disease (p 714-715)
Anna Alisi, Nadia Panera, Valerio Nobili
Published Online: Oct 12 2009 1:35PM
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Noninvasive assessment of liver disease severity with liver fat score and CK-18 in NAFLD: Prognostic value of liver fat equation goes beyond hepatic fat estimation (p 715-717)
Giovanni Musso, Roberto Gambino, Marilena Durazzo, Maurizio Cassader
Published Online: Aug 25 2009 12:24PM
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Serum markers of hepatocyte apoptosis: Current terminology and predictability in clinical practice (p 717-718)
Dina G. Tiniakos, George V. Papatheodoridis
Published Online: Aug 25 2009 12:24PM
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Comment on ldquoangiotensin-converting-enzyme 2 inhibits liver fibrosis in micerdquo (p 718)
Michael G. Lenos, Sofia-Maria Tsaniklidou
Published Online: Sep 29 2009 9:46AM
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Carvedilol versus variceal band ligation for prevention of the first variceal bleed (p 718-719)
Chia-Chi Wang, Jia-Horng Kao
Published Online: Sep 29 2009 9:46AM
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Metformin in chronic hepatitis C virus hepatitis: Caution needed with sex-based subgroup analysis (p 719)
Diego Geroldi, Enzo Emanuele
Published Online: Oct 5 2009 6:33PM
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From liver markers to life expectancy (p 720)
Chia-Chi Wang, Jia-Horng Kao
Published Online: Nov 30 2009 2:46PM
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Reply: (p 720-721)
Robin Haring, Henri Wallaschofski, Matthias Nauck, Marcus Dörr, Sebastian E. Baumeister, Henry Völzke
Published Online: Dec 8 2009 11:39AM
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Clodronate liposomes: All sites of injection are not equal (p 721-722)
Nicolas Lanthier, Yves Horsmans, Isabelle A. Leclercq
Published Online: Nov 30 2009 2:46PM
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Reply: (p 722)
Sander Kersten, Rinke Stienstra, Michael Müller
Published Online: Dec 8 2009 11:40AM
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Radiofrequency ablation must be assessed by pathological methods (p 723)
Juan C. Rodríguez-Sanjuán, Francisco González, Manuel Gómez-Fleitas
Published Online: Nov 30 2009 2:46PM
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Reply: (p 723-724)
Gisele N'Kontchou, Michel Beaugrand, Olivier Seror
Published Online: Dec 23 2009 9:09AM
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Corrections
Corrections (p 725)
Published Online: Jan 26 2010 8:42AM
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Corrections (p 725)
Published Online: Jan 26 2010 10:58AM
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