Chung‐Mau Lo, James Tak‐Kwan Fung, George Ka‐Kit Lau, Chi‐Leung Liu, Siu‐Tim Cheung, Ching‐Lung Lai, Sheung‐Tat Fan, John Wong – 30 December 2003 – Patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection have a defective HBV‐specific immune response, and the spontaneous development of antibody against hepatitis B surface antigen (anti‐HBs) after liver transplantation has not been observed. We report the spontaneous production of anti‐HBs in 21 of 50 (42%) patients receiving lamivudine monoprophylaxis after liver transplantation.

Averell H. Sherker, Madeleine Senosier, Delia Kermack – 30 December 2003

Didier Samuel – 30 December 2003

Ya‐Wen Chen, Yung‐Ming Chen, Shiou‐Hwei Yeh, Pei‐Jer Chen – 30 December 2003

Yasuharu Imai, Hideo Tanaka, Masahiko Ohsawa – 30 December 2003

Michael B. Fallon – 30 December 2003

Giovanni Musso, Roberto Gambino, Franco De Michieli, Maurizio Cassader, Mario Rizzetto, Marilena Durazzo, Emanuela Fagà, Barbara Silli, Gianfranco Pagano – 30 December 2003 – The relations of dietary habits to insulin sensitivity and postprandial triglyceride metabolism were evaluated in 25 patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and 25 age‐, body mass index (BMI)‐, and gender‐matched healthy controls.

Philippe Roingeard – 30 December 2003

Martin Caselitz, Matthias J. Bahr, Jörg S. Bleck, Ajay Chavan, Michael P. Manns, Siegfried Wagner, Michael Gebel – 30 December 2003 – Hepatic involvement in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is highly variable and may lead to severe clinical symptoms such as heart failure. This controlled, prospective study defined sonographic criteria for hepatic involvement in HHT.

Eva Herrmann, Jung‐Hun Lee, George Marinos, Marlene Modi, Stefan Zeuzem – 30 December 2003 – A dynamic equilibrium between viral production and clearance characterizes untreated chronic hepatitis C viral infection. After initiating antiviral treatment, a typical multiphasic decay of viremia can be observed and analyzed using mathematical models.