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Editorial
VP Bob Grover, M Alex Dresner, Daniel M Forton, Serena Counsell, David J Larkman, Nayna Patel, Howard C Thomas, Simon D Taylor-Robinson 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):2969-2978. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.2969
Review
Malcolm G Smith, Georgina L Hold, Eiichi Tahara, Emad M El-Omar 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):2979-2990. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.2979
Gastric Cancer
Young Il Kim, Hee Joo Lee, Inkoo Khang, Byung-Nam Cho, Ha Kyu Lee 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3000-3005. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3000
Viral Hepatitis
Mohammad Khalid Parvez, Deepak Sehgal, Shiv Kumar Sarin, Seemi Farhat Basir, Shahid Jameel 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3006-3014. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3006
Basic Research
I Gockel, P Kämmerer, J Brieger, UR Heinrich, WJ Mann, F Bittinger, VF Eckardt, T Junginger 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3020-3025. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3020
Yong-Deuk Park, Zheng-Yun Cui, Guang Wu, Hyung-Seo Park, Hyoung-Jin Park 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3026-3030. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3026
Qing-He Nie, Ya-Fei Zhang, Yu-Mei Xie, Xin-Dong Luo, Bin Shao, Jun Li, Yong-Xing Zhou 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3044-3049. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3044
Yu-Fei He, Yin-Kun Liu, Dong-Mei Gao, Jun Chen, Peng-Yuan Yang 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3050-3054. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3050
Rapid Communication
Marilena Durazzo, Alberto Premoli, Cataldo Di Bisceglie, Angela Bertagna, Emanuela Fagà, Giampaolo Biroli, Chiara Manieri, Simona Bo, Gianfranco Pagano 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3073-3076. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3073
Antonella Marangoni, Silvia Accardo, Rita Aldini, Massimo Guardigli, Francesca Cavrini, Vittorio Sambri, Marco Montagnani, Aldo Roda, Roberto Cevenini 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3077-3081. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3077
Junko Iwasaki, Yasushi Sano, Kuang-I Fu, Ai Machida, Tatsuya Okuno, Hikaru Kuwamura, Takayuki Yoshino, Kiyomi Mera, Shigeharu Kato, Atsushi Ohtsu, Shigeaki Yoshida, Takahiro Fujii 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3082-3087. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3082
Yoshihisa Urita, Susumu Ishihara, Tatsuo Akimoto, Hiroto Kato, Noriko Hara, Yoshiko Honda, Yoko Nagai, Kazushige Nakanishi, Nagato Shimada, Motonobu Sugimoto, Kazumasa Miki 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3088-3091. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3088
Yoshihisa Urita, Susumu Ishihara, Tatsuo Akimoto, Hiroto Kato, Noriko Hara, Yoshiko Honda, Yoko Nagai, Kazushige Nakanishi, Nagato Shimada, Motonobu Sugimoto, Kazumasa Miki 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3092-3095. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3092
Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Guadalupe Ponciano-Rodríguez, Luisa Bermejo-Martínez, Antonio R Villa, Norberto C Chávez-Tapia, Daniel Zamora-Valdés, Raúl Pichardo-Bahena, Blanca Barredo-Prieto, Martha H Uribe-Ramos, Martha H Ramos, Héctor A Baptista-González, Misael Uribe 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3096-3100. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3096
Xiao-Hui Huo, Jian-Kun Chu, Xiu-Fen Yang, Jing Wang, Li-Jing Zhang, Jin-Cheng Ma, Jun Yu 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3105-3107. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3105
Jian Zhou, Jia Fan, Zheng Wang, Zhi-Quan Wu, Shuang-Jian Qiu, Xiao-Wu Huang, Yao Yu, Jian Sun, Yong-Sheng Xiao, Yi-Feng He, Yu-Qi Wang, Zhao-You Tang 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3114-3118. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3114
Chun-Lian Wang, Xiao-Wei Liu, Fang-Gen Lu, Xiao-Ping Wu, Chun-Hui Ouyang, Dong-Ye Yang 
World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3123-3125. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3123
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