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Review
Hiroyuki Matsubayashi, Kyoichi Takaori, Chigusa Morizane, Hiroyuki Maguchi, Masamichi Mizuma, Hideaki Takahashi, Keita Wada, Hiroko Hosoi, Shinichi Yachida, Masami Suzuki, Risa Usui, Toru Furukawa, Junji Furuse, Takamitsu Sato, Makoto Ueno, Yoshimi Kiyozumi, Susumu Hijioka, Nobumasa Mizuno, Takeshi Terashima, Masaki Mizumoto, Yuzo Kodama, Masako Torishima, Takahisa Kawaguchi, Reiko Ashida, Masayuki Kitano, Keiji Hanada, Masayuki Furukawa, Ken Kawabe, Yoshiyuki Majima, Toru Shimosegawa 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):935-948. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.935
Minireviews
Carol Rouphael, Ilyssa O Gordon, Prashanthi N Thota 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):949-956. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.949
Dóra Mosztbacher, Nelli Farkas, Margit Solymár, Gabriella Pár, Judit Bajor, Ákos Szűcs, József Czimmer, Katalin Márta, Alexandra Mikó, Zoltán Rumbus, Péter Varjú, Péter Hegyi, Andrea Párniczky 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):957-963. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.957
Basic Study
Li-Jia Bu, Han-Qing Yu, Lu-Lu Fan, Xiao-Qiu Li, Fang Wang, Jia-Tao Liu, Fei Zhong, Cong-Jun Zhang, Wei Wei, Hua Wang, Guo-Ping Sun 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):986-998. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.986
Hong-Wei Zhao, Yue-Hong Yue, Hua Han, Xiu-Li Chen, Yong-Gang Lu, Ji-Min Zheng, Hong-Tao Hou, Xiao-Meng Lang, Li-Li He, Qi-Lu Hu, Zi-Qian Dun 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):999-1009. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.999
Xiao-Qiang Mo, Hong-Yu Wei, Gan-Rong Huang, Ling-Yuan Xu, Yu-Li Chen, Jiang Qi, Wei Xian, Yan-Chun Qin, Lian-Deng Wei, Li-Juan Zhao, Yan-Qiang Huang, Wei Xing, Hong-Qin Pu, Peng-Ya Wei, Chao-Gan Li, Qiu-Chun Liang 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1010-1017. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1010
Case Control Study
Sanne van Erp, Ece Ercan, Perla Breedveld, Lianne Brakenhoff, Eidrees Ghariq, Sophie Schmid, Matthias van Osch, Mark van Buchem, Bart Emmer, Jeroen van der Grond, Ron Wolterbeek, Daniel Hommes, Herma Fidder, Nic van der Wee, Tom Huizinga, Désirée van der Heijde, Huub Middelkoop, Itamar Ronen, Andrea van der Meulen-de Jong 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1018-1029. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1018
Retrospective Cohort Study
Ji Yeon Seo, Changhyun Lee, Eun Hyo Jin, Mi Hyun Yun, Joo Hyun Lim, Hae Yeon Kang, Jong In Yang, Su Jin Chung, Sun Young Yang, Joo Sung Kim 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1030-1037. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1030
Retrospective Study
Hafiz Hamad Ashraf, Joanne Palmer, Harry Richard Dalton, Carolyn Waters, Thomas Luff, Madeline Strugnell, Iain Alexander Murray 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1038-1043. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1038
Dirk Walter, Sylvia Hartmann, Eva Herrmann, Jan Peveling-Oberhag, Wolf O Bechstein, Stefan Zeuzem, Martin-Leo Hansmann, Mireen Friedrich-Rust, Jörg G Albert 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1044-1050. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1044
Hiroyuki Morimoto, Tomonori Yano, Yusuke Yoda, Yasuhiro Oono, Hiroaki Ikematsu, Ryuichi Hayashi, Atsushi Ohtsu, Kazuhiro Kaneko 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1051-1058. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1051
Observational Study
Giorgos Chouliaras, Daphne Margoni, Konstantina Dimakou, Smaragdi Fessatou, Ioanna Panayiotou, Eleftheria Roma-Giannikou 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1067-1075. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1067
Shmuel Odes, Michael Friger, Ruslan Sergienko, Doron Schwartz, Orly Sarid, Vered Slonim-Nevo, Terri Singer, Elena Chernin, Hillel Vardi, Dan Greenberg, Israel IBD Research Nucleus 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1076-1089. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1076
Prospective Study
Osamu Maeda, Ayumu Matsuoka, Ryoji Miyahara, Kohei Funasaka, Yoshiki Hirooka, Masahide Fukaya, Masato Nagino, Yasuhiro Kodera, Hidemi Goto, Yuichi Ando 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1090-1097. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1090
Eun Hyo Jin, Kyoung Sup Hong, Young Lee, Ji Yeon Seo, Ji Min Choi, Jaeyoung Chun, Sang Gyun Kim, Joo Sung Kim, Hyun Chae Jung 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1098-1105. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1098
Case Report
Michael A Mederos, Nicole Villafañe, Sadhna Dhingra, Carlos Farinas, Amy McElhany, William E Fisher, George Van Buren II 
World J Gastroenterol 23(6):1113-1118. Published online Feb 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i6.1113