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Featured article: The 1000IBD project

The establishment and first release of data from the 1000IBD project, comprising over 1000 irritable bowel disease patients, with the goal of discovering IBD biomarker profiles as well as treatment targets.

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| 19 February 2019

Association between digestive symptoms and sleep disturbance: a cross-sectional community-based study

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What is the impact of metabolic syndrome and its components on reflux esophagitis? A cross-sectional study

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| 19 February 2019

The endoscopic ultrasound probe findings in prediction of esophageal variceal recurrence after endoscopic variceal eradication therapies in cirrhotic patients: a cohort prospective study

Authors: Junfu Zheng, Yuening Zhang, Peng Li, Shibin Zhang, Yue Li, Lei Li and Huiguo Ding
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| 14 February 2019

Autoantibody detection is not recommended for chronic pancreatitis: a cross-sectional Study of 557 patients

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| 13 February 2019

Inflammatory bowel disease patient perceptions of diagnostic and monitoring tests and procedures

Authors: Isabelle Noiseux, Sophie Veilleux, Alain Bitton, Rita Kohen, Luc Vachon, Brian White Guay and John D. Rioux

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| 18 October 2012

Effects of coffee, smoking, and alcohol on liver function tests: a comprehensive cross-sectional study

Authors: Eun Sun Jang, Sook-Hyang Jeong, Sung Ho Hwang, Hyun Young Kim, So Yeon Ahn, Jaebong Lee, Sang Hyub Lee, Young Soo Park, Jin Hyeok Hwang, Jin-Wook Kim, Nayoung Kim and Dong Ho Lee
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| 18 November 2014

Intestinal permeability – a new target for disease prevention and therapy

Authors: Stephan C Bischoff, Giovanni Barbara, Wim Buurman, Theo Ockhuizen, Jörg-Dieter Schulzke, Matteo Serino, Herbert Tilg, Alastair Watson and Jerry M Wells
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| 28 September 2010

Bleeding from gastrointestinal angioectasias is not related to bleeding disorders - a case control study

Authors: Charlotte M Höög, Olle Broström, Tomas L Lindahl, Andreas Hillarp, Gerd Lärfars and Urban Sjöqvist
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| 22 October 2010

Management of patients with biliary sphincter of Oddi disorder without sphincter of Oddi manometry

Authors: Evangelos Kalaitzakis, Tim Ambrose, Jane Phillips-Hughes, Jane Collier and Roger W Chapman
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| 10 January 2012

Value of fecal calprotectin in the evaluation of patients with abdominal discomfort: an observational study

Authors: Michael Manz, Emanuel Burri, Claude Rothen, Nuschin Tchanguizi, Christian Niederberger, Livio Rossi, Christoph Beglinger and Frank Serge Lehmann

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BMC Gastroenterology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

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Cecilia Devoto, BioMed Central

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Peter Lakatos, McGill University
Yeong Yeh Lee, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Rakesh Tandon, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute
Emmanuel A Tsochatzis, Royal Free Hospital, UK
Arndt Vogel, Medical School Hannover

Peter Laszlo Lakatos, Section Editor

Peter Laszlo Lakatos is associate professor and director of IBD Centre at McGill University, MUHC. He is one of the founders and leader of the Hungarian IBD Study Group, council member of the Hungarian Society for Gastroenterology and president elect of the Colon Section. His primary research interest is the epidemiology, outcome and biomarkers in prediction of disease progression and response to medical therapy in IBD.

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Association between digestive symptoms and sleep disturbance: a cross-sectional community-based study

What is the impact of metabolic syndrome and its components on reflux esophagitis? A cross-sectional study

The endoscopic ultrasound probe findings in prediction of esophageal variceal recurrence after endoscopic variceal eradication therapies in cirrhotic patients: a cohort prospective study

Autoantibody detection is not recommended for chronic pancreatitis: a cross-sectional Study of 557 patients

Inflammatory bowel disease patient perceptions of diagnostic and monitoring tests and procedures

Effects of coffee, smoking, and alcohol on liver function tests: a comprehensive cross-sectional study

Intestinal permeability – a new target for disease prevention and therapy

Bleeding from gastrointestinal angioectasias is not related to bleeding disorders - a case control study

Management of patients with biliary sphincter of Oddi disorder without sphincter of Oddi manometry

Value of fecal calprotectin in the evaluation of patients with abdominal discomfort: an observational study

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Respectful maternity care – the way forward

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