BMC Gastroenterology

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We are excited to announce that BMC Research Notes has renewed its focus on publishing short research notes and potential dark data. We have introduced a new article type and widened the scope to all scientific and clinical disciplines.

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Genetic variation and expression levels of tight junction genes identifies association between MAGI3 and inflammatory bowel disease

Elisabeth Norén, Sven Almer and Jan Söderman

Published on: 25 May 2017
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Comparison of oesophageal function tests between Chinese non-erosive reflux disease and reflux hypersensitivity patients

Feng Gao, Yan Gao, Xue Chen, Jie Qian and Jie Zhang

Published on: 23 May 2017
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Efficacy of chemotherapy in elderly patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer: a multicenter review of 895 patients

Taira Kuroda, Teru Kumagi, Tomoyuki Yokota, Nobuaki Azemoto, Aki Hasebe, Hirotaka Seike, Mari Nishiyama, Nobu Inada, Naozumi Shibata, Hideki Miyata, Tomoe Kawamura, Yusuke Imai, Akiko Ueno-Toshimori, Yoshinori Tanaka, Takashi Terao, Yoshiki Imamura…

Published on: 22 May 2017
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Self-rated health and functional capacity in individuals reporting overlapping symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease, functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome - a population based study

Dorte Ejg Jarbøl, Sanne Rasmussen, Kirubakaran Balasubramaniam, Sandra Elnegaard and Peter Fentz Haastrup

Published on: 18 May 2017
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Predictors of fifty days in-hospital mortality in patients with culture negative neutrocytic ascites

Chinmaya Kumar Bal, Vikram Bhatia and Ripu Daman

Published on: 16 May 2017

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

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

Published on: 18 October 2012
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Intestinal permeability – a new target for disease prevention and therapy

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

Published on: 18 November 2014
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Management of patients with biliary sphincter of Oddi disorder without sphincter of Oddi manometry

Evangelos Kalaitzakis, Tim Ambrose, Jane Phillips-Hughes, Jane Collier and Roger W Chapman

Published on: 22 October 2010
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Mouse model of carbon tetrachloride induced liver fibrosis: Histopathological changes and expression of CD133 and epidermal growth factor

Tsutomu Fujii, Bryan C Fuchs, Suguru Yamada, Gregory Y Lauwers, Yakup Kulu, Jonathan M Goodwin, Michael Lanuti and Kenneth K Tanabe

Published on: 9 July 2010
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Value of fecal calprotectin in the evaluation of patients with abdominal discomfort: an observational study

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

Published on: 10 January 2012

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Aims and scope

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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Tovah Aronin, BioMed Central

Section Editors

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

Yeong Yeh Lee, Section Editor

Yeong Yeh Lee is currently Professor of Medicine and Clinical Consultant of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Internal Medicine at Universiti Sains Malaysia. Dr. Lee has a long history with BMC Gastroenterology: he joined as an Associate Editor in 2013 before assuming the role of Deputy Section Editor in 2015 and then of Section Editor in December 2016. His major research interests lie in gastroesophageal reflux disease, neurogastroenterology, functional gastrointestinal disorders, Helicobacter pylori and gastrointestinal cancers.

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