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    June 2008
  1. ZHAO YP , Wang H, Fang M, Ji Q, et al
    Study of the Association Between Polymorphisms of the COL1A1 Gene and HBV-Related Liver Cirrhosis in Chinese Patients.
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  2. HOWAIZI M , Akue-Goeh P, Maurer-Chagrin F
    Successful Rescue Therapy with Only 4 Weeks Ribavirin Monotherapy in End-Stage Cirrhosis Due to Genotype 2 Chronic Hepatitis C.
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  3. DUTTA U , Iyer VH, Rana SS, Behra A, et al
    Infective Endoshuntitis in a Patient with Non-cirrhotic Portal Hypertension: Successful Medical Management.
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    May 2008
  4. EBRAHIMKHANI MR , Moezi L, Kiani S, Merat S, et al
    Opioid Receptor Blockade Improves Mesenteric Responsiveness in Biliary Cirrhosis.
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    April 2008
  5. GULLEY D , Teal E, Suvannasankha A, Chalasani N, et al
    Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Cirrhosis Patients.
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  6. STANCA CM , Bach N, Allina J, Bodian C, et al
    Atorvastatin Does Not Improve Liver Biochemistries or Mayo Risk Score in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.
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  7. ANDANAPPA HK , Dai Q, Korimilli A, Panganamamula K, et al
    Acoustic liver biopsy using endoscopic ultrasound.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2008;53:1078-83.
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    March 2008
  8. DASTYCH M , Dastych M Jr, Novotna H, Cihalova J, et al
    Lactulose/Mannitol Test and Specificity, Sensitivity, and Area under Curve of Intestinal Permeability Parameters in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Crohn's Disease.
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  9. JASKIEWICZ K , Rzepko R, Sledzinski Z
    Fibrogenesis in fatty liver associated with obesity and diabetes mellitus type 2.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2008;53:785-8.
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  10. SHIN HP , Lee JI, Jung JH, Yim SV, et al
    Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-3 polymorphism in patients with HBV related chronic liver disease.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2008;53:823-9.
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    February 2008
  11. TUBLIN ME , Towbin AJ, Federle MP, Nalesnik MA, et al
    Altered Liver Morphology After Portal Vein Thrombosis: Not Always Cirrhosis.
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    December 2007
  12. YIGIT IP , Hacievliyagil SS, Seckin Y, Oner RI, et al
    The Relationship Between Severity of Liver Cirrhosis and Pulmonary Function Tests.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;.
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  13. OSADA Y , Kanazawa H, Narahara Y, Mamiya Y, et al
    Wedged Hepatic Venous Pressure Does Not Reflect Portal Pressure in Patients with Cirrhosis and Hepatic Veno-Venous Communications.
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  14. TAHAN G , Tarcin O, Tahan V, Eren F, et al
    The effects of N-acetylcysteine on bile duct ligation-induced liver fibrosis in rats.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;52:3348-54.
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  15. DE RIDDER R , Schoon E, Koek G
    The effect of bariatric surgery on liver histology.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;52:3532.
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  16. TACKE F , Gabele E, Bataille F, Schwabe RF, et al
    Bone morphogenetic protein 7 is elevated in patients with chronic liver disease and exerts fibrogenic effects on human hepatic stellate cells.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;52:3404-15.
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    November 2007
  17. SAKLY W , Jeddi M, Ghedira I
    Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibodies in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.
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  18. RIOS A , Ramirez P, Robles R, Bueno FS, et al
    Split-liver transplant for two adults in a spanish hospital.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;52:3240-1.
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    October 2007
  19. NERI S , Pulvirenti D, Malaguarnera M, Cosimo BM, et al
    Terlipressin and Albumin in Patients with Cirrhosis and Type I Hepatorenal Syndrome.
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  20. SOTIROPOULOS GC , Beckebaum S, Molmenti EP, Klein CG, et al
    Multi-organ Early Tumor Dissemination After High Urgency Re-transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cirrhosis: Role of Massive Intraoperative Transfusion?
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  21. CHU CM , Shyu WC, Liaw YF
    Comparative Studies on Expression of alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin in Hepatic Stellate Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B and C.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;.
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  22. PAN Q , Zhang ZB, Zhang X, Shi J, et al
    Gene expression profile analysis of the spontaneous reversal of rat hepatic fibrosis by cDNA microarray.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;52:2591-600.
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  23. AUBE C , Moal F, Oberti F, Roux J, et al
    Diagnosis and measurement of liver fibrosis by MRI in bile duct ligated rats.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;52:2601-9.
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  24. DEGERTEKIN B , Ozenirler S, Elbeg S, Akyol G, et al
    The serum endothelin-1 level in steatosis and NASH, and its relation with severity of liver fibrosis.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;52:2622-8.
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  25. HUSSEIN O , Grosovski M, Schlesinger S, Szvalb S, et al
    Orlistat reverse fatty infiltration and improves hepatic fibrosis in obese patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;52:2512-9.
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    September 2007
  26. COTLER SJ , Hay N, Xie H, Chen ML, et al
    Immunohistochemical Expression of Components of the Akt-mTORC1 Pathway is Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;.
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  27. TURKAY C , Yonem O, Arici S, Koyuncu A, et al
    Effect of Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibition on Experimental Hepatic Fibrogenesis.
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    August 2007
  28. PERRY W , Hilsabeck RC, Hassanein TI
    Cognitive Dysfunction in Chronic Hepatitis C: A Review.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;.
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  29. SATO Y , Sawada S, Kozaka K, Harada K, et al
    Significance of enhanced expression of nitric oxide syntheses in splenic sinus lining cells in altered portal hemodynamics of idiopathic portal hypertension.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;52:1987-94.
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  30. TOX U , Scheller I, Kociok N, Kern MA, et al
    Expression of angiotensin II receptor type 1 is reduced in advanced rat liver fibrosis.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;52:1995-2005.
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    July 2007
  31. CAMPBELL MS , Obstein K, Reddy KR, Yang YX, et al
    Association between Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;.
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  32. STAMOULIS I , Kouraklis G, Theocharis S
    Zinc and the liver: an active interaction.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;52:1595-612.
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    June 2007
  33. JANG HJ , Kim JH, Song HH, Woo KH, et al
    Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Liver Cirrhosis Who Underwent Curative Surgery for Gastric Cancer: A Retrospective Multi-center Study.
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  34. REZENDE-NETO JB , Petroianu A, Santana SK
    Subtotal Splenectomy and Central Splenorenal Shunt for Treatment of Bleeding from Roux En Y Jejunal Loop Varices Secondary to Portal Hypertension.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;.
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    April 2007
  35. KARASU Z , Tekin F, Ersoz G, Gunsar F, et al
    Liver Fibrosis Is Associated with Decreased Peripheral Platelet Count in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and C.
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  36. AMALIA PM , Possa MN, Augusto MC, Francisca LS, et al
    Quercetin Prevents Oxidative Stress in Cirrhotic Rats.
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  37. LOSANOFF JE , Vanha TG, Testa G, Ahmed EB, et al
    Endoscopic Biliary Stent Migration to the Iliopsoas Muscle in a Liver Transplant Recipient : Percutaneous Removal.
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  38. GUPTA V , Balar B, Gbadehan E, Orleans LK, et al
    A Rare Association of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis With Antiphopholipid Antibody Syndrome.
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  39. KAIBORI M , Uchida Y, Ishizaki M, Saito T, et al
    Living Donor Liver Transplantion for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis with Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report.
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  40. KAMAL A , Cheung R
    Positive CAGE Screen Correlates with Cirrhosis in Veterans with Chronic Hepatitis C.
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  41. LORENZO-ZUNIGA V , Bartoli R, Masnou H, Montoliu S, et al
    Serum Concentrations of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) as a Marker of Liver Fibrosis in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C.
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  42. WACHTEL MS , Zhang Y, Kaye KE, Chiriva-Internati M, et al
    Increased Age, Male Gender, and Cirrhosis, but Not Steatosis or a Positive Viral Serology, Negatively Impact the Life Expectancy of Patients who Undergo Liver Biopsy.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;.
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  43. KITA Y , Klintmalm G, Kobayashi S, Yanaga K, et al
    Retransplantation for De Novo Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Liver Allograft with Recurrent Hepatitis B Cirrhosis 14 Years After Primary Liver Transplantation.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;.
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  44. LOPEZ MORRA HA , Debes JD, Dickstein G
    Wilson's disease: what lies beneath.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;52:941-2.
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    March 2007
  45. CAMPBELL MS , Constantinescu S, Furth EE, Reddy KR, et al
    Effects of Hepatitis C-Induced Liver Fibrosis on Survival in Kidney Transplant Candidates.
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  46. ASSY N , Hussein O, Khalil A, Luder A, et al
    The Beneficial Effect of Aspirin and Enoxaparin on Fibrosis Progression and Regenerative Activity in a Rat Model of Cirrhosis.
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  47. SECKIN Y , Harputluoglu MM, Batcioglu K, Karincaoglu M, et al
    Gastric Tissue Oxidative Changes in Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis.
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    February 2007
  48. CARDENAS A , Curry M, Afdhal NH
    The Not So Good Effects of Nitric Oxide Inhibition with Methylene Blue in Cirrhosis and Ascites.
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  49. TENDLER D , Lin S, Yancy WS Jr, Mavropoulos J, et al
    The effect of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a pilot study.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;52:589-93.
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    January 2007
  50. SASS DA , Clark K, Grzybicki D, Rabinovitz M, et al
    Diffuse Desmoplastic Metastatic Breast Cancer Simulating Cirrhosis with Severe Portal Hypertension: A Case of "Pseudocirrhosis"
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;.
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  51. LEEVY CB , Phillips JA
    Hospitalizations During the Use of Rifaximin Versus Lactulose for the Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;.
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  52. HU KQ , Currie SL, Shen H, Cheung RC, et al
    Clinical Implications of Hepatic Steatosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C: A Multicenter Study of U.S. Veterans.
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  53. METWALLY MA , Zein CO, Zein NN
    Predictors and Noninvasive Identification of Severe Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;.
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  54. STANCA CM , Fiel MI, Schiano TD
    Exacerbation of sickle cell disease itself as a cause of abnormal liver chemistry tests.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;52:176-8.
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  55. SINGHAL D , Goyal N, Gupta S, Nundy S, et al
    Surgery for obscure lower gastrointestinal bleeding in India.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2007;52:282-6.
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    December 2006
  56. PAZIRANDEH S , Khettry U, Gordon FD, Resnick RH, et al
    Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Cirrhosis and Chronic Hepatitis in the United States.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;.
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  57. FRANCESCHINI B , Ceva-Grimaldi G, Russo C, Dioguardi N, et al
    The complex functions of mast cells in chronic human liver diseases.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;51:2248-56.
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    November 2006
  58. MALAGUARNERA M , Pistone G, Astuto M, Vecchio I, et al
    Effects of L: -Acetylcarnitine on Cirrhotic Patients with Hepatic Coma: Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
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  59. WADHAWAN M , Dubey S, Sharma BC, Sarin SK, et al
    Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient in Cirrhosis: Correlation with the Size of Varices, Bleeding, Ascites, and Child's Status.
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  60. MORIYAMA M , Matsumura H, Fukushima A, Ohkido K, et al
    Clinical significance of evaluation of serum zinc concentrations in C-viral chronic liver disease.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;51:1967-77.
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    October 2006
  61. TONIUTTO P , Pirisi M, Fabris C, Apollonio L, et al
    The Significance of the Furosemide Test for Predicting Ascites Control by Diuretics in Cirrhotics: A Comparison with Volume Expansion and Octreotide Infusion.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;.
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  62. TALWALKAR JA , Donlinger JJ, Gossard AA, Keach JC, et al
    Fluoxetine for the Treatment of Fatigue in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: A Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Trial.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;.
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  63. KOAY LB , Lin CY, Tsai SL, Lee C, et al
    Type 1 Autoimmune Hepatitis in Taiwan: Diagnosis Using the Revised Criteria of the International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;.
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  64. ALKHATIB AA , Mieles L, Merhav H, Saggi B, et al
    Endoscopic Dislodgement of Retained, Intact T-tubes After Liver Transplantation via ERCP After Failed Traction Removal.
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  65. AKATSU T , Yoshida M, Kawachi S, Tanabe M, et al
    Consequences of Living-Donor Liver Transplantation for Upper Gastrointestinal Lesions: High Incidence of Reflux Esophagitis.
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  66. ALMEIDA JR , Trevisan L, Guerrazzi F, Mesquita MA, et al
    Bleeding duodenal varices successfully treated with TIPS.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;51:1738-41.
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    September 2006
  67. MASNOU H , Lorenzo-Zuniga V, Munoz EE, Planas R, et al
    Clostridium sp. Bacteremia in a Cirrhotic Patient with an Unresecable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: As Fatal as We Thought?
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;.
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  68. ALAZMI WM , Regev A, Molina EG, Schiff ER, et al
    Predictors of Cirrhosis in Hispanic Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis.
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  69. AKYILDIZ M , Turan I, Ozutemiz O, Batur Y, et al
    A cerebrovascular event after single-dose administration of recombinant factor VIIa in a patient with esophageal variceal bleeding.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;51:1647-9.
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    August 2006
  70. FELD JJ , Meddings J, Heathcote EJ
    Abnormal Intestinal Permeability in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.
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  71. ATES F , Topal E, Kosar F, Karincaoglu M, et al
    The Relationship of Heart Rate Variability with Severity and Prognosis of Cirrhosis.
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  72. LEGGIO L , Abenavoli L, D'Angelo C, Ferrulli A, et al
    Marked Decrease of Serum Ca 125 Levels After Denver Shunt Placement in a Patient With Cirrhosis and Refractory Ascites.
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  73. POUJOL-ROBERT A , Boelle PY, Wendum D, Poupon R, et al
    Association Between ABO Blood Group and Fibrosis Severity in Chronic Hepatitis C Infection.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;.
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  74. ZHANG M , Gong Y, Corbin I, Minuk GY, et al
    The Effects of Light and Moderate-Heavy Ethanol Exposure on the Development of Cirrhosis in Rats.
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    July 2006
  75. SUNDARAM V , Al-Osaimi AM, Lewis JJ, Lisman T, et al
    Severe Prolongation of the INR in Spur Cell Anemia of Cirrhosis: True-True and Related?
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;51:1203-5.
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  76. BOLUKBAS C , Bolukbas FF, Kendir T, Akbayir N, et al
    The effectiveness of Lamivudine treatment in cirrhotic patients with HBV precore mutations: a prospective, open-label study.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;51:1196-202.
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  77. FIX OK , Simon JT, Farraye FA, Oviedo JA, et al
    Obscure gastrointestinal hemorrhage from mesenteric varices diagnosed by video capsule endoscopy.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;51:1169-74.
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    June 2006
  78. GOODMAN HJ , Hawkins PN
    Amyloidosis and primary biliary cirrhosis, rodriguez-luna et Al.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;51:1133.
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  79. BOONE RH , Cheung AM, Girlan LM, Heathcote EJ, et al
    Osteoporosis in primary biliary cirrhosis: a randomized trial of the efficacy and feasibility of estrogen/progestin.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;51:1103-12.
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  80. KAIDO T , Kano M, Suzaki S, Yanagibashi K, et al
    Bronchobiliary fistula after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;51:1117-21.
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    April 2006
  81. ABERGEL A , Sapin V, Dif N, Chassard C, et al
    Growth Arrest and Decrease of alpha-SMA and Type I Collagen Expression by Palmitic Acid in the Rat Hepatic Stellate Cell Line PAV-1.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;.
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  82. KACZYNSKI J , Hansson G, Wallerstedt S
    Diabetes: One of Few Remarkable Differences in Clinicopathologic Features Between Cirrhotic and Noncirrhotic Swedes With Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;51:796-802.
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    February 2006
  83. SCHONIGER-HEKELE M , Muller C
    The combined elevation of tumor markers CA 19-9 and CA 125 in liver disease patients is highly specific for severe liver fibrosis.
    Dig Dis Sci. 2006;51:338-45.
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