Hepatitis B virus X protein: a multifunctional viral regulator Seishi Murakami Review Pages: 651 - 660
Risk factors for lymph node metastasis of submucosal invasive differentiated type gastric carcinoma: clinical significance of histological heterogeneity Toshihiro MitaTadakazu Shimoda Pages: 661 - 668
Genetic differences in CYP2C19 single nucleotide polymorphisms among four Asian populations Sirikan YamadaMasahiko OndaNorio Matsukura Pages: 669 - 672
Medium-chain triglyceride-rich enteral nutrition is more effective than low-fat enteral nutrition in rat colitis, but is equal in enteritis Tomoyuki TsujikawaNoriyasu OhtaTadao Bamba Pages: 673 - 680
Expression of Fas/Fas ligand (FasL) and its involvement in infiltrating lymphocytes in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Yoshitaka FukuzawaKiyoshi TakahashiShinichi Kakumu Pages: 681 - 688
Changes in gastrointestinal lymph and blood vessels in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension Rie IkedaKojiro MichitakaMorikazu Onji Pages: 689 - 695
Association of the interleukin-1 β genetic polymorphism and gastric cancer risk in Japanese Shunji KatoMasahiko OndaNorio Matsukura Short communication Pages: 696 - 699
Esophageal smooth muscle tumor in a 25-year-old woman with congenital malformations Hisato MaekawaNaoko TanakaSatoshi Kimura Case report Pages: 700 - 703
Primary adenocarcinoma of the cervical esophagus arising from heterotopic gastric mucosa Tsuyoshi NoguchiShinsuke TakenoShigeo Yokoyama Pages: 704 - 709
Multiple early gastric cancer associated with sarcoid-like reaction in the regional lymph nodes Masayuki NakamuraEishi MizutaKimio Isiglo Case report Pages: 710 - 717
Development of myasthenia gravis during treatment of chronic hepatitis C with interferon-alpha and ribavirin Christine J. WeeginkRobert A. F. M. ChamuleauDelmar S. M. Molenaar Letter to the editor Pages: 723 - 724
Clinical significance of histologic heterogeneity in submucosal invasive differentiated type gastric carcinoma with respect to endoscopic treatment Shinji Tanaka Editorial Pages: 725 - 726
Fas and Fas ligand in human hepatocellular carcinoma Tetsuo TakeharaNorio Hayashi Editorial Pages: 727 - 728