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Objective The HBV HBx regulatory protein is required for transcription from the covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) minichromosome and affects the epigenetic control of both viral and host ...

Correspondence to Brian B Scott, Department of Medicine, Lincoln County Hospital, Lincoln LN2 5QY, UK; drbbscott{at}aol.com Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) occurs in 2–5% of adult men and postmenopausal ...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has rapidly become the most common chronic liver disease globally and is currently estimated to affect up to 38% of the global adult population. NAFLD is a ...

Correspondence to: Dr M Prince, Centre for Liver Research, 4th Floor William Leech Building, Newcastle University Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle NE2 4HH, UK; Martin.prince{at}ncl.ac.uk ...

Background—Medium chain C8–C10 triglycerides (MCTs) improve fat absorption in short bowel patients. Effects on overall energy absorption remain unknown. Aims—To determine whether MCTs and medium chain ...

Objective High-fat diet (HFD)-induced metabolic disorders can lead to impaired sperm production. We aim to investigate if HFD-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis can functionally influence ...

Objective To examine the relationship between Mediterranean diet and risk of later-onset Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC). Design We conducted a prospective cohort study of 83 147 ...

Correspondence to Dr Eileen Morgan, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 69372 Lyon CEDEX 08, France; morgane{at}iarc.who.int Objective Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer ...

Introduction Lesions detected at capsule endoscopy currently can only be viewed by a 2D image and size estimated by subjective image perception. The MiroCam MC4000 uses stereo matching technology to ...

Correspondence to Dr Giovanni Barbara, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna 40138, Italy; giovanni.barbara{at}unibo.it Objective Non-coeliac gluten sensitivity ...

Correspondence to Professor Jingmei Jiang, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, ...