Leading articles

	Food allergy in irritable bowel syndrome: new facts and old fallacies E Isolauri, S Rautava, and M Kalliomäki Gut 2004; 53: 1391-1393. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.044990 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Digest

	Digest Robin Spiller Gut 2004; 53: 1391. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Commentaries

	The role of Cdx genes in the mammalian gut F Beck Gut 2004; 53: 1394-1396. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.038240 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Is there a SERT-ain association with IBS? M Camilleri Gut 2004; 53: 1396-1399. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.039826 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Diet and relapsing ulcerative colitis: take off the meat? H Tilg and A Kaser Gut 2004; 53: 1399-1401. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.035287 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Oesophagus

	The Munich Barrett follow up study: suspicion of Barrett’s oesophagus based on either endoscopy or histology only—what is the clinical significance? A Meining, R Ott, I Becker, S Hahn, J Mühlen, M Werner, H Höfler, M Classen, W Heldwein, and T Rösch Gut 2004; 53: 1402-1407. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.036822 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Stomach

	Trefoil factor 1 is required for the commitment programme of mouse oxyntic epithelial progenitors S M Karam, C Tomasetto, and M-C Rio Gut 2004; 53: 1408-1415. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.031963 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cdx1 induced intestinal metaplasia in the transgenic mouse stomach: comparative study with Cdx2 transgenic mice H Mutoh, S Sakurai, K Satoh, H Osawa, Y Hakamata, T Takeuchi, and K Sugano Gut 2004; 53: 1416-1423. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.032482 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Small intestine

	Early interactions of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium with human small intestinal epithelial explants A Haque, F Bowe, R J Fitzhenry, G Frankel, M Thomson, R Heuschkel, S Murch, M P Stevens, T S Wallis, A D Phillips, and G Dougan Gut 2004; 53: 1424-1430. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.037382 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cellular detection of sst2A receptors in human gastrointestinal tissue M Gugger, B Waser, A Kappeler, A Schonbrunn, and J C Reubi Gut 2004; 53: 1431-1436. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.042002 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Enteropathy precedes type 1 diabetes in the BB rat S Graham, P Courtois, W J Malaisse, J Rozing, F W Scott, and A Mc I Mowat Gut 2004; 53: 1437-1444. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.042481 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	A rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with hyper-IgE syndrome M Götzberger, A Schlesinger, M Dauer, W Heldwein, A Jansson, E Renner, and B H Belohradsky Gut 2004; 53: 1430. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.032011 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2004; 53: 1436. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A waxing and waning skin rash M Echenique-Elizondo and S de D Jorge Gut 2004; 53: 1444. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.035121 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2004; 53: 1451. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Late complication of blunt abdominal trauma B Abboud, G Sleilaty, J B Jaoude, M Riachi, and G Tabet Gut 2004; 53: 1484. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.034801 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Large abdominal mass in Crohn’s disease M Caricato, F Ausania, D Borzomati, S Valeri, R Coppola, A Verzì, and G Tonini Gut 2004; 53: 1493. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.035956 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2004; 53: 1498. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	EDITOR’S QUIZ: GI SNAPSHOT Gut 2004; 53: 1503. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Irritable bowel syndrome

	Symptom patterns in functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome: relationship to disturbances in gastric emptying and response to a nutrient challenge in consulters and non-consulters S Haag, N J Talley, and G Holtmann Gut 2004; 53: 1445-1451. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.030049 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Association between a functional polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene and diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome in women A Yeo, P Boyd, S Lumsden, T Saunders, A Handley, M Stubbins, A Knaggs, S Asquith, I Taylor, B Bahari, N Crocker, R Rallan, S Varsani, D Montgomery, D H Alpers, G E Dukes, I Purvis, and G A Hicks Gut 2004; 53: 1452-1458. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.035451 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Food elimination based on IgG antibodies in irritable bowel syndrome: a randomised controlled trial W Atkinson, T A Sheldon, N Shaath, and P J Whorwell Gut 2004; 53: 1459-1464. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.037697 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Alteration of the spinal modulation of nociceptive processing in patients with irritable bowel syndrome B Coffin, D Bouhassira, J-M Sabaté, L Barbe, and R Jian Gut 2004; 53: 1465-1470. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.031310 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Inflammatory bowel disease

	Cost of illness of inflammatory bowel disease in the UK: a single centre retrospective study A Bassi, S Dodd, P Williamson, and K Bodger Gut 2004; 53: 1471-1478. doi:10.1136/gut.2004.041616 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Influence of dietary factors on the clinical course of ulcerative colitis: a prospective cohort study S L Jowett, C J Seal, M S Pearce, E Phillips, W Gregory, J R Barton, and M R Welfare Gut 2004; 53: 1479-1484. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.024828 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	CDP571, a humanised monoclonal antibody to tumour necrosis factor , for moderate to severe Crohn’s disease: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial W J Sandborn, B G Feagan, G Radford-Smith, A Kovacs, R Enns, A Innes, and J Patel Gut 2004; 53: 1485-1493. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.035253 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Liver

	Genotype C hepatitis B virus infection is associated with an increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma H L-Y Chan, A Y Hui, M L Wong, A M-L Tse, L C-T Hung, V W-S Wong, and J J-Y Sung Gut 2004; 53: 1494-1498. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.033324 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Survey of hepatitis B surface variant infection in children 15 years after a nationwide vaccination programme in Taiwan H-Y Hsu, M-H Chang, Y-H Ni, and H-L Chen Gut 2004; 53: 1499-1503. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.034223 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Long term clinical outcome of chronic hepatitis C patients with sustained virological response to interferon monotherapy B J Veldt, G Saracco, N Boyer, C Cammà, A Bellobuono, U Hopf, I Castillo, O Weiland, F Nevens, B E Hansen, and S W Schalm Gut 2004; 53: 1504-1508. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.038257 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Delayed hepcidin response explains the lag period in iron absorption following a stimulus to increase erythropoiesis D M Frazer, H R Inglis, S J Wilkins, K N Millard, T M Steele, G D McLaren, A T McKie, C D Vulpe, and G J Anderson Gut 2004; 53: 1509-1515. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.037416 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

	Association of idiopathic hepatic sinusoidal dilatation with the immunological features of the antiphospholipid syndrome D Saadoun, D Cazals-Hatem, M-H Denninger, L Boudaoud, B-N Pham, V Mallet, B Condat, J Brière, and D Valla Gut 2004; 53: 1516-1519. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.037135 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in basic science

	Pharmacology of serotonin: what a clinician should know F De Ponti Gut 2004; 53: 1520-1535. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.035568 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent advances in clinical practice

	Oesophageal motor functions and its disorders R K Mittal and V Bhalla Gut 2004; 53: 1536-1542. doi:10.1136/gut.2003.035618 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JournalScan

	JournalScan Gut 2004; 53: 1543. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Antibiotic use and the development of Crohn’s disease: methodological issues V Schneider and S Suissa Gut 2004; 53: 1544. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Enhanced vascular responses to noradrenaline in isolated omental arteries from patients with advanced cirrhosis: evidence against intrinsic vascular hyporeactivity in cirrhosis R B Vaughan, P W Angus, and J A Angus Gut 2004; 53: 1544-1545. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Histopathology using the Vienna criteria: clinical decision making is still adequate D P Hurlstone Gut 2004; 53: 1545. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Population based screening for coeliac disease: patient’s choice or doctor’s decision S Ishaq Gut 2004; 53: 1545-1546. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The enteric nervous system is not essential for the propulsion of gut contents in fetal mice R B Anderson, H Enomoto, J C Bornstein, and H M Young Gut 2004; 53: 1546-1547. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Risk of duodenal cancer in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis • Author’s reply G Biasco, M A Pantaleo, G Di Febo, C Calabrese, G Brandi, and S Bülow Gut 2004; 53: 1547. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Molecular Pathogenesis of Cholestasis E Elias Gut 2004; 53: 1547-1548. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Anal and Rectal Diseases Explained A Emmanuel Gut 2004; 53: 1548. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 7th Edn Online. Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/Management D A van Heel Gut 2004; 53: 1548. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Nutritional Support for Adults and Children S Gabe Gut 2004; 53: 1548. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]