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Letters

• The G191R variant in the PRSS2 gene does not play a role in protection against tropical calcific pancreatitis

  (11 May, 2009)

  S Mahurkar, S Bhaskar, D N Reddy, G V Rao, S P Singh, V Thomas, G R Chandak
• Decreased Paneth cell defensin expression in ileal Crohn’s disease is independent of inflammation, but linked to the NOD2 1007fs genotype (11 May, 2009)

  C L Bevins, E F Stange, J Wehkamp
• Authors' reply (11 May, 2009)

  L A Simms, J D Doecke, G L Radford-Smith
• Clarification (11 May, 2009)

  J Wehkamp, C L Bevins, E F Stange
• Association and differential role of PRSS1 and SPINK1 mutation in early-onset and late-onset idiopathic chronic pancreatitis in Chinese subjects (11 May, 2009)

  Y-T Chang, S-C Wei, P-C L, Y-W Tien, I-S Jan, Y-N Su, J-M Wong, M-C Chang
• Is it true that coeliacs do not digest gliadin? Degradation pattern of gliadin in coeliac disease small intestinal mucosa (11 May, 2009)

  D Bernardo, J A Garrote, I Nadal, A J León, C Calvo, L Fernández-Salazar, A Blanco-Quirós, Y Sanz, E Arranz
• Data selection flaw (11 May, 2009)

  R J L F Loffeld
• Authors’ response (11 May, 2009)

  M W Lutgens, B Oldenburg, F P Vleggaar
• Needle-track seeding following biopsy of liver lesions in the diagnosis of hepatocellular cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis (11 May, 2009)

  A L Young, J P A Lodge
• A possible link between TIMP-1 induction and response to infliximab (11 May, 2009)

  S Derer, G H Waetzig, D Seegert, S Nikolaus, S Schreiber, P Rosenstiel
• Authors’ response (11 May, 2009)

  J M H Van den Brande, D W Hommes, M P Peppelenbosch
• Incidence and prevalence rates in Budd–Chiari syndrome (11 May, 2009)

  R Rajani, S Almer
• Development of ductal adenocarcinoma during follow-up of branch-duct IPMNs (11 May, 2009)

  S Crippa, R Salvia, C Bassi