abstract

AbstractSubmissionGuidelines

Authors:Indicatethenameandlocationoftheinstitutionwheretheworkwasdone.

Authorswhosubmitmultipleabstractsshouldbepreparedtomakearrangementsfor

additionalprenterstoattend,

anauthor'snameappearsonmorethanoneabstract,itmustbeidenticaloneach

abstract.

AuthorDisclosure:Allauthorsontheabstractauthorstringarerequiredtoprovidethe

irownfinancialdisclosurestatementontheabstractsubmissionsiteeitherdisclosing

allfinancialrelationshipswithcommercialinterestsorindicatingthatnoneexist.

Title:Thetitleshouldbebrief,butlongenoughtoidentifyclearlythenatureofthestu

thordegrees,DONOTinclud

nterauthorsinthetitle,yourabstractwillnotbereviewed.

AbstractStructure:Thebodyoftheabstractshouldcontainthefourpartsintheorde

rshown:

(a)Antencestatingthestudy'spurpounlessgiveninthetitle.

(b)Abriefdescriptionofmethods,ifpertinent.

(c)Asummaryoftheresultsobtained.

(d)implystate"Theresultswillbediscu

sd".(Abstractswillnotbeconsideredforprentationifthisstatementismade.)

Authorpagetoenterin

nterauthorsintheabstractbodyyourabstractwilln

otbereviewed.

Abbreviations:Abbreviationsshouldconformtotherecommendationsmadebythe"I

UBCommitteeofEditorsonBiochemicalJournals"().Uabbreviations

orethanthreenon

standardabbreviations.

DrugNames:Drugproductsmentionedintheabstractshouldbeidentifiedbytheirno

nproprietary(i.e.,generic)apitalizenonproprietarynames.

Category:ategoriesare

heonecategorythatbest

thecategorycarefullybecauitwilldetermine

whichabstractreviewcommitteewillevaluateyourwork.

AbstractSize:Theabstractsizeislimitedto2,700charactersintheabstractbody,tabl

eandgraphics,donotincludemorethanone

tableorgraphic,limitedinsizeto2"heightby3"leoftheabstractisli

mitedto255characters.

EthicsPolicy:Theinitialresponsibilityforadherencetoethicalguidelineslieswithth

eresponsibleinvestigatorssubmittingtheirrearchfindingstoAASLDmeetingsorj

,"ExperimentalProce

duresInvolvingHumanSubjects"(:cien

/cgi-bin/jabout/106570021/).Thestateclearlythat(a)

informedconntinwritingwasobtainedfromeachpatient,and(b)thestudyprotoco

lconformedtotheethicalguidelinesofthe1975DeclarationofHelsinkiasreflectedi

illonlyacceptpa

persforreviewfromlivertransplantcentersthatexplicitlystatethatnodonororgans

wwith

outsuchexplicitstatementswillbereturnedwithoutreview.

Second,withregardto"ExperimentalProceduresInvolvingAnimals,"similarcompli

anceixpectedwiththepublishedguidelinesfromauthors,thatrequireassuranceth

atallanimalsreceivedhumanecareaccordingtothecriteriaoutlinedinthe"Guidefo

rtheCareandUofLaboratoryAnimals"preparedbytheNationalAcademyofScie

ncesandpublishedbytheNIH(NIHpublication86-23revid1985).

OfficialLanguage:Allprentationsandquestion-and-answerssionswillbeconduc

stractprentationsmustbebyanauthorwhospeaksandunder

llensureanunderstandableprentationandasatisfactory

questionandanswerperiod.

PreviousPrentationofAbstracts:Anabstractisineligibleforconsiderationifitrepo

rtsworkthathasbeenpublishedoracceptedforpublicationpriortotheAASLDabstr

actsubmissiondeadline,oritreportsworkthathasbeenacceptedforprentationint

r,abstractswillbe

consideredforprentationiftheywereprentedatnationalmeetingsincountriesou

tsidetheUnitedStates.

Submissionofanabstractconstitutesacommitmentbytheauthor(s)toprentifacce

etoprent,ifnotjustified,willjeopardizefutureacceptanceofabstracts.

AbstractRevisions:AftertheJune6,2012deadline,abstractsmaynotberevidina

onsordeletionsofauthornameswillnotbepermitteda

eadabstractscarefullytoavoiderrorsbeforesubmission.

TheAASLDrervestherighttoallvideooraudiorecordingsofprentationsatThe

LiverMeeting®2012andPostgraduateCour.

WithdrawalRequests:Requestsforwithdrawalofanabstractmustbereceivedinwrit

ingbyJuly2,2012toavoidpublicationintheHEPATOLOGYsupplementandfinalp

rogram.

Notification:Noticeofabstractstatuswillbeemailedtothecorrespondingauthorine

alsocheckthestatusofyourabstractontheInternetathtt

p://inninginAugust.

AASLDEmbargoPolicy:Acceptedabstractsaremadeavailabletothepubliconthe

AASLDwebsiteandarepublishedintheOctobersupplementofHEPATOLOGY.

Informationcontainedinthoabstractsmaynotbereleaduntiltheabstractsappear

ontheAASLDwebsite.

Academicinstitutions,privateorganizations,andcompanieswithproductswhoval

uesmaybeinfluencedbyinformationcontainedinanabstractmayissueapressrelea

tocoincidewiththeavailabilityofanabstractontheAASLDwebsite.

However,informationbeyondthatcontainedintheabstract,e.g.,discussionoftheabs

tractdoneaspartofascientificprentationorprentationofadditionalornewinfor

mationthatwillbeavailableatthetimeofthemeetingimbargoedfromreleatot

hegeneralpublicuntilthefirstdayofTheLiverMeeting®.