IPhone and Gmail contacts do sync - but not Apple Address Book

Hi,
iPhone and Gmail contacts sync just fine. Only my Apple Address Book do not sync at all - neither with the iPhone nor Gmail.
I have activated syncing options with gmail in both Address Book and iTunes iPhone settings.
Any ideas?
Thanks

ShamRockNRoll,
Have you noticed if it's a specific group that is not syncing correctly, or is it random contacts from all groups? If it's just a specific group, you may need to delete that group in Address Book and recreate it.
If it's random contacts from all groups and if all of the contacts you want on the iPhone are in Address Book, you can just select "Contacts" from the Advanced section down at the bottom of the Info tab. That will replace all contacts on the iPhone with those that you have selected to sync from Address Book.
Hope this helps,
Jennifer B.

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