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Evaluation of Muscle Cramp Associated with Liver Cirrhosis with a Focus on the Liver Function and Nutritional Status by Shimada, Masaaki, Hirashima, Noboru, Iwase, Hiroaki, Saito, Masashi, Kondo, Hisashi, Urata, Noboru, Unita, Satoshi, Kondo, Takashi, Tanaka, Daiki, Tsunekawa, Takuya, Fujishiro, Mitsuhiro

“…Objective We investigated the muscle cramp status of patients with liver cirrhosis by focusing on the degree of liver damage, skeletal muscle mass, and…”
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Association of soluble T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin-3 (sTIM-3) and mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer (M2BPGi) in patients with autoimmune hepatitis by Migita, Kiyoshi, Nakamura, Minoru, Aiba, Yoshihiro, Kozuru, Hideko, Abiru, Seigo, Komori, Atsumasa, Fujita, Yuya, Temmoku, Junpei, Asano, Tomoyuki, Sato, Shuzo, Furuya, Makiko, Naganuma, Atsushi, Yoshizawa, Kaname, Shimada, Masaaki, Ario, Keisuke, Mannami, Tomohiko, Kohno, Hiroshi, Kaneyoshi, Toshihiko, Komura, Takuya, Ohira, Hiromasa, Yatsuhashi, Hiroshi

“…Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a disorder of unknown etiology in which immune-mediated liver injury progress to cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The…”
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Circulating microRNA Profiles in Patients with Type-1 Autoimmune Hepatitis by Migita, Kiyoshi, Komori, Atsumasa, Kozuru, Hideko, Jiuchi, Yuka, Nakamura, Minoru, Yasunami, Michio, Furukawa, Hiroshi, Abiru, Seigo, Yamasaki, Kazumi, Nagaoka, Shinya, Hashimoto, Satoru, Bekki, Shigemune, Kamitsukasa, Hiroshi, Nakamura, Yoko, Ohta, Hajime, Shimada, Masaaki, Takahashi, Hironao, Mita, Eiji, Hijioka, Taizo, Yamashita, Haruhiro, Kouno, Hiroshi, Nakamuta, Makoto, Ario, Keisuke, Muro, Toyokichi, Sakai, Hironori, Sugi, Kazuhiro, Nishimura, Hideo, Yoshizawa, Kaname, Sato, Takeaki, Naganuma, Atsushi, Komatsu, Tatsuji, Oohara, Yukio, Makita, Fujio, Tomizawa, Minoru, Yatsuhashi, Hiroshi

“…Recent studies have demonstrated that micro (mi)RNA molecules can be detected in the circulation and can serve as potential biomarkers of various diseases…”
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Anti‐gp210 and anti‐centromere antibodies are different risk factors for the progression of primary biliary cirrhosis by Nakamura, Minoru, Kondo, Hisayoshi, Mori, Tsuyoshi, Komori, Atsumasa, Matsuyama, Mutsumi, Ito, Masahiro, Takii, Yasushi, Koyabu, Makiko, Yokoyama, Terufumi, Migita, Kiyoshi, Daikoku, Manabu, Abiru, Seigo, Yatsuhashi, Hiroshi, Takezaki, Eiichi, Masaki, Naohiko, Sugi, Kazuhiro, Honda, Koichi, Adachi, Hiroshi, Nishi, Hidehiro, Watanabe, Yukio, Nakamura, Yoko, Shimada, Masaaki, Komatsu, Tatsuji, Saito, Akira, Saoshiro, Takeo, Harada, Hideharu, Sodeyama, Takeshi, Hayashi, Shigeki, Masumoto, Akihide, Sando, Takehiro, Yamamoto, Tetsuo, Sakai, Hironori, Kobayashi, Masakazu, Muro, Toyokichi, Koga, Michiaki, Shums, Zakera, Norman, Gary L., Ishibashi, Hiromi

“…The predictive role of antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) remains elusive in the long‐term outcome of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). The progression of PBC was…”
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Role of deleterious single nucleotide variants in the coding regions of TNFAIP3 for Japanese autoimmune hepatitis with cirrhosis by Higuchi, Takashi, Oka, Shomi, Furukawa, Hiroshi, Nakamura, Minoru, Komori, Atsumasa, Abiru, Seigo, Hashimoto, Satoru, Shimada, Masaaki, Yoshizawa, Kaname, Kouno, Hiroshi, Naganuma, Atsushi, Ario, Keisuke, Kaneyoshi, Toshihiko, Yamashita, Haruhiro, Takahashi, Hironao, Makita, Fujio, Yatsuhashi, Hiroshi, Ohira, Hiromasa, Migita, Kiyoshi

“…Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an autoimmune liver disease and cirrhosis is sometimes complicated with AIH at diagnosis, influencing its prognosis. TNFAIP3 gene…”
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Risk factors and spatial distribution of Schistosoma mansoni infection among primary school children in Mbita District, Western Kenya by Nagi, Sachiyo, Chadeka, Evans A, Sunahara, Toshihiko, Mutungi, Faith, Justin, Yombo K Dan, Kaneko, Satoshi, Ichinose, Yoshio, Matsumoto, Sohkichi, Njenga, Sammy M, Hashizume, Masahiro, Shimada, Masaaki, Hamano, Shinjiro

“…An increasing risk of Schistosoma mansoni infection has been observed around Lake Victoria, western Kenya since the 1970s. Understanding local transmission…”
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Spatial distribution and risk factors of Schistosoma haematobium and hookworm infections among schoolchildren in Kwale, Kenya by Chadeka, Evans Asena, Nagi, Sachiyo, Sunahara, Toshihiko, Cheruiyot, Ngetich Benard, Bahati, Felix, Ozeki, Yuriko, Inoue, Manabu, Osada-Oka, Mayuko, Okabe, Mayuko, Hirayama, Yukio, Changoma, Mwatasa, Adachi, Keishi, Mwende, Faith, Kikuchi, Mihoko, Nakamura, Risa, Kalenda, Yombo Dan Justin, Kaneko, Satoshi, Hirayama, Kenji, Shimada, Masaaki, Ichinose, Yoshio, Njenga, Sammy M, Matsumoto, Sohkichi, Hamano, Shinjiro

“…Large-scale schistosomiasis control programs are implemented in regions with diverse social and economic environments. A key epidemiological feature of…”
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Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism upstream of ICOS with Japanese autoimmune hepatitis type 1 by Higuchi, Takashi, Oka, Shomi, Furukawa, Hiroshi, Nakamura, Minoru, Komori, Atsumasa, Abiru, Seigo, Nagaoka, Shinya, Hashimoto, Satoru, Naganuma, Atsushi, Naeshiro, Noriaki, Yoshizawa, Kaname, Shimada, Masaaki, Nishimura, Hideo, Tomizawa, Minoru, Kikuchi, Masahiro, Makita, Fujio, Yamashita, Haruhiro, Ario, Keisuke, Yatsuhashi, Hiroshi, Tohma, Shigeto, Kawasaki, Aya, Ohira, Hiromasa, Tsuchiya, Naoyuki, Migita, Kiyoshi

“…Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an uncommon chronic autoimmune liver disease. Several studies reported the association of polymorphisms between CD28, CTLA4 and…”
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Evaluating patient acceptability and bowel preparation efficacy of sodium picosulfate‐magnesium citrate for colonoscopy by Shimada, Masaaki, Hirashima, Noboru, Iwase, Hiroaki, Saito, Masashi, Kondo, Hisashi, Urata, Noboru, Unita, Satoshi, Kondo, Takashi, Tanaka, Daiki, Tsunekawa, Takuya, Nakamura, Sumie, Nishikura, Miho, Miyazawa, Kaori, Fukuhara, Kiyoko, Fujishiro, Mitsuhiro

“…Objective To evaluate patient acceptability and bowel preparation efficacy of sodium picosulfate‐magnesium citrate (PICOPREP) for colonoscopy. Methods A…”
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Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism in TNIP1 with type-1 autoimmune hepatitis in the Japanese population by Oka, Shomi, Higuchi, Takashi, Furukawa, Hiroshi, Nakamura, Minoru, Komori, Atsumasa, Abiru, Seigo, Nagaoka, Shinya, Hashimoto, Satoru, Naganuma, Atsushi, Naeshiro, Noriaki, Yoshizawa, Kaname, Shimada, Masaaki, Nishimura, Hideo, Tomizawa, Minoru, Kikuchi, Masahiro, Makita, Fujio, Yamashita, Haruhiro, Ario, Keisuke, Yatsuhashi, Hiroshi, Tohma, Shigeto, Kawasaki, Aya, Tsuchiya, Naoyuki, Migita, Kiyoshi

“…Several studies reported that autoimmune diseases share a number of susceptibility genes. Of these genes, a SNP rs7708392 in TNIP1 was reported to be…”
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Cytokines and Chemokines Involved in Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Loss in Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Hepatitis B Virus Coinfected Patients by Urata, Noboru, Watanabe, Tsunamasa, Hirashima, Noboru, Yokomaku, Yoshiyuki, Imamura, Junji, Iwatani, Yasumasa, Shimada, Masaaki, Tanaka, Yasuhito

“…It has been reported that hepatic flare (HF), attributable to the development of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in human immunodeficiency…”
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Health and Demographic Surveillance System in the Western and coastal areas of Kenya: an infrastructure for epidemiologic studies in Africa by Kaneko, Satoshi, K'opiyo, James, Kiche, Ibrahim, Wanyua, Sheru, Goto, Kensuke, Tanaka, Junichi, Changoma, Mwatasa, Ndemwa, Morris, Komazawa, Osuke, Karama, Mohamed, Moji, Kazuhiko, Shimada, Masaaki

“…The Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) is a longitudinal data collection process that systematically and continuously monitors population…”
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Examining the appropriateness and reliability of the strategy of the Kenyan Comprehensive School Health Program by Tomokawa, Sachi, Asakura, Takashi, Njenga, Sammy M., Njomo, Doris Wairimu, Takeuch, Rie, Akiyama, Takeshi, Kazama, Haruki, Mutua, Alex, Barnett, Walema, Henzan, Hanae, Shimada, Masaaki, Ichinose, Yoshio, Kamiya, Yasuhiko, Kaneko, Satoshi, Miyake, Kimihiro, Kobayashi, Jun

“…The Kenyan government established the Kenyan Comprehensive School Health Program (KCSHP) on the basis of Kenyan National School Health Policy. A KCSHP pilot…”
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A Case of Undifferentiated Sarcoma of the Liver in an Adult Treated with Right Hepatectomy Followed by Adjuvant Chemotherapy by Ikeda, Masaki, Suenaga, Masaya, Sugiyama, Keiji, Iwakoshi, Akari, Shiraishi, Kazuhiro, Tashiro, Mitsuru, Hattori, Masashi, Murayama, Mutsumi, Hirashima, Noboru, Nishimura, Rieko, Shimada, Masaaki, Kitagawa, Chiyoe, Takeda, Shin, Kataoka, Masato

“…Undifferentiated sarcoma of the liver is rare, especially in adults, and is an aggressive malignancy that originates from the primary mesenchymal tissues. A…”
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Successful treatment of adult-onset type II citrullinemia with a low-carbohydrate diet and l-arginine after DNA analysis produced a definitive diagnosis by Unita, Satoshi, Hirashima, Noboru, Shimada, Masaaki, Tsunekawa, Takuya, Tanaka, Daiki, Kondo, Takashi, Urata, Noboru, Kondo, Hisashi, Saito, Masashi, Iwase, Hiroaki, Ito, Shogo, Togawa, Takao, Saitoh, Shinji, Tanaka, Yasuhito

“…A 60-year-old male, who exhibited finger tremors, obnubilation, and hyperammonemia (409 μg/dL), was admitted to our hospital. Initially, we suspected that a…”
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Association of STAT4 polymorphisms with susceptibility to type-1 autoimmune hepatitis in the Japanese population by Migita, Kiyoshi, Nakamura, Minoru, Abiru, Seigo, Jiuchi, Yuka, Nagaoka, Shinya, Komori, Atsumasa, Hashimoto, Satoru, Bekki, Shigemune, Yamasaki, Kazumi, Komatsu, Tatsuji, Shimada, Masaaki, Kouno, Hiroshi, Hijioka, Taizo, Kohjima, Motoyuki, Nakamuta, Makoto, Kato, Michio, Yoshizawa, Kaname, Ohta, Hajime, Nakamura, Yoko, Takezaki, Eiichi, Nishimura, Hideo, Sato, Takeaki, Ario, Keisuke, Hirashima, Noboru, Oohara, Yukio, Naganuma, Atsushi, Muro, Toyokichi, Sakai, Hironori, Mita, Eiji, Sugi, Kazuhiro, Yamashita, Haruhiro, Makita, Fujio, Yatsuhashi, Hiroshi, Ishibashi, Hiromi, Yasunami, Michio

“…Recent studies demonstrated an association of STAT4 polymorphisms with autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis,…”
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The INDEPTH standard population for low- and middle-income countries, 2013 by Sankoh, Osman, Sharrow, David, Herbst, Kobus, Whiteson Kabudula, Chodziwadziwa, Alam, Nurul, Kant, Shashi, Ravn, Henrik, Bhuiya, Abbas, Thi Vui, Le, Darikwa, Timotheus, Gyapong, Margaret, Jasseh, Momodou, Chuc Thi Kim, Nguyen, Abdullah, Salim, Crampin, Amelia, Ojal, John, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Odhiambo, Frank, Urassa, Mark, Streatfield, Kim, Shimada, Masaaki, Sacoor, Charfudin, Beguy, Donatien, Derra, Karim, Wak, George, Delaunay, Valerie, Sie, Ali, Soura, Abdramane, Diallo, Diadier, Wilopo, Siswanto, Masanja, Honorati, Bonfoh, Bassirou, Phuanukoonnon, Suparat, Clark, Samuel J.

“…Crude rates such as the crude death rate are functions of both the age-specific rates and the age composition of a population. However, differences in the age…”
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Sustained reduction in prevalence of lymphatic filariasis infection in spite of missed rounds of mass drug administration in an area under mosquito nets for malaria control by Njenga, Sammy M, Mwandawiro, Charles S, Wamae, C Njeri, Mukoko, Dunstan A, Omar, Anisa A, Shimada, Masaaki, Bockarie, Moses J, Molyneux, David H

“…BACKGROUND: The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) was established by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2000 with the goal of…”
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Are long-lasting insecticidal nets effective for preventing childhood deaths among non-net users? A community-based cohort study in western Kenya by Komazawa, Osuke, Kaneko, Satoshi, K'Opiyo, James, Kiche, Ibrahim, Wanyua, Sheru, Shimada, Masaaki, Karama, Mohamed

“…Increasing the distribution and use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in Sub-Saharan Africa has made controlling malaria with ITNs more practical. We…”
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An Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)/HIV Co-Infected Patient who Developed Severe Hepatitis during Chronic HCV Infection: Sustained Viral Response with Simeprevir Plus Peginterferon-Alpha and Ribavirin by Hirashima, Noboru, Iwase, Hiroaki, Shimada, Masaaki, Imamura, Junji, Sugiura, Wataru, Yokomaku, Yoshiyuki, Watanabe, Tsunamasa

“…We herein describe the case of a 42-year-old man who developed severe hepatitis caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection at 14 years after the start of…”
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