Meta-analysis: diagnostic accuracy of anti–cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody and rheumatoid factor for rheumatoid arthritis

…, Y Kogata, G Tsuji, T Nakazawa, S Kawano… - Annals of internal …, 2007 - acpjournals.org
Background: Rheumatoid factor (RF) and autoantibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP)
are markers that might help physicians diagnose rheumatoid arthritis. Purpose: To …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular cloning of transferrin receptor 2: a new member of the transferrin receptor-like family

…, R Yang, T Hirama, PT Vuong, S Kawano… - Journal of Biological …, 1999 - ASBMB
Transferrin receptor (TfR) plays a major role in cellular iron uptake through binding and
internalizing a carrier protein transferrin (Tf). We have cloned, sequenced, and mapped a human …

MicroRNA‐124a is a key regulator of proliferation and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 secretion in fibroblast‐like synoviocytes from patients with rheumatoid …

Y Nakamachi, S Kawano, M Takenokuchi… - Arthritis & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To elucidate the role of microRNA (miRNA) in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid
arthritis (RA), we analyzed synoviocytes from RA patients for their miRNA expression. Methods …

[HTML][HTML] A novel serum metabolomics-based diagnostic approach for colorectal cancer

…, M Kibi, Y Izumi, T Okuno, N Hayashi, S Kawano… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background To improve the quality of life of colorectal cancer patients, it is important to
establish new screening methods for early diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Methodology/Principal …

Diagnostic Accuracy of Serum 1,3-β-d-Glucan for Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia, Invasive Candidiasis, and Invasive Aspergillosis: Systematic Review and Meta …

…, J Saegusa, T Sugimoto, S Kawano… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Serum 1,3-β-d-glucan (BG) assay may be helpful as a marker for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis
jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) and invasive fungal infection (IFI). We conducted a systematic …

Proteasome assembly defect due to a proteasome subunit beta type 8 (PSMB8) mutation causes the autoinflammatory disorder, Nakajo-Nishimura syndrome

…, M Matsunaka, S Kasagi, S Kawano… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Nakajo-Nishimura syndrome (NNS) is a disorder that segregates in an autosomal recessive
fashion. Symptoms include periodic fever, skin rash, partial lipomuscular atrophy, and joint …

Mutations in the gene encoding the transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α in myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemias

AF Gombart, WK Hofmann, S Kawano… - Blood, The Journal …, 2002 - ashpublications.org
The CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α (C/EBPα) protein is essential for proper lung and
liver function and granulocytic and adipose tissue differentation. It was hypothesized that …

A novel serum metabolomics-based diagnostic approach to pancreatic cancer

…, M Tsuda, H Nishisaki, N Hayashi, S Kawano… - … , biomarkers & prevention, 2013 - AACR
Background: To improve the prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer, more accurate
serum diagnostic methods are required. We used serum metabolomics as a diagnostic method …

Prevalence of disease-specific antinuclear antibodies in general population: estimates from annual physical examinations of residents of a small town over a 5-year …

…, T Nakamura, S Morinobu, S Kawano… - Modern …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to investigate the types and prevalence of disease-specific antinuclear
antibodies (ANAs) and their relationship to rheumatic diseases in the general Japanese …

Loss of p73 Gene Expression in Leukemias/Lymphomas Due to Hypermethylation

S Kawano, CW Miller, AF Gombart… - Blood, The Journal …, 1999 - ashpublications.org
The p73 gene, a member of the p53 family, is a new candidate tumor suppressor gene. To
investigate the possibility of genetic alteration of p73 in leukemia and lymphoma, we …