Articles in this list are journal publications other than the RERF Reports or the Commentary and Review Series.

Key to Abbreviations Used for Language

J: Document published in Japanese

E: Document published in English

Ab: Abstract provided in second language or only an abstract, as opposed to a full paper, is available.

Differences in serum microRNA profiles in hepatitis B and C virus infection
Akamatsu S, Hayes CN, Tsuge M, Miki D, Akiyama R, Abe H, Ochi H, Hiraga N, Imamura M, Takahashi S, Aikata H, Kawaoka T, Kawakami Y, Ohishi W, Chayama K
J Infect Dis 2015 (March); 70(3):273-87
Bib#: 4061 Language: E

Global surveillance of cancer survival 1995-2009: analysis of individual data for 25,676,887 patients from 279 population-based registries in 67 countries (CONCORD-2)
Allemani C et al.; the CONCORD Working Group (RERF: Sugiyama H, Utada M)
Lancet 2015 (March); 385(9972):977-1010
Bib#: 4093 Language: E

Thyroid function within the normal range and risk of coronary heart disease: An individual participant data analysis of 14 cohorts
Åsvold BO et al. (RERF: Imaizumi M)
JAMA Intern Med 2015 (June); 175(6):1037-47
Bib#: 4113 Language: E

Subclinical thyroid dysfunction and fracture risk: a meta-analysis
Blum MR et al. (RERF: Imaizumi M); Thyroid Studies Collaboration
JAMA 2015 (May); 313(20):2055-65
Bib#: 4110 Language: E

Subclinical hypothyroidism and the risk of stroke events and fatal stroke: An individual participant data analysis
Chaker L et al. (RERF: Imaizumi M)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015 (April); jc20151438:1-11
Bib#: 4112 Language: E

Associations of body mass index, smoking, and alcohol consumption with prostate cancer mortality in the Asia Cohort Consortium
Fowke JH et al. (RERF: Ozasa K, Ohishi W, Grant EJ)
Am J Epidemiol 2015 (September); 182(5):381-9
Bib#: 4143 Language: E

Thyroid ultrasound findings in a follow-up survey of children from three Japanese prefectures: Aomori, Yamanashi, and Nagasaki
Hayashida N, Imaizumi M, Shimura H, Furuya F, Okubo N, Asari Y, Nigawara T, Midorikawa S, Kotani K, Nakaji S, Ohtsuru A, Akamizu T, Kitaoka M, Suzuki S, Taniguchi N, Yamashita S, Takamura N
Sci Rep 2015 (March); 5:9046
Bib#: 4096 Language: E

Experimentally induced, synergistic late effects of a single dose of radiation and aging: significance in LKS fraction as compared with mature blood cells
Hirabayashi Y, Tsuboi I, Nakachi K, Kusunoki Y, Inoue T
Appl Toxicol 2015 (March); 35(3):230-40
Bib#: 4103 Language: E

Subclinical thyrotoxicosis and heart disease
Imaizumi M
Nihon Kojosen Gakkai Zasshi [J Jpn Thyroid Assoc] 2015 (October); 6(2):91-4
Bib#: 4133 Language: J

The Fukushima Health Management Survey: Estimation of external doses to residents in Fukushima Prefecture
Ishikawa T, Yasumura S, Ozasa K, Kobashi G, Yasuda H, Miyazaki M, Akahane K, Yonai S, Ohtsuru A, Sakai A, Sakata R, Kamiya K, Abe M
Sci Rep 2015 (August); 5(12712):1-11
Bib#: 4123 Language: E

Long-term effects of radiation exposure on health
Kamiya K, Ozasa K, Akiba S, Niwa O, Kodama K, Takamura N, Zaharieva EK, Kimura Y, Wakeford R
Lancet 2015 (August); 386(9992):469-78
Bib#: 4124 Language: E

Workshop report on atomic bomb dosimetry–Review of dose related factors for the evaluation of exposures to residual radiation at Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Kerr GD, Egbert SD, Al-Nabulsi I, Bailiff IK, Beck HL, Belukha IG, Cockayne JE, Cullings HM, Eckerman KF, Granovskaya E, Grant EJ, Hoshi M, Kaul DC, Kryuchkov V, Mannis D, Ohtaki M, Otani K, Shinkarev S, Simon SL, Spriggs GD, Stepanenko VF, Stricklin D, Weiss JF, Weitz RL, Woda C, Worthington PR, Yamamoto K, Young RW
Health Phys 2015 (December); 109(6):582-600
Bib#: 4145 Language: E

Steroid hormone measurements from different types of assays in relation to body mass index and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women: Reanalysis of eighteen prospective studies
Key TJ et al.; Endogenous Hormones and Breast Cancer Collaborative Group (RERF: Grant EJ, Cologne JB, Ohishi W, Hida A)
Steroids 2015 (July); 99(Pt A):49-55
Bib#: 4146 Language: E

Genetic effects of atomic bomb radiation on humans
Kodama Y
Fukushima Nuclear Accident: GlobalImplications, Long-Term Health Effects and Ecological Consequences. New York: Nova Science Publishers 2015 (March), pp 77-88
Bib#: 4101 Language: E

The immune system. Morita N et al., eds. Structure and function of human body, practical anatomy and physiology
Kyoizumi S
Tokyo: Kodansha 2015, pp 101-10
Bib#: 4116 Language: J

Telomere G-tail length is a promising biomarker related to white matter lesions and endothelial dysfunction in patients with cardiovascular risk: A cross-sectional study
Nezu T, Hosomi N, Takahashi T, Anno K, Aoki S, Shimamoto A, Maruyama H, Hayashi T, Matsumoto M, Tahara H
EBioMedicine 2015 (May); 2(8):958-65
Bib#: 4140 Language: E

Quality of life in the patients with central diabetes insipidus assessed by Nagasaki Diabetes Insipidus Questionnaire
Nozaki A, Ando T, Akazawa S, Satoh T, Sagara I, Horie I, Imaizumi M, Usa T, Yanagisawa RT, Kawakami A
Endocrine 2015(May): 1-8 [Epub ahead of print]
Bib#: 4111 Language: E

The relationship of elevated IL-6 and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma
Ohishi W, Chayama K
Nippon Rinsho [Jpn J Clin Med] 2015 (January); 73(Suppl 1):217-21
Bib#: 4056 Language: J

Nuclear disasters and health: Lessons learned, challenges, and proposals
Ohtsuru A, Tanigawa K, Kumagai A, Niwa O, Takamura N, Midorikawa S, Nollet K, Yamashita S, Ohto H, Chhem RK, Clarke M
Lancet 2015 (August); 386(9992):489-97
Bib#: 4125 Language: E

FY2014 Report
Okubo T
Report of Epidemiological Study of Health Effects in Fukushima Emergency Workers 2015 (March); FY2014:97 p
Bib#: 4162 Language: J

Long-term epidemiological studies of the A-bomb survivors and their offspring: Past, present and future
Okubo T, Kodama K
Hoshasen Seibutsu Kenkyu [Radiat Biol Res Commun] 2015 (December); 50(Special Issue):122
Bib#: 4170 Language: J

Epidemiology and pathogenesis
Ozasa K
Byori to Rinsho [Pathol Clin Med] 2015 (January); 33(1):55-9
Bib#: 4062 Language: J

Health effects of atomic-bomb radiation exposures
Sadakane A, Ozasa K
Prog Med 2015 (May); 35(5):23-7
Bib#: 4118 Language: J

White blood cell, neutrophil, and lymphocyte counts in individuals in the evacuation zone designated by the government after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident: The Fukushima Health Management Survey
Sakai A, Ohira T, Hosoya M, Ohtsuru A, Satoh H, Kawasaki Y, Suzuki H, Takahashi A, Kobashi G, Ozasa K, Yasumura S, Yamashita S, Kamiya K, Abe M and for the Fukushima Health Management Survey Group
J Epidemiol 2015 (January); 25(1):80-7
Bib#: 4095 Language: E

RAD18 activates the G2/M checkpoint through DNA damage signaling to maintain genome integrity after ionizing radiation exposure
Sasatani M, Xu Y, Kawai H, Cao L, Tateishi S, Shimura T, Li J, Iizuka D, Noda A, Hamasaki K, Kusunoki Y, Kamiya K
PLoS ONE 2015 (February); 10(2);e0117845:1-16
Bib#: 4126 Language: E

Evacuation after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident Is a Cause of Diabetes: Results from the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Satoh H, Ohira T, Hosoya M, Sakai A, Watanabe T, Ohtsuru A, Kawasaki Y, Suzuki H, Takahashi A, Kobashi G, Ozasa K, Yasumura S, Yamashita S, Kamiya K, Abe M
J Diabetes Res 2015 (May); 2015(627390):1-9
Bib#: 4120 Language: E

Combined effect of blood pressure and total cholesterol levels on long-term risks of subtypes of cardiovascular death: Evidence for Cardiovascular Prevention from Observational Cohorts in Japan
Satoh M, Ohkubo T, Asayama K, Murakami Y, Sakurai M, Nakagawa H, Iso H, Okayama A, Miura K, Imai Y, Ueshima H, Okamura T; The EPOCH-JAPAN Research Group (RERF: Yamada M)
Hypertension 2015 (March); 65(3):517-24
Bib#: 4107 Language: E

Cardiovascular disease mortality of A-bomb survivors and the healthy survivor selection effect
Schollnberger H, Ozasa K, Neff F, Kaiser JC
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2015 (May); 166(1-4):320-3
Bib#: 4147 Language: E

Global and Japanese trends of intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile duct cancer and factors influencing those trends
Utada M, Ohno Y, Tamaki T, Sobue T, Endo G
JACR Monograph 2015 (November); No.21:3-10
Bib#: 4144 Language: J

Increased prevalence of atrial fibrillation after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Results from the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Suzuki H, Ohira T, Takeishi Y, Hosoya M, Yasumura S, Satoh H, Kawasaki Y, Takahashi A, Sakai A, Ohtsuru A, Kobashi G, Ozasa K, Yamashita S, Kamiya K, Abe M; Fukushima Health Management Survey Group
Int J Cardiol 2015 (July); 198:102-5
Bib#: 4119 Language: E

Non-Lethal ionizing radiation promotes aging-like phenotypic changes of human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in humanized mice
Wang C, Oshima M, Sashida G, Tomioka T, Hasegawa N, Kusunoki Y, Kyoizumi S, Imai K, Nakachi K, Iwama A
PLoS ONE 2015 (July); 10(7);e0132041:1-14
Bib#: 4129 Language: E