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.

Ischemic heart disease among atomic bomb survivors: Possible mechanism(s) linking ischemic heart disease and radiation exposure
Akahoshi M
Nakashima M, et al., eds. Radiation Health Risk Sciences–Proceedings of the First International Symposium of the Nagasaki University Global COE Program “Global Strategic Center for Radiation Health Risk Control.” New York: Springer; 2009. pp 63-8
Bib#: 3784 Language: E

Letter to the Editor: Trends of incidence rate of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in an HTLV-1 endemic area in Japan
Arisawa K, Soda M, Ono M, Uemura H, Hiyoshi M, Suyama A
International Journal of Cancer 125(3):737-8, 2009
Bib#: 3771 Language: E

A genetic risk estimate of radiation in mice based on whole genome scanning by two-dimensional DNA gel
Asakawa J, Kodaira M, Katayama H, Cullings HM, Nakamura N
Jiri Skopek, ed. 37th Annual Meeting of the European Radiation Research Society. Bologna, Italy: Medimond s.r.l.; 2009. pp 41-3 (Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the European Radiation Research Society, Prague, Czech Republic, 26-29 August 2009)
Bib#: 3815 Language: E

Detection of hyper-mutable AT-rich sequences among mice; Fingerprints of micro-evolution
Asakawa J, Nakamura N, Shiroishi T
Hoshasen Seibutsu Kenkyu [Radiation Biology Research Communications] 44(4):407-18, 2009
Bib#: 3767 Language: J

Blood pressure is a major risk factor for renal death: An analysis of 560 352 participants from the Asia-Pacific region
Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration (RERF: Nakachi K)
Hypertension 54(3):509-15, 2009
Bib#: 3758 Language: E

Body-mass index and cause-specific mortality in 900 000 adults: Collaborative analyses of 57 prospective studies
Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration (RERF: Nakachi K)
Lancet 373(9669):1083-96, 2009
Bib#: 3759 Language: E

Advancement in osteoporosis treatment–Definition and evaluation of absolute bone-fracture risk
Fujiwara S
Naika [Internal Medicine] 104(3):428-31, 2009
Bib#: 3746 Language: J

Development of WHO FRAX and significance
Fujiwara S
Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology 52(11):1285-92, 2009
Bib#: 3779 Language: J

Exercises and evaluation of physical activity among the elderly
Fujiwara S
Kurosawa A, ed. Therapeutic Exercise for Chronic Locomotive Diseases. Tokyo: Kanehara-Shuppan; 2009. pp 268-73
Bib#: 3778 Language: J

Fracture risk assessment using a FRAX®
Fujiwara S
Ryumachi-ka [Rheumatology] 41(3):299-305, 2009
Bib#: 3733 Language: J

Lifestyle and bone mineral density
Fujiwara S
Seijinbyo to Seikatsu Shukan-Byo [The Journal of Adult Diseases] 39(5):519-23, 2009
Bib#: 3739 Language: J

“Osteoporosis and compression fracture” Epidemiology of osteoporosis
Fujiwara S
Rinsho Gazo [Clinical Imagiology] 25(8):822-7, 2009
Bib#: 3740 Language: J

Present status of epidemiological studies in a large cohort Adult Health Study in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Fujiwara S, Yamada M, Takahashi I
Japanese Journal of Stroke 31(6):439-41, 2009
Bib#: 3780 Language: J

Recent trends in the incidence and lifetime risk of hip fracture in Tottori, Japan
Hagino H, Furukawa K, Fujiwara S, Okano T, Katagiri H, Yamamoto K, Teshima R
Osteoporosis International 20(4):543-8, 2009
Bib#: 3721 Language: E

Sequential change in quality of life for patients with incident clinical fractures: A prospective study
Hagino H, Nakamura T, Fujiwara S, Oeki M, Okano T, Teshima R
Osteoporosis International 20(5):695-702, 2009
Bib#: 3781 Language: E

Genomic instability in clonally expanded T-lymphocytes from A-bomb survivors in vitro
Hamasaki K, Kusunoki Y, Nakashima E, Takahashi N, Nakachi K, Nakamura N, Kodama Y
Hoshasen Seibutsu Kenkyu [Radiation Biology Research Communications] 44(4):396-406, 2009
Bib#: 3755 Language: J

Mechanisms of development of human adult-onset radiation-associated papillary thyroid cancer–Characteristics in early events
Hamatani K, Takahashi K, Mukai M
Hoshasen Seibutsu Kenkyu [Radiation Biology Research Communications] 44(4):379-95, 2009
Bib#: 3810 Language: J

Changes of ROS during a two-day ultra-marathon race
Hattori N, Hayashi T, Nakachi K, Ichikawa H, Goto C, Tokudome Y, Kuriki K, Hoshino H, Shibata K, Yamada N, Tokudome M, Suzuki S, Nagaya T, Kobayashi M, Tokudome S
International Journal of Sports Medicine 30(6):426-9, 2009
Bib#: 3757 Language: E

Effective screening of heterozygotes for ATM mutations
Hirai Y
Hiyama E, Hiyama K, eds. Clinical Application of Molecular Diagnosis–Cancer, Radiation Effects, and Human Diseases. Kerala, India: Transworld Research Network; 2009. pp 53-63
Bib#: 3798 Language: E

How to obtain enough DNA from a limited amount of clinical materials
Hirai Y
Hiyama E, Hiyama K, eds. Clinical Application of Molecular Diagnosis–Cancer, Radiation Effects, and Human Diseases. Kerala, India: Transworld Research Network; 2009. pp 9-20
Bib#: 3797 Language: E

Leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma incidence in the LSS cohort: 1950-2001
Hsu WL, Soda M, Nishi N, Preston DL, Funamoto S, Tomonaga M, Iwanaga M, Suyama A, Kasagi F
Nakashima M, et al., eds. Radiation Health Risk Sciences–Proceedings of the First International Symposium of the Nagasaki University Global COE Program “Global Strategic Center for Radiation Health Risk Control.” New York: Springer; 2009. pp 69-73
Bib#: 3791 Language: E

Risk assessment of metabolic syndrome using transported estimates in retrospective cohort study
Ishida N, Ichimaru S, Hida A, Soda M, Nakamura T, Akahoshi M
Japanese Journal of Biometrics 30(2):93-104, 2009
Bib#: 3777 Language: J

Four blood pressure indexes and the risk of stroke and myocardial infarction in Japanese men and women: A meta-analysis of 16 cohort studies
Japan Arteriosclerosis Longitudinal Study (JALS) Group (RERF: Yamada M)
Circulation 119(14):1892-8, 2009
Bib#: 3783 Language: E

Centre for Health Record Linkage (to promote the measure for the medical treatment for health)
Katayama H, Ioka A
JACR Newsletter No.24:4-6, 2009
Bib#: 3770 Language: J

Modulation of connexin 43 in rotenone-induced model of Parkinson’s disease
Kawasaki A, Hayashi T, Nakachi K, Trosko JE, Sugihara K, Kotake Y, Ohta S
Neuroscience 160(1):61-8, 2009
Bib#: 3764 Language: E

The use of human minisatellite markers for the evaluation of genetic risk
Kodaira M
Hiyama E, Hiyama K, eds. Clinical Application of Molecular Diagnosis–Cancer, Radiation Effects, and Human Diseases. Kerala, India: Transworld Research Network; 2009. pp 35-51
Bib#: 3796 Language: E

Statistical methods for analysis of radiation effects with tumor and dose location-specific information with application to the WECARE study of asynchronous contralateral breast cancer
Langholz B, Thomas DC, Stovall M, Smith SA, Boice JD Jr, Shore RE, Bernstein L, Lynch CF, Zhang X, Bernstein JL
Biometrics 65(2):599-608, 2009
Bib#: 3848 Language: E

Variations in serum transforming growth factor-beta1 levels with gender, age and lifestyle factors of healthy Japanese adults
Lin Y, Nakachi K, Ito Y, Kikuchi S, Tamakoshi A, Yagyu K, Watanabe Y, Inaba Y, Tajima K. for the JACC Study Group
Disease Markers 27(1):23-8, 2009
Bib#: 3845 Language: E

Impact factors of osteoporosis on health-related quality of life
Masunari N, Fujiwara S
Hoffman EC, ed. Health-Related Quality of Life. New York: Nova Science Publishers; 2009. pp 1-29
Bib#: 3782 Language: E

Significance of oncogene amplifications in breast cancer in atomic bomb survivors: Associations with radiation exposure and histological grade
Miura S, Nakashima M, Kondo H, Ito M, Meirmanov S, Hayashi T, Soda M, Sekine I
Nakashima M, et al., eds. Radiation Health Risk Sciences–Proceedings of the First International Symposium of the Nagasaki University Global COE Program “Global Strategic Center for Radiation Health Risk Control.” New York: Springer; 2009. pp 285-93
Bib#: 3772 Language: E

Multilevel analysis of socioeconomic factors
Nishi N
Kawakami N, Kobayashi Y, Hashimoto H, eds. Health and Social Disparity–Japan and Beyond. Melbourne: Trans Pacific Press; 2009. pp 211-39
Bib#: 3717 Language: E

Current treatment for chronic hepatitis B in Japan
Ohishi W, Chayama K
Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology 2(5):325-30, 2009
Bib#: 3748 Language: E

Hepatitis B virus genotypes and prognosis of chronic hepatitis B
Ohishi W, Tsuge M, Chayama K
Rinsho Shokaki Naika [Clinical Gastroenterology] 24(6):653-9, 2009
Bib#: 3734 Language: J

Research resources and its future role of the Radiation Effects Research Foundation
Okubo T
Hiroshima ken Naikakai Kaishi [Journal of Hiroshima Naika Medical Association] No.10:58-9, 2009
Bib#: 3756 Language: J

Report of Atomic Bomb Disease Research Project
Okubo T, ed. MHLW Grants: FY2008 Report. 2009. 81 p
Bib#: 3742 Language: J

Characteristic gene expression in stromal cells of gastric cancers among atomic-bomb survivors
Oue N, Sentani K, Sakamoto N, Motoshita J, Nishisaka T, Fukuhara T, Matsuura H, Sasaki H, Nakachi K, Yasui W
International Journal of Cancer 124(5):1112-21, 2009
Bib#: 3760 Language: E

Integrated analyses of three large-scale community-based cohort studies conducted in 1990s
Ozasa K
Biomedicine and Therapeutics 43(2):11-3, 2009
Bib#: 3719 Language: J

SALL3 interacts with DNMT3A and shows the ability to inhibit CpG island methylation in hepatocellular carcinoma
Shikauchi Y, Saiura A, Kubo T, Niwa Y, Yamamoto J, Murase Y, Yoshikawa H
Molecular and Cellular Biology 29(7):1944-58, 2009
Bib#: 3761 Language: E

Low-dose radiation epidemiology studies: Status and issues
Shore RE
Health Physics 97(5):481-6, 2009
Bib#: 3750 Language: E

Achievements of follow-back survey of the Hiroshima Prefecture cancer registry
Sugiyama H, Nishi N, Ito K, Narahara H, Yasui W, Kajihara H, Kamada N, Arita K, Ozasa K
Hiroshima Igaku [Journal of the Hiroshima Medical Association] 62(11):528-32, 2009
Bib#: 3749 Language: J

Should we conduct the population-based prostate cancer screening?
Suyama A
The 15th Tokyo Prostate Cancer Forum. Tokyo: Reno. Medical K.K.; 2009. pp 2-28
Bib#: 3707 Language: J

The offspring of atomic bomb survivors: Cancer and non-cancer mortality and cancer incidence
Suyama A, Izumi S, Koyama K, Sakata R, Nishi N, Soda M, Grant EJ, Shimizu Y, Furukawa K, Cullings HM, Kasagi F, Kodama K
Nakashima M, Takamura N, Tsukasaki K, Nagayama Y, Yamashita S, eds. Radiation Health Risk Sciences: Proceedings of the First International Symposium of the Nagasaki University Global COE Program “Global Strategic Center for Radiation Health Risk Control.” 2009. pp 57-62
Bib#: 3703 Language: E

The current status of cancer registries in Nagasaki Prefecture
Suyama A, Soda M
JACR Monograph No.14:35-8, 2009
Bib#: 3722 Language: J

Large-scale copy number variants (CNVs) detected in different ethnic human populations
Takahashi N, Satoh Y, Kodaira M, Katayama H
Kehrer-Sawatzki H, Cooper DN, eds. Copy Number Variation and Disease. Basel: Karger; 2009. pp 224-33
Bib#: 3730 Language: E

Cigarette smoking and serum soluble Fas levels: Findings from the JACC study
Tamakoshi A, Suzuki K, Lin Y, Ito Y, Yagyu K, Kikuchi S, Watanabe Y, Inaba Y, Tajima K, Nakachi K
Mutation Research 679(1-2):79-83, 2009
Bib#: 3765 Language: E

Elevated neutrophil count and hypertension
Tatsukawa Y, Hsu WL, Yamada M, Akahoshi M, Fujiwara S
Ketsuatsu [Journal of Blood Pressure] 16(3):6-7, 2009
Bib#: 3715 Language: J

Incidence and risks of dementia in Japanese women: Radiation Effects Research Foundation Adult Health Study
Yamada M, Mimori Y, Kasagi F, Miyachi T, Ohshita T, Sasaki H
Journal of the Neurological Sciences 283(1-2):57-61, 2009
Bib#: 3751 Language: E

Cause-specific mortality in long-term survivors of retinoblastoma
Yu CL, Tucker MA, Abramson DH, Furukawa K, Seddon JM, Stovall M, Fraumeni JF, Kleinerman RA
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 101(8):581-91, 2009
Bib#: 3793 Language: E

DNA methylation status is inversely correlated with green tea intake and physical activity in gastric cancer patients
Yuasa Y, Nagasaki H, Akiyama Y, Hashimoto Y, Takizawa T, Kojima K, Kawano T, Sugihara K, Imai K, Nakachi K
International Journal of Cancer 124(11):2677-82, 2009
Bib#: 3766 Language: E