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Japan
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
Serum cholesterol levels in relation to the incidence of cancer: the JPHC study cohorts.
29 Nov 2009 
An inverse association between serum total cholesterol and cancer mortality cast a controversy for cause or result of low cholesterol on cancer risk. Therefore, we examined a total of 33,368 Japanese men and women aged 40-69 years, who were free of ... Read more...
30 Oct 2009 A large-scale epidemic of chikungunya (CHIK) fever occurred in several Indian Ocean islands in 2004 and spread to India and Sri Lanka. In December 2006, a returnee to Japan from Sri Lanka developed an acute febrile illness. The patient was confirmed ... Read more...
30 Oct 2009 A complex interaction of host genetic and environmental factors may be relevant in the development of Helicocobacter pylori-related gastric carcinogenesis. We investigated the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene polymorphisms on ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Japan'
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- Serum cholesterol levels in relation to the incidence of cancer: the JPHC study cohorts. 29 Nov 2009
- Chikungunya virus isolated from a returnee to Japan from Sri Lanka: isolation of two sub-strains with different characteristics. 30 Oct 2009
- Alcohol consumption and morning rise in blood pressure in men from a population-based study.
30 Oct 2009 - Effect of polymorphisms in the 3' untranslated region (3'-UTR) of vascular endothelial growth factor gene on gastric cancer and peptic ulcer diseases in Japan. 30 Oct 2009
- A retrospective evaluation of hospitalizations for acute gastroenteritis at 2 sentinel hospitals in central Japan to estimate the health burden of rotavirus. 30 Oct 2009
- Japan approves brain death to increase donors: will it work? 22 Oct 2009
- Newsmaker interview. Tonegawa rethinks Japan's premier brain research center. Interview by Dennis Normile. 14 Oct 2009
- FGFR2 intronic polymorphisms interact with reproductive risk factors of breast cancer: results of a case control study in Japan. 13 Oct 2009
- Association of prostate stem cell antigen gene polymorphisms with the risk of stomach cancer in Japanese. 13 Oct 2009
- Perfluorooctane sulphonate and perfluorooctanoic acid in drinking and environmental waters. 11 Oct 2009
- Rising star. 6 Oct 2009
- X-ray free-electron lasers fire up. 6 Oct 2009
- A phase-II trial of dose-dense chemotherapy in patients with disseminated thymoma: report of a Japan Clinical Oncology Group trial (JCOG 9605). 4 Oct 2009
- Estimating mortality effects of fine particulate matter in Japan: a comparison of time-series and case-crossover analyses. 29 Sep 2009
- Ekiden to iPS Cells. 29 Sep 2009
- Helicobacter pylori infection significantly increases insulin resistance in the asymptomatic Japanese population. 29 Sep 2009
- Annual change of primary resistance to clarithromycin among Helicobacter pylori isolates from 1996 through 2008 in Japan. 29 Sep 2009
- Internal exposure to (210)Po and (40)K from ingestion of cooked daily foodstuffs for adults in Japanese cities. 29 Sep 2009
- Further evidence for an association between mandibular height and the growth hormone receptor gene in a Japanese population. 29 Sep 2009
- Safety of extended endoscopic mucosal resection and endoscopic submucosal dissection following the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association treatment guidelines. 29 Sep 2009
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Technical information about 'Japan'
Descriptor UI: D007564
Alternative terms: Japan;
Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;
Tree Number: Z01.252.474.463;
Technical Notes: TOKYO is also available; Japanese are of MONGOLOID RACE; Ainus, an indigenous people of Japan, are of CAUCASOID RACE, not MONGOLOID RACE