Etsuro Orito

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1 Hepatitis B e antigen in sera from individuals infected with hepatitis B virus of genotype G. Hepatology 2002 2.85
2 Helicobacter pylori in North and South America before Columbus. FEBS Lett 2002 2.57
3 Epidemiologic and virologic characteristics of hepatitis B virus genotype B having the recombination with genotype C. Gastroenterology 2003 2.02
4 Novel nasogastric tube-related criteria for urgent endoscopy in nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Dig Dis Sci 2013 2.00
5 Hepatitis B virus of genotype B with or without recombination with genotype C over the precore region plus the core gene. J Virol 2002 1.82
6 Influence of hepatitis B virus genotypes on the intra- and extracellular expression of viral DNA and antigens. Hepatology 2006 1.60
7 Detection of anti-hepatitis C virus effects of interferon and ribavirin by a sensitive replicon system. J Clin Microbiol 2005 1.53
8 Genome-wide association study confirming association of HLA-DP with protection against chronic hepatitis B and viral clearance in Japanese and Korean. PLoS One 2012 1.44
9 The first report of successful nasogastric Coca-Cola lavage treatment for bitter persimmon phytobezoars in Japan. Am J Gastroenterol 2003 1.44
10 Prognostic indicators of breakthrough hepatitis during lamivudine monotherapy for chronic hepatitis B virus infection. J Gastroenterol 2004 1.43
11 Influence of genotypes and precore mutations on fulminant or chronic outcome of acute hepatitis B virus infection. Hepatology 2006 1.43
12 Alterations of DNA methylation and histone modifications contribute to gene silencing in hepatocellular carcinomas. Hepatol Res 2007 1.40
13 Specific mutations in enhancer II/core promoter of hepatitis B virus subgenotypes C1/C2 increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol 2006 1.40
14 Characteristics of hepatitis B virus isolates of genotype G and their phylogenetic differences from the other six genotypes (A through F). J Virol 2002 1.36
15 Molecular tracing of the global hepatitis C virus epidemic predicts regional patterns of hepatocellular carcinoma mortality. Gastroenterology 2006 1.31
16 The rs8099917 polymorphism, when determined by a suitable genotyping method, is a better predictor for response to pegylated alpha interferon/ribavirin therapy in Japanese patients than other single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with interleukin-28B. J Clin Microbiol 2011 1.25
17 Influence of hepatitis B virus genotypes on the development of preS deletions and advanced liver disease. J Med Virol 2003 1.21
18 Exponential spread of hepatitis C virus genotype 4a in Egypt. J Mol Evol 2004 1.19
19 Novel subtypes (subgenotypes) of hepatitis B virus genotypes B and C among chronic liver disease patients in the Philippines. J Gen Virol 2006 1.18
20 Influence of hepatitis B virus X and core promoter mutations on hepatocellular carcinoma among patients infected with subgenotype C2. J Clin Microbiol 2007 1.14
21 Eight genotypes (A-H) of hepatitis B virus infecting patients from San Francisco and their demographic, clinical, and virological characteristics. J Med Virol 2004 1.13
22 Epidemiological and sequence differences between two subtypes (Ae and Aa) of hepatitis B virus genotype A. J Gen Virol 2004 1.12
23 A case-control study for differences among hepatitis B virus infections of genotypes A (subtypes Aa and Ae) and D. Hepatology 2004 1.10
24 Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes/subgenotypes in China: mutations in core promoter and precore/core and their clinical implications. J Clin Virol 2007 1.09
25 Clinical features associated with radiological response to sorafenib in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a large multicenter study in Japan. Liver Int 2014 1.05
26 Two subtypes of genotype B (Ba and Bj) of hepatitis B virus in Japan. Clin Infect Dis 2004 1.04
27 T1653 mutation in the box alpha increases the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus genotype C infection. Clin Infect Dis 2005 1.02
28 Different hepatitis B virus genotype distributions among asymptomatic carriers and patients with liver diseases in Nanning, southern China. Hepatol Res 2002 1.02
29 Two subtypes (subgenotypes) of hepatitis B virus genotype C: A novel subtyping assay based on restriction fragment length polymorphism. Hepatol Res 2005 1.01
30 Hepatitis B virus genotypes and clinical manifestation among hepatitis B carriers in Thailand. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2002 0.99
31 Molecular tracing of Japan-indigenous hepatitis E viruses. J Gen Virol 2006 0.97
32 Improvement of gastric motility by hemodialysis in patients with chronic renal failure. J Smooth Muscle Res 2007 0.94
33 Impact of occult hepatitis B virus infection on efficacy and prognosis of interferon-alpha therapy for patients with chronic hepatitis C. Liver Int 2005 0.92
34 Accuracy of the Tokyo Guidelines for the diagnosis of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis taking into consideration the clinical practice pattern in Japan. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2011 0.92
35 Genotype, serotype, and phylogenetic characterization of the complete genome sequence of hepatitis B virus isolates from Malawian chronic carriers of the virus. J Med Virol 2003 0.92
36 Genotype and phylogenetic characterization of hepatitis B virus among multi-ethnic cohort in Hawaii. World J Gastroenterol 2004 0.91
37 A weak association between occult HBV infection and non-B non-C hepatocellular carcinoma in Japan. J Gastroenterol 2007 0.91
38 Transforming growth factor-beta-1 genetic polymorphism in Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2003 0.90
39 Difference in prognosis between patients infected with hepatitis B virus with genotype B and those with genotype C in the Okinawa Islands: a prospective study. J Med Virol 2003 0.89
40 Measurement of hepatitis B virus core-related antigen as predicting factor for relapse after cessation of lamivudine therapy for chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Hepatol Res 2006 0.89
41 Predicting relapse after cessation of Lamivudine monotherapy for chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Clin Infect Dis 2004 0.89
42 Distribution of HBV genotypes among HBV carriers in Benin:phylogenetic analysis and virological characteristics of HBV genotype E. World J Gastroenterol 2005 0.89
43 Distinct geographic distributions of hepatitis B virus genotypes in patients with acute infection in Japan. J Med Virol 2005 0.88
44 Distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes among HBV carriers in the Cote d'Ivoire: complete genome sequence and phylogenetic relatedness of HBV genotype E. J Med Virol 2003 0.88
45 Molecular evolutionary analyses implicate injection treatment for schistosomiasis in the initial hepatitis C epidemics in Japan. J Hepatol 2005 0.87
46 Impact of interleukin-1beta genetic polymorphisms on the development of hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma in Japan. J Infect Dis 2003 0.87
47 Enterovesical fistula complication in B-cell-type lymphoma of the small intestine. J Gastroenterol 2004 0.87
48 Suppressive effect of oral administration of branched-chain amino acid granules on oxidative stress and inflammation in HCV-positive patients with liver cirrhosis. Hepatol Res 2008 0.85
49 Classifying genotype F of hepatitis B virus into F1 and F2 subtypes. World J Gastroenterol 2005 0.85
50 Preponderance of hepatitis B virus genotype B contributes to a better prognosis of chronic HBV infection in Okinawa, Japan. J Med Virol 2002 0.84
51 Loss of hepatitis C virus RNA after parturition in female patients with chronic HCV infection. J Med Virol 2003 0.84
52 Serum interferon-gamma-inducible protein-10 concentrations and IL28B genotype associated with responses to pegylated interferon plus ribavirin with and without telaprevir for chronic hepatitis C. Hepatol Res 2014 0.84
53 Frequent coinfection with hepatitis B virus strains of distinct genotypes detected by hybridization with type-specific probes immobilized on a solid-phase support. J Virol Methods 2003 0.83
54 Hepatitis B virus genotype G is an extremely rare genotype in Japan. Hepatol Res 2004 0.83
55 Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus in the United Republic of Tanzania. J Med Virol 2006 0.83
56 Comparison of complete sequences of hepatitis B virus genotype C between inactive carriers and hepatocellular carcinoma patients before and after seroconversion. J Gastroenterol 2007 0.82
57 Novel type of hepatitis B virus mutation: replacement mutation involving a hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 binding site tandem repeat in chronic hepatitis B virus genotype E. J Virol 2005 0.82
58 Clinical factors related to long-term administration of sorafenib in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Manag Res 2012 0.81
59 Mechanism of entecavir resistance of hepatitis B virus with viral breakthrough as determined by long-term clinical assessment and molecular docking simulation. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 0.81
60 Novel hepatitis B virus genotype a subtyping assay that distinguishes subtype Aa from Ae and its application in epidemiological studies. J Virol 2004 0.81
61 Spatial and chronological differences in hepatitis B virus genotypes from patients with acute hepatitis B in Japan. Hepatol Res 2006 0.81
62 Development of new IL28B genotyping method using Invader Plus assay. Microbiol Immunol 2012 0.80
63 Lack of association between occult hepatitis B virus DNA viral load and aminotransferase levels in patients with hepatitis C virus-related chronic liver disease. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2004 0.79
64 Liver transplantation-associated de novo hepatitis B virus infection: application of molecular evolutionary analysis. Intervirology 2002 0.79
65 Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on serum liver enzymes and bile acid metabolism in chronic active hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatol Res 2008 0.78
66 Combination therapy with direct hemoperfusion using polymyxin B-immobilized fiber and oral vancomycin improves fulminant pseudomembranous colitis by reducing the elevated endogenous cannabinoids and inflammatory cytokines: report of a case. Hepatogastroenterology 2008 0.77
67 Effects of combination therapy with direct hemoperfusion using polymyxin B-immobilized fiber and oral vancomycin on fulminant pseudomembranous colitis with septic shock. Dig Dis Sci 2007 0.77
68 Multicenter study of pegylated interferon α-2a monotherapy for hepatitis C virus-infected patients on hemodialysis: REACH study. Ther Apher Dial 2014 0.76
69 A randomized controlled trial of consensus interferon with or without lactoferrin for chronic hepatitis C patients with genotype 1b and high viral load. Hepatol Res 2004 0.76
70 Variations in the viral NS5B region in Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1b infection. No specific amino acid substitution was identified as determinants of treatment response to interferon/ribavirin combination therapy. Intervirology 2006 0.75
71 Accidental exposure to HCV antibody-positive blood in hospital and pre-emptive one-shot interferon alpha-2b treatment. Hepatol Res 2007 0.75
72 Imatinib plasma levels during successful long-term treatment of metastatic-gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Hepatogastroenterology 2014 0.75
73 Impaired cytotoxic T lymphocyte inductivity by dendritic cells derived from patients with hepatitis C virus-positive hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatol Res 2007 0.75
74 A case of gastrointestinal stromal tumor with internal tandem duplication in the 3'-terminal of the KIT juxtamembrane domain. Dig Dis Sci 2005 0.75
75 Regression of esophageal papillomatous polyposis caused by high-risk type human papilloma virus. J Gastroenterol 2003 0.75
76 Evaluation of loss of heterozygosity before and after interferon therapy in patients with hepatitis C virus infection who developed hepatocellular carcinoma during follow up. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2003 0.75