Motoji Sawabe

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1 Cardiac rather than intestinal-type background in endoscopic resection specimens of minute Barrett adenocarcinoma. Hum Pathol 2008 3.27
2 Telomere lengths are characteristic in each human individual. Exp Gerontol 2002 2.13
3 Replication of the association between a chromosome 9p21 polymorphism and coronary artery disease in Japanese and Korean populations. J Hum Genet 2008 1.94
4 Multiple candidate gene analysis identifies alpha-synuclein as a susceptibility gene for sporadic Parkinson's disease. Hum Mol Genet 2006 1.83
5 Quantitative diagnosis of diffuse alveolar damage using extravascular lung water. Crit Care Med 2013 1.64
6 Accumulation of phosphorylated alpha-synuclein in aging human brain. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2003 1.59
7 Frequent microsatellite instability in papillary and solid-type, poorly differentiated adenocarcinomas of the stomach. Gastric Cancer 2012 1.51
8 Lewy body-related alpha-synucleinopathy in aging. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2004 1.49
9 Gastric high-grade dysplasia can be associated with submucosal invasion: evaluation of its prevalence in a series of 121 endoscopically resected specimens. Am J Surg Pathol 2014 1.49
10 Ciliated surface in the esophagogastric junction zone: a precursor of Barrett's mucosa or ciliated pseudostratified metaplasia? Am J Surg Pathol 2005 1.42
11 Staging of argyrophilic grains: an age-associated tauopathy. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2004 1.23
12 Lewy body pathology involves cutaneous nerves. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2008 1.19
13 Identification of CELSR1 as a susceptibility gene for ischemic stroke in Japanese individuals by a genome-wide association study. Atherosclerosis 2009 1.17
14 RNA editing genes associated with extreme old age in humans and with lifespan in C. elegans. PLoS One 2009 1.16
15 Incidence and extent of Lewy body-related alpha-synucleinopathy in aging human olfactory bulb. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2008 1.15
16 Comparative analysis of telomere lengths and erosion with age in human epidermis and lingual epithelium. J Invest Dermatol 2002 1.11
17 Telomere shortening with aging in the human pancreas. Exp Gerontol 2006 1.10
18 Regional differences in chondrocyte metabolism in osteoarthritis: a detailed analysis by laser capture microdissection. Arthritis Rheum 2008 1.08
19 Pathologic characteristics of gastric cancer in the elderly: a retrospective study of 994 surgical patients. Gastric Cancer 2004 1.07
20 Identification of chromosome 3q28 and ALPK1 as susceptibility loci for chronic kidney disease in Japanese individuals by a genome-wide association study. J Med Genet 2013 1.07
21 Is there a set of histologic changes that are invariably reflux associated? Arch Pathol Lab Med 2005 1.04
22 Association of a polymorphism of BTN2A1 with myocardial infarction in East Asian populations. Atherosclerosis 2010 1.02
23 Oncocytic adenocarcinoma of the stomach: parietal cell carcinoma. Am J Surg Pathol 2002 0.99
24 Differences in the definitions used for esophageal and gastric diseases in different countries: endoscopic definition of the esophagogastric junction, the precursor of Barrett's adenocarcinoma, the definition of Barrett's esophagus, and histologic criteria for mucosal adenocarcinoma or high-grade dysplasia. Digestion 2009 0.99
25 Polymorphisms in pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine genes and susceptibility to atherosclerosis: a pathological study of 1503 consecutive autopsy cases. Hum Mol Genet 2007 0.98
26 Changes of telomere length with aging. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2010 0.98
27 [An elderly case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) with hypercalcemia]. Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 2003 0.97
28 Adenomatoid tumor of the adrenal gland: case report with immunohistochemical study. Pathol Int 2005 0.97
29 Analysis of the adrenal gland is useful for evaluating pathology of the peripheral autonomic nervous system in lewy body disease. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2007 0.97
30 Associations between the CDKN2A/B, ADTRP and PDGFD polymorphisms and the development of coronary atherosclerosis in Japanese patients. J Atheroscler Thromb 2014 0.96
31 Polymorphism of SERPINE2 gene is associated with pulmonary emphysema in consecutive autopsy cases. BMC Med Genet 2010 0.96
32 Polymorphisms of the formylpeptide receptor gene (FPR1) and susceptibility to stomach cancer in 1531 consecutive autopsy cases. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011 0.93
33 Telomeric DNA length in cerebral gray and white matter is associated with longevity in individuals aged 70 years or older. Exp Gerontol 2007 0.93
34 Patients with mild-to-moderate asthma may develop clinically significant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respirology 2009 0.92
35 Basal cells have longest telomeres measured by tissue Q-FISH method in lingual epithelium. Exp Gerontol 2008 0.90
36 Zonal gene expression of chondrocytes in osteoarthritic cartilage. Arthritis Rheum 2008 0.89
37 Hypermethylation of the hMLH1 promoter with absent hMLH1 expression in medullary-type poorly differentiated colorectal adenocarcinoma in the elderly. Mod Pathol 2004 0.89
38 A replication study examining three common single-nucleotide polymorphisms and the risk of prostate cancer in a Japanese population. Prostate 2010 0.88
39 Telomere lengths in the oral epithelia with and without carcinoma. Eur J Cancer 2009 0.88
40 Role of methylation of the hMLH1 gene promoter in the development of gastric and colorectal carcinoma in the elderly. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2010 0.88
41 Significance of common variants on human chromosome 8q24 in relation to the risk of prostate cancer in native Japanese men. BMC Genet 2009 0.87
42 Neuropathological asymmetry in argyrophilic grain disease. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2010 0.87
43 Neuropathologic analysis of Lewy-related α-synucleinopathy in olfactory mucosa. Neuropathology 2012 0.87
44 A clinical study of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis based on autopsy studies in elderly patients. Intern Med 2003 0.87
45 Islands of squamous epithelium and their surrounding mucosa in columnar-lined esophagus: a pathognomonic feature of Barrett's esophagus? Hum Pathol 2005 0.86
46 Angiogenic mediators of the angiopoietin system are highly expressed by CD10-positive lymphoma cells in angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2008 0.85
47 Interaction of BMP10 with Tcap may modulate the course of hypertensive cardiac hypertrophy. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2007 0.85
48 Primary aldosteronism due to unilateral adrenal microadenoma in an elderly patient: efficacy of selective adrenal venous sampling. Intern Med 2008 0.84
49 Association between genetic variations in surfactant protein d and emphysema, interstitial pneumonia, and lung cancer in a Japanese population. COPD 2012 0.84
50 Accuracy of Death Certificates and Assessment of Factors for Misclassification of Underlying Cause of Death. J Epidemiol 2015 0.84
51 hTERT promoter polymorphism, -1327C>T, is associated with the risk of epithelial cancer. Springerplus 2013 0.84
52 SIRT1 Regulates Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Release by Enhancing PIP5Kgamma Activity through Deacetylation of Specific Lysine Residues in Mammals. PLoS One 2010 0.84
53 Lymphotoxin-alpha polymorphisms and presence of cancer in 1,536 consecutive autopsy cases. BMC Cancer 2008 0.84
54 Association of telomere shortening in myocardium with heart weight gain and cause of death. Sci Rep 2013 0.84
55 Differential expression of Toll-like receptors in follicular lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Exp Mol Pathol 2010 0.83
56 Polymorphisms of LTA, LGALS2, and PSMA6 genes and coronary atherosclerosis: a pathological study of 1503 consecutive autopsy cases. Atherosclerosis 2012 0.83
57 Hypoglycemia due to ectopic secretion of insulin-like growth factor-I in a patient with an isolated sarcoidosis of the spleen. Endocr J 2010 0.83
58 Estrogen-metabolizing enzymes in breast cancers from women over the age of 80 years. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 0.83
59 Involvement of surfactant protein D in emphysema revealed by genetic association study. Eur J Hum Genet 2011 0.82
60 RNA analysis of inner ear cells from formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) archival human temporal bone section using laser microdissection--a technical report. Hear Res 2013 0.82
61 The Val158Met polymorphism of the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene is associated with the PSA-progression-free survival in prostate cancer patients treated with estramustine phosphate. Eur Urol 2005 0.82
62 Validation of the association between AGTRL1 polymorphism and coronary artery disease in the Japanese and Korean populations. J Hum Genet 2009 0.82
63 Elevated levels of 4-hydroxynonenal-histidine Michael adduct in the hippocampi of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Biomed Res 2009 0.82
64 Q-FISH analysis of telomere and chromosome instability in the oesophagus with and without squamous cell carcinoma in situ. J Pathol 2010 0.82
65 Alcoholics show reduced telomere length in the oesophagus. J Pathol 2010 0.82
66 Undiagnosed cirrhosis occurs frequently in the elderly and requires periodic follow ups and medical treatments. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2008 0.81
67 Replication studies for the association of PSMA6 polymorphism with coronary artery disease in East Asian populations. J Hum Genet 2009 0.81
68 Association of rs6983561 polymorphism at 8q24 with prostate cancer mortality in a Japanese population. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2011 0.81
69 Detection of human papillomavirus infection of the cervix in very elderly women using PCR. Clin Cancer Res 2005 0.81
70 Short telomeres in an oral precancerous lesion: Q-FISH analysis of leukoplakia. J Oral Pathol Med 2011 0.81
71 Validation of eight genetic risk factors in East Asian populations replicated the association of BRAP with coronary artery disease. J Hum Genet 2009 0.81
72 αvβ5 integrin promotes dedifferentiation of monolayer-cultured articular chondrocytes. Arthritis Rheum 2011 0.81
73 Microsatellite-unstable mucinous colorectal carcinoma occurring in the elderly: comparison with medullary type poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. Pathol Int 2007 0.80
74 Histopathogenesis of early-stage mitral annular calcification. J Med Dent Sci 2004 0.80
75 Age-related mitochondrial DNA deletion in human heart: its relationship with cardiovascular diseases. Aging Clin Exp Res 2003 0.80
76 Oestrogen receptor-β CA repeat polymorphism is associated with incidence of colorectal cancer among females. Histopathology 2011 0.80
77 Polymorphism of cytochrome P450 2B6 and prostate cancer risk: a significant association in a Japanese population. Int J Urol 2009 0.80
78 Telomere length dynamics in the human pituitary gland: robust preservation throughout adult life to centenarian age. Age (Dordr) 2011 0.80
79 Association analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in miR-146a and miR-196a2 on the prevalence of cancer in elderly Japanese: a case-control study. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2014 0.80
80 Chromosomal instability and telomere lengths of each chromosomal arm measured by Q-FISH in human fibroblast strains prior to replicative senescence. Mech Ageing Dev 2010 0.80
81 Association of fucosyltransferase 8 (FUT8) polymorphism Thr267Lys with pulmonary emphysema. J Hum Genet 2011 0.79
82 Exome sequencing of senescence-accelerated mice (SAM) reveals deleterious mutations in degenerative disease-causing genes. BMC Genomics 2013 0.79
83 The normal anatomy around the oesophagogastric junction: a histopathologic view and its correlation with endoscopy. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2008 0.79
84 Association of estrogen receptor alpha gene polymorphisms with neurofibrillary tangles. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2004 0.79
85 Association of COMT gene polymorphisms with systemic atherosclerosis in elderly Japanese. J Atheroscler Thromb 2012 0.79
86 Role of DNA repair systems in malignant tumor development in the elderly. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2008 0.79
87 Palisade vessels as a new histologic marker of esophageal origin in ER specimens from columnar-lined esophagus. Am J Surg Pathol 2011 0.79
88 Modified paraffin-embedding method for the human cochlea that reveals a fine morphology and excellent immunostaining results. Acta Otolaryngol 2010 0.78
89 Association of the chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 4 (CHD4) missense variation p.D140E with cancer: potential interaction with smoking. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2014 0.78
90 Telomere lengths at birth in trisomies 18 and 21 measured by Q-FISH. Gene 2013 0.78
91 The Val158Met polymorphism of the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene is not associated with the risk of sporadic or latent prostate cancer in Japanese men. Int J Urol 2007 0.78
92 Diabetes mellitus complicated with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in an elderly patient. Intern Med 2005 0.78
93 Megakaryoblastic leukemia factor-1 gene in the susceptibility to coronary artery disease. Hum Genet 2009 0.78
94 Telomere shortening in the esophagus of Japanese alcoholics: relationships with chromoendoscopic findings, ALDH2 and ADH1B genotypes and smoking history. PLoS One 2013 0.77
95 Association between estrogen receptor-β dinucleotide repeat polymorphism and incidence of femoral fracture. J Bone Miner Metab 2012 0.77
96 Integrins αvβ6, α6β4 and α3β1 are down-regulated in cholangiolocellular carcinoma but not cholangiocarcinoma. Hepatol Res 2014 0.77
97 Association of the formiminotransferase N-terminal sub-domain containing gene and thrombospondin, type 1, domain-containing 7A gene with the prevalence of vertebral fracture in 2427 consecutive autopsy cases. J Hum Genet 2013 0.76
98 Pathology of the cerebral artery in Binswanger's disease in the aged: observation by serial sections and morphometry of the cerebral arteries. Neuropathology 2004 0.76
99 A gene variant in the Atp10d gene associates with atherosclerotic indices in Japanese elderly population. Atherosclerosis 2013 0.76
100 Alternative use of multiple exons 1 of aromatase gene in cancerous and normal breast tissues from women over the age of 80 years. Breast Cancer Res 2009 0.76
101 Association of the RYR3 gene polymorphisms with atherosclerosis in elderly Japanese population. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2014 0.75
102 Rapid immunocytochemistry with simple heat-induced antigen retrieval technique for improvement in the quality of cytological diagnosis. J Histochem Cytochem 2013 0.75
103 <Original Article>Application of low-vacuum scanning electron microscopy in cytopathology: To what extent can adenocarcinoma be morphologically distinguished from squamous cell carcinoma in lung cancer? J Med Dent Sci 2017 0.75
104 [Biopsy methods and pathology of Barrett's esophagus]. Nihon Rinsho 2005 0.75
105 [Pathology of age-related medial denegation of the aorta]. Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 2010 0.75
106 [Marked decrease of intracranial atherosclerosis in contrast with unchanged coronary artery stenosis in Japan]. Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 2003 0.75
107 Chronological trend of calorie intake and the incidence of epithelial neoplasms of the large intestine during the past 30 years in Japan. Oncology 2005 0.75
108 Poor prognosis of colorectal cancer in patients over 80 years old is associated with down-regulation of tumor suppressor genes. J Clin Gastroenterol 2003 0.75
109 In situ detection of apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 in archival human brain. Neuroreport 2004 0.75
110 Contralateral cervicomediastinal lymph node metastases from clinically occult adenocarcinoma of the lung. Clin Lung Cancer 2009 0.75
111 Incidence of apoptosis increases with age in colorectal cancer. Exp Gerontol 2002 0.75
112 Granulomatous meningitis as a late complication of iodized oil myelography. Neuropathology 2004 0.75
113 [Hypoglycemia due to ectopic secretion of insulin-like growth factor-I in a patient with an isolated sarcoidosis of the spleen]. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 2009 0.75
114 Systematic cytological evaluation and immunocytochemistry of minichromosome maintenance protein 2 and p53 significantly improve cytological diagnosis of pancreaticobiliary adenocarcinoma. J Med Dent Sci 2016 0.75
115 Histopathologic Findings of an Aberrant Internal Carotid Artery in the Temporal Bone With Fatal Complication. Otol Neurotol 2015 0.75
116 Age-related alteration in the association of microsatellite instability with absent hMLH1 expression and histological types of colorectal carcinoma. Pathol Int 2006 0.75
117 [Pathologic characteristics of malignant neoplasms occurring in the elderly]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2011 0.75
118 [Establishment of brain bank for aging research]. Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 2005 0.75
119 Angiotropic B-cell lymphoma with telangiectasia, accompanied by panniculitic formation. J Dermatol 2004 0.75
120 Quantitative analysis of mRNA in human temporal bones. Acta Otolaryngol 2007 0.75
121 Markedly different clinical features in 2 diabetes mellitus patients with extremely high tissue levels of the mitochondrial DNA A3243G mutation. Gerontology 2008 0.75
122 [Analysis of multiple cancers in autopsy cases of elderly hematological malignancies]. Rinsho Ketsueki 2008 0.75
123 Value of CK14 and CD56 immunostaining in distinguishing small cell carcinoma from squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Nepal Med Coll J 2006 0.75
124 [Current pathological knowledge of Barrett cancer]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2010 0.75