Published in Atherosclerosis on February 01, 2005
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Amelioration of extrapontine myelinolysis and reversible parkinsonism in a patient with asymptomatic hypopituitarism. Intern Med (2005) 1.02
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Telaprevir can be successfully and safely used to treat older patients with genotype 1b chronic hepatitis C. J Hepatol (2013) 1.00
Factors contributing to ribavirin-induced anemia. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2004) 0.99
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Increased frequency of CD27- (naive) B cells and their phenotypic alteration in HIV type 1-infected patients. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses (2004) 0.97
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A comparison of the antitumor effects of interferon-alpha and beta on human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines. Cytokine (2006) 0.93
Laparoscopic splenectomy with interferon therapy in 100 hepatitis-C-virus-cirrhotic patients with hypersplenism and thrombocytopenia. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2012) 0.92
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Development of 2-hour suicide intervention program among medical residents: first pilot trial. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci (2010) 0.91
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Glycated albumin and diabetes mellitus. Biochim Biophys Acta (2013) 0.90
Interferon-alpha/beta upregulate IL-15 expression in vitro and in vivo: analysis in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines and in chronic hepatitis C patients during interferon-alpha/beta treatment. Cancer Immunol Immunother (2005) 0.89
Serum cholesterol and triglyceride reference ranges of twenty lipoprotein subclasses for healthy Japanese men and women. Atherosclerosis (2013) 0.89
Pegylated interferon α-2b plus ribavirin for older patients with chronic hepatitis C. World J Gastroenterol (2010) 0.89
Double point mutation in the core promoter region of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype C may be related to liver deterioration in patients with chronic HBV infection. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2004) 0.89
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Insulin resistance undermines the advantages of IL28B polymorphism in the pegylated interferon alpha-2b and ribavirin treatment of chronic hepatitis C patients with genotype 1. J Hepatol (2012) 0.88
Pravastatin improves insulin resistance in dyslipidemic patients. J Atheroscler Thromb (2005) 0.87
Lead validation and SAR development via chemical similarity searching; application to compounds targeting the pY+3 site of the SH2 domain of p56lck. J Chem Inf Model (2005) 0.87
The utility of visceral fat level by bioelectrical impedance analysis in the screening of metabolic syndrome - the results of the Kyushu and Okinawa Population Study (KOPS). J Atheroscler Thromb (2012) 0.87
Acetylenic strongylodiols from a Petrosia (Strongylophora) Okinawan marine sponge. J Nat Prod (2005) 0.86
A decrease in mother-to-child transmission of human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) in Okinawa, Japan. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2004) 0.86
Helper T cell cytokine response to ribavirin priming before combined treatment with interferon alpha and ribavirin for patients with chronic hepatitis C. Antiviral Res (2005) 0.85
Interferon alpha plus ribavirin combination treatment of Japanese chronic hepatitis C patients with HCV genotype 2: a project of the Kyushu University Liver Disease Study Group. World J Gastroenterol (2006) 0.85
Epidemiological study of hepatitis E virus infection in the general population of Okinawa, Kyushu, Japan. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2008) 0.85
Are lifetime prevalence of impetigo, molluscum and herpes infection really increased in children having atopic dermatitis? J Dermatol Sci (2010) 0.85
Carotid atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk factors: a comparison of residents of a rural area of Okinawa with residents of a typical suburban area of Fukuoka, Japan. Atherosclerosis (2004) 0.85
Relationship of genotype rather than race to hepatitis B virus pathogenicity: a study of Japanese and Solomon Islanders. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2004) 0.84
Both hepatitis C virus and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection are related to the progression of carotid atherosclerosis in patients undergoing lipid lowering therapy. Fukuoka Igaku Zasshi (2006) 0.84
HIV infection with concomitant cerebral toxoplasmosis and disseminated histoplasmosis in a 45-year-old man. J Infect Chemother (2007) 0.84
Risk factors for and the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease and its relationship to carotid atherosclerosis: the Kyushu and Okinawa Population Study (KOPS). J Atheroscler Thromb (2010) 0.84
Longitudinal assessment of liver stiffness by transient elastography for chronic hepatitis B patients treated with nucleoside analog. Hepatol Res (2011) 0.84
Body surface area is an independent factor contributing to the effects of lamivudine treatment. Hepatol Res (2004) 0.83
Confirmation of nosocomial hepatitis C virus infection in a hemodialysis unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2004) 0.83
[Evaluation of an immunochromatography test kit for rapid diagnosis of influenza]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi (2003) 0.83
Chronic Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with peripheral arterial disease. J Infect Chemother (2008) 0.83
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA level determined by second-generation branched-DNA probe assay as predictor of response to interferon treatment in patients with chronic HCV viremia. Dig Dis Sci (2002) 0.83
Intrafamilial transmission of Helicobacter pylori among the population of endemic areas in Japan. Helicobacter (2007) 0.82
[Pseudomembranous colitis after Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi (2006) 0.82
Ribavirin concentration in the later stages of 48 week pegylated interferon-alpha2b plus ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C is useful for predicting virological response. J Antimicrob Chemother (2011) 0.82
[Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) onset during meningitis and sepsis]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi (2007) 0.82
Pre-treatment role of inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase polymorphism for predicting anemia in Egyptian hepatitis C virus patients. World J Gastroenterol (2013) 0.82
Long-term lamivudine treatment for chronic hepatitis B in Japanese patients: a project of Kyushu University Liver Disease Study. World J Gastroenterol (2006) 0.81
Clinical outcomes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes B and C in Japanese patients with chronic HBV infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2002) 0.81
Serum antibody response to tuberculosis-associated glycolipid antigen after BCG vaccination in adults. J Infect Chemother (2005) 0.81
Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for severe arthritis associated with human parvovirus B19 infection. J Infect Chemother (2008) 0.81
An outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections following thoracic surgeries occurring via the contamination of bronchoscopes and an automatic endoscope reprocessor. J Infect Chemother (2008) 0.81
Incidence of atopic dermatitis in nursery school children - a follow-up study from 2001 to 2004, Kyushu University Ishigaki Atopic Dermatitis Study (KIDS). Eur J Dermatol (2006) 0.81
Increased frequency of IFN-gamma-producing peripheral CD8+ T cells with memory-phenotype in patients with chronic hepatitis C. J Med Virol (2002) 0.81
Excellent superiority and specificity of COBAS TaqMan HCV assay in an early viral kinetic change during pegylated interferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin treatment. BMC Gastroenterol (2010) 0.80
Effects of elevated pressure on rate of photosynthesis during plant growth. J Biotechnol (2013) 0.80
[Epidemiological study of A (H1N1) pdm09 in Iki Island, Nagasaki]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi (2012) 0.80
Downregulation of CXCR5 in CD27- B cells of HIV-1 infected patients. J Med Virol (2004) 0.80
A prospective comparison of the effect of interferon-alpha and interferon-beta treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C on the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma development. J Infect Chemother (2003) 0.80
Evaluation of the adverse effect of premature discontinuation of pegylated interferon α-2b and ribavirin treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus infection: results from Kyushu University Liver Disease Study. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2012) 0.80
The association between fatal vascular events and risk factors for carotid atherosclerosis in patients on maintenance hemodialysis: plaque number of dialytic atherosclerosis study. Atherosclerosis (2008) 0.79
Prevalence of atopic dermatitis and serum IgE values in nursery school children in Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, Japan. J Dermatol (2005) 0.79
Chronic myelogenous leukemia that occurred two years after the diagnosis of adult Still's disease. Intern Med (2005) 0.79
An echovirus type 18 outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit. Eur J Pediatr (2007) 0.79
Molecular epidemiology of human T lymphotropic virus type 1 transmission in Okinawa, Japan. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2002) 0.79
Strenuous physical labor is important as a cause of elevated alanine aminotransferase levels in Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C viremia. Eur J Epidemiol (2005) 0.79
Port-access thoracoscopic anatomical lung subsegmentectomy. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2013) 0.79
The serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin level and the diet of a Japanese population: results from the Kyushu and Okinawa Population Study (KOPS). Endocrine (2012) 0.79
Vigorous cleaning and adequate ventilation are necessary to control an outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit. J Infect Chemother (2011) 0.79
Association between fast-migrating low-density lipoprotein subfraction as characterized by capillary isotachophoresis and intima-media thickness of carotid artery. Atherosclerosis (2005) 0.78
Antibody to the human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) envelope protein Gp46 in patients co-infected with HCV and HTLV-1. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2007) 0.78
Effects of lamivudine on serum albumin levels correlate with pretreatment HBV-DNA levels in cirrhotic patients. Comp Hepatol (2007) 0.78
A patient in whom only hepatitis B virus (HBV) was thought to have been contracted, by kissing, from a same-sex partner coinfected with HBV and human immunodeficiency virus-1. J Infect Chemother (2003) 0.78