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Open AccessImpact of respiratory bacterial infections on mortality in Japanese patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study
Although cases of respiratory bacterial infections associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have often been reported, their impact on the clinical course remains unclear. Herein, we evaluated and an...
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Open AccessDOCK2 is involved in the host genetics and biology of severe COVID-19
Identifying the host genetic factors underlying severe COVID-19 is an emerging challenge1–5. Here we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) involving 2,393 cases of COVID-19 in a cohort of Japanese indi...
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Open AccessThe whole blood transcriptional regulation landscape in 465 COVID-19 infected samples from Japan COVID-19 Task Force
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a recently-emerged infectious disease that has caused millions of deaths, where comprehensive understanding of disease mechanisms is still unestablished. In particular, s...
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Open AccessRetrospective Study on the Effects of Glucose Abnormality on COVID-19 Outcomes in Japan
To investigate the effects of glucose abnormality on outcomes of hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in Japan.
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Performance and usefulness of a novel automated immunoassay HISCL SARS-CoV-2 Antigen assay kit for the diagnosis of COVID-19
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Open AccessPerformance and usefulness of a novel automated immunoassay HISCL SARS-CoV-2 Antigen assay kit for the diagnosis of COVID-19
Here, we aimed to evaluate the clinical performance of a novel automated immunoassay HISCL SARS-CoV-2 Antigen assay kit designed to detect the nucleocapsid (N) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coro...
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Open AccessClinical advantages of a newly launched anti-thrombotic PMMA membrane for the nutritional status and dialysis-related symptoms in older chronic dialysis patients: a multicenter pilot study
Malnutrition that is associated with inflammation is a key factor of poor outcome in chronic hemodialysis patients, especially in older dialysis patients. Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) membrane has been repor...
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Open AccessClinically feasible method for assessing leukocyte rheology in whole blood
This study reports a novel method for assessment of leukocyte rheological activation with a new designed microchannel array chip to mimic the human microvascular network for microchannel array flow analysis (M...
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Radiographic analysis of pasteurized autologous bone graft
Local malignant bone tumor excision followed by pasteurization and subsequent reimplantation is a unique technique for reconstruction after resection of primary bone sarcomas. The purpose of this investigation...
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Epithelioid sarcoma of the extremities: a dismal long-term outcome
Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare histologic subtype of sarcoma. The clinical behavior and prognostic factors influencing survival in this disease are examined. A review of clinicopathologic features of patients ...
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Antitumor effects of oral administration of an interferon-inducing pyrimidinone, Bropirimine, on murine renal-cell carcinoma
Bropirimine [2-amino-5-bromo-6-phenyl-4-(3H)-pyrimidinone] is a low-molecular-weight compound that acts as an inducer of interferon in several animal species. Experiments were designed to explore the possibili...
