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Norie Sawada
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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Open AccessDevelopment and preliminary validation of a prediction formula of sodium and sodium-to-potassium ratio based on multiple regression using 24-h urines
Accurate measurement of sodium intake in the diet is challenging, and epidemiological studies can be hampered by the attenuation of associations due to measurement error in sodium intake. A prediction formula ...
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Open AccessFine-map** analysis including over 254,000 East Asian and European descendants identifies 136 putative colorectal cancer susceptibility genes
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than 200 common genetic variants independently associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, but the causal variants and target genes are mostly unkn...
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Open AccessLong-term use of anti-cholesterol drugs and cancer risks in a Japanese population
Several studies have investigated the association between the use of anti-cholesterol drugs and cancer risks, of which results have been inconsistent. This study included 67,768 participants from the Japan Pub...
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Open AccessCombining Asian and European genome-wide association studies of colorectal cancer improves risk prediction across racial and ethnic populations
Polygenic risk scores (PRS) have great potential to guide precision colorectal cancer (CRC) prevention by identifying those at higher risk to undertake targeted screening. However, current PRS using European a...
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Open AccessAssociations between fatty acid intake and diabetic retinopathy in a Japanese population
Residents of Chikusei City, aged 40–74 years, underwent systemic and ophthalmological screening, and participants with diabetes were included in this analysis. Dietary intake was assessed using a food frequenc...
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Open AccessGenome-wide association study of lung adenocarcinoma in East Asia and comparison with a European population
Lung adenocarcinoma is the most common type of lung cancer. Known risk variants explain only a small fraction of lung adenocarcinoma heritability. Here, we conducted a two-stage genome-wide association study o...
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Open AccessInvestigating the association between glycaemic traits and colorectal cancer in the Japanese population using Mendelian randomisation
Observational studies suggest that abnormal glucose metabolism and insulin resistance contribute to colorectal cancer; however, the causal association remains unknown, particularly in Asian populations. A two-...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Response to antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma occurrence in Japan: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
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Open AccessResponse to antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma occurrence in Japan: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
In Japan, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer mortality and hepatitis C virus infection is a major cause of HCC. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies ...
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Open AccessPrevalence of family history of cancer in the NC-CCAPH consortium of Japan
The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of family history of cancer using cohorts participating in the Japanese National Center Cohort Collaborative for Advancing Population Health (NC-CCAPH...
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Open AccessAssociation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D with risk of overall and colorectal cancer among Japanese using a Mendelian randomization approach
The association between vitamin D and total and colorectal cancer risk was inconsistent in observational studies. We conducted Mendelian randomization approach in which the effect of confounding might be reduc...
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Open AccessProspective study of dietary changes in cancer survivors for five years including pre- and post- diagnosis compared with those in cancer-free participants
The number of long-term survivors after a cancer diagnosis is increasing. Few investigations have compared survivors’ diets to their original pre-diagnosis dietary pattern or with the patterns of cancer-free c...
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Open AccessGreen tea and coffee consumption and risk of kidney cancer in Japanese adults
The study aimed to evaluate the association between green tea and coffee consumption and the risk of kidney cancer using data from a large prospective cohort study in Japan (the Japan Public Health Center-base...
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Open AccessRelationship between blood pressure and intraocular pressure in the JPHC-NEXT eye study
Although a positive link between hypertension and intraocular pressure (IOP) has been suggested, the individual effects of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP, respectively) on IOP remain unclea...
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Open AccessAssociation between irregular daily routine and risk of incident stroke and coronary heart disease in a large Japanese population
Circadian misalignments have been linked to adverse cardiometabolic outcomes. However, the association between irregular daily routine and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unknown. We examined ...
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Open AccessSugary drink consumption and risk of kidney and bladder cancer in Japanese adults
Globally, sugary drinks are widely consumed, however, few epidemiologic studies have investigated the association between sugary drink consumption and risk of kidney and bladder cancer. We examined the associa...
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Open AccessReliability of self-reported questionnaire for epidemiological investigation of Helicobacter pylori eradication in a population-based cohort study
General population-based cohort studies provide solid evidence on mass Helicobacter pylori (HP) eradication effects. Self-reported questionnaires are occasionally used in such studies to ascertain the HP eradicat...
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Open AccessSerum anti-AP3D1 antibodies are risk factors for acute ischemic stroke related with atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis has been considered as the main cause of morbidity, mortality, and disability worldwide. The first screening for antigen markers was conducted using the serological identification of antigens b...
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Open AccessMyopia, corneal endothelial cell density and morphology in a Japanese population-based cross-sectional study: the JPHC-NEXT Eye Study
This population-based cross-sectional study was performed to determine the mean corneal endothelial cell density (ECD), coefficient of variation (CV), and hexagonality (HEX), and their associations with myopia...
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Open AccessRisk of stroke in cancer survivors using a propensity score-matched cohort analysis
Little is known about the risk of cerebrovascular disease in cancer survivors. We aimed to assess the association between incident cancer and the subsequent risk of stroke using a large-scale, population-based...
