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Akifumi Tokita

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Sakamoto Y, Kamegaya M, Saisu T, Tomaru Y, Tokita A, Kim S, et al.
J Bone Miner Metab . 2025 Feb; PMID: 39918569
Introduction: The natural alignment of the lower extremities shifts rapidly from genu varum to neutral during early childhood. However, persistent or worsening genu varum, termed physiological genu varum, may be...
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Soga T, Duong C, Pattinson D, Sakai-Tagawa Y, Tokita A, Izumida N, et al.
Viruses . 2023 Feb; 15(2). PMID: 36851749
The influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus that emerged in 2009 causes seasonal epidemic worldwide. The virus acquired several amino acid substitutions that were responsible for antigenic drift until the 2018-2019 influenza season....
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Itabashi K, Miyazawa T, Sekizawa A, Tokita A, Saito S, Moriuchi H, et al.
Front Microbiol . 2020 Apr; 11:595. PMID: 32328047
Japan has been running a nationwide antenatal human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) antibody screening program since 2010 for the prevention of HTLV-1 mother-to-child transmission. As part of the program,...
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Kato-Miyashita S, Sakai-Tagawa Y, Yamashita M, Iwatsuki-Horimoto K, Ito M, Tokita A, et al.
Influenza Other Respir Viruses . 2020 Jan; 14(3):311-319. PMID: 31955521
Background: Here, we genetically and antigenically analyzed influenza B viruses (IBVs) isolated in Japan during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 influenza seasons. Methods: A total of 68 IBVs (61 B/Yamagata/16/88-like [B/Yamagata]-lineage...
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Imai M, Yamashita M, Sakai-Tagawa Y, Iwatsuki-Horimoto K, Kiso M, Murakami J, et al.
Nat Microbiol . 2019 Nov; 5(1):27-33. PMID: 31768027
Here we report the isolation of the influenza A/H1N1 2009 pandemic (A/H1N1pdm) and A/H3N2 viruses carrying an I38T mutation in the polymerase acidic protein-a mutation that confers reduced susceptibility to...
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Sakamoto Y, Ishijima M, Nakano S, Suzuki M, Liu L, Tokita A, et al.
Calcif Tissue Int . 2019 Oct; 106(2):95-103. PMID: 31595325
When children around 2-year-old show leg bowing without lower-limb radiographic abnormalities for rickets, the leg bowing is classified as "physiologic" genu varum without conducting a blood test. However, it has...
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Nakano S, Suzuki M, Minowa K, Hirai S, Takubo N, Sakamoto Y, et al.
J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) . 2018 May; 64(2):99-105. PMID: 29710038
This study aimed to characterize serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OH-D) values among Japanese children aged ≤48 mo. The study included 290 healthy infants and young children aged 0-48 mo (males/females=166/124) living...
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Kinoshita M, Ishijima M, Kaneko H, Liu L, Nagao M, Sadatsuki R, et al.
Mod Rheumatol . 2018 Feb; 29(1):157-164. PMID: 29451049
Objectives: To examine the factors associated with increase in lumbar spine bone mineral density (LS-BMD) by bisphosphonates (BPs) with active vitamin D analog (aVD). Methods: Two independent postmenopausal osteoporotic patients...
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Sakamoto Y, Ishijima M, Kinoshita M, Liu L, Suzuki M, Kim S, et al.
J Bone Miner Metab . 2017 Jul; 36(4):447-453. PMID: 28664247
When children around 2 years of age show leg bowing and diseases are ruled out based on radiographic findings without conducting blood tests, they are classified as "physiologic" genu varum....
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Suzuki M, Inage E, Minowa K, Saito N, Naritaka N, Tsubahara M, et al.
Pediatr Int . 2012 Mar; 54(4):528-31. PMID: 22375604
Background: Ribavirin-related anemia is a serious side-effect of the pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy used for hepatitis C, and may be cause for a reduction in ribavirin dose or even...