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Michito Hirakata

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Shimane K, Kochi Y, Horita T, Ikari K, Amano H, Hirakata M, et al.
Arthritis Rheum . 2010 Jan; 62(2):574-9. PMID: 20112363
Objective: Genome-wide association (GWA) studies in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Caucasian populations have independently identified risk variants in and near the tumor necrosis factor alpha...
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Takada T, Hirakata M, Suwa A, Kaneko Y, Kuwana M, Ishihara T, et al.
Mod Rheumatol . 2008 Dec; 19(2):156-64. PMID: 19089533
To elucidate the clinical and histopathological features associated with autoantibodies to the signal recognition particle (SRP), we have studied 23 Japanese patients with this specificity among 3,500 patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis...
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Tokuda H, Sakai F, Yamada H, Johkoh T, Imamura A, Dohi M, et al.
Intern Med . 2008 May; 47(10):915-23. PMID: 18480575
Objective: To elucidate the clinical and radiological features of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), compared with methotrexate (MTX) pneumonitis in RA and Pneumocystis pneumonia in acquired...
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Hirakata M
Nihon Rinsho Meneki Gakkai Kaishi . 2008 Jan; 30(6):444-54. PMID: 18174673
The inflammatory muscle diseases, polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) are systemic connective tissue disorders characterized by chronic inflammation in skeletal muscle and involvement of various systemic organs. The pathogenesis of...
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Shirai Y, Koizumi K, Ogawa R, Suzuki T, Koido N, Ohosone Y, et al.
Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi . 2007 Dec; 96(11):2522-4. PMID: 18069306
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Sato S, Takada T, Katsuki Y, Kimura N, Kaneko Y, Suwa A, et al.
J Rheumatol . 2007 Dec; 35(1):142-6. PMID: 18050368
Objective: To determine the efficacy and safety of intermittent cyclical etidronate therapy of up to 7 years for corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis. Methods: One hundred two Japanese patients who originally participated in...
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Hirakata M, Suwa A, Takada T, Sato S, Nagai S, Genth E, et al.
Arthritis Rheum . 2007 Mar; 56(4):1295-303. PMID: 17393393
Objective: We have previously described anti-KS autoantibodies and provided evidence that they are directed against asparaginyl-transfer RNA (tRNA) synthetase (AsnRS). The aim of the present study was to identify patients...
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Kimura T, Mukai M, Kaneko Y, Hirakata M, Okamoto S, Sakamoto M, et al.
Pathol Int . 2006 Oct; 56(11):694-701. PMID: 17040294
Vascular neoplasms characterized by epithelioid endothelial cells consist of several different entities from benignity to high-grade malignancy. Because of histological overlap between them, there is substantial difficulty in classifying them...
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Sato S, Nogawa S, Hirakata M, Iizuka H, Suwa A, Mimori T, et al.
Mod Rheumatol . 2006 Oct; 15(2):144-7. PMID: 17029053
A 45 year-old Japanese woman developed numbness and tingling of both hands and feet. Electrophysiological examination revealed sensorimotor polyneuropathy. She was diagnosed as suffering from sarcoidosis on the basis of...
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Kaneko Y, Suwa A, Ikeda Y, Hirakata M
Mod Rheumatol . 2006 Apr; 16(1):36-8. PMID: 16622722
Low-dose methotrexate (MTX) therapy is widely used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) because of its favorable efficacy and toxicity profile. Although Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) is most often seen in severely...