As a base for human transcriptome and functional genomics, we created the “full-length long
Japan” (FLJ) collection of sequenced human cDNAs. We determined the entire sequence …

Purpose: De novo STXBP1 mutations have been found in individuals with early infantile
epileptic encephalopathy with suppression‐burst pattern (EIEE). Our aim was to delineate the …

Strategies to optimize outcomes could include the use of new biomarkers ( TWIST1 amplification
and CDKN2A loss) to select patients with MDM2 -amplified intimal sarcoma who might …

Objectives: We present our initial experience in single-port laparoscopic salpingectomy for
the treatment of tubal pregnancy. By using an abdominal wall lifting system, the technique is …

Objective The objective of this study was to determine whether intra-articular injections of
tenascin-C (TNC) could prevent cartilage damage in murine models of osteoarthritis (OA). …

Objectives. The present study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the Short-Form McGill
Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ-J) that focuses on cross-culturally equivalence to the original …

… 262-265 Takuya Sudo, Tsuneaki Yamabe, Ick Soo Kim and Yuji Enomoto … 60, 71
Takuya Sudo … Koshi Adachi Yasuhisa Ando Fumihiro Itoigawa Tomoaki Iwai Yoshiro Iwai …

Objective TNIIIA2 is a peptide of the extracellular matrix glycoprotein tenascin-C. We evaluated
whether intra-articular injection of TNIIIA2 could prevent articular cartilage degeneration …

… Yutaka Yamaguchi, MD, Takehiko Fujisawa, MD, Kyoichi Matsumoto, MD, Hidehiko Sakio,
MD, Yoshio Sudo, MD, Hiroaki Saitoh, MD, Hirokazu Murayama, MD and Chikashige Kukita …

These abstracts are prepared for the benefit of our readers abroad to assist them, to form a
general idea of the contents of the present issue, written in Japanese by the respective …