Using three different procedures, immunomagnetic isolation, FACS and panning, each of the
T4 cell, T8 cell, monocyte, and B cell population was fractionated from peripheral blood …

The human homologue of the yeast OGG1 gene, hOGG1, has been cloned, and its genetic
structure has been determined. Several polymorphisms in the hOGG1 gene were detected …

Primary synovial sarcoma (SS) of the lung is rare and may create diagnostic challenges. We
reviewed 11 cases of pulmonary SS (PSS) confirmed by the presence of a tumor-specific …

We report the clinical, pathological, and genetic findings of 23 patients in 8 families with
hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (proximal dominant form)(HMSN‐P) in Okinawa …

On the subtropical island of Okinawa, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), particularly the well-
differentiated form, is the most frequent type of lung cancer, while this form is relatively rare …

Up to now, many authors have reported on the EBV infection and its carcinogenic
importance in undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (WHO classification, type III), but …

AIM: To investigate the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in adenosquamous
carcinoma of the lung--which is relatively common in Okinawa but not in mainland Japan …

An autopsy case of a 14-year-old boy whose death is considered to be a result of cardiac
arrhythmia after butane inhalation and sample preservation for butane analysis are reported …

Aims—The incidence of lung cancer in Okinawa has been the highest in Japan since 1975,
and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), especially the well differentiated form, is the most …

Inhibition of histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity induces growth arrest, differentiation, and,
in certain cell types, apoptosis. FR901228, FK228, or depsipeptide, is an HDAC inhibitor …