Noboru Takamura

Training Programs In Japan
I have been engaged in community health for the recovery of Fukushima, but I think global health and community health are synonymous. From now on, it is important for students to hone their expertise on research themes.

Education & Professional Activities
Education
Mar 1993　Graduated from Nagasaki University School of Medicine
Mar 1997　Postgraduate Fellow at Department of Preventive Medicine Atomic Bomb Disease Institute
　　　　　 Nagasaki University School of Medicine

Career

May 1997 - Oct 2001　Assistant Professor
　　　　　　　　　　Department of International Health and Radiation Research
　　　　　　　　　　Atomic Bomb Disease Institute
　　　　　　　　　　Nagasaki University School of Medicine
Sep 1999 - Jul 2000　 Technical Officer, World Health Organization, Geneva
　　　　　　　　　　Switzerland (in order to promote “WHO-SMHF Health Telematic Project: Medical Relief for Children
　　　　　　　　　　Affected by the Chernobyl Accident through the Development and Implementation of Health Telematics)
Nov 2002 - 　 　　　　Associate Professor
　　　　　　　　　　Department of Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion
　　　　　　　　　　Nagasaki University School of Medicine
Mar 2003 - 　 　　　　Associate Professor
　　　　　　　　　　Department of Public Health
　　　　　　　　　　Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
04/2008 - 　　　　　   Professor, Department of Radiation Epidemiology
　　　　　　　　　　Atomic Bomb Disease Institute
　　　　　　　　　　Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
01/2010 - 09/2010　　Technical Officer, Department of Essential Health Technology
　　　　　　　　　　World Health Organization

Awards
Professor Emeritus of Gomel State Medical University, Belarus, since 2005
The Tsunoo Award for Scientific Excellence, 2005
Honorary Doctorate of Belarussian State Medical University, Belarus, since 2006
Official Commendation from Department of Management of Public Health Services of East Kazakhstan Oblast, Kazakhstan, 2006

Affiliated Organizations
The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
The Japan Endocrine Society
Japan Association for International Health
The Japanese Society for Hygiene
The Japan Radiation Research Society
The Society for Porphyrin Research
Research & Publications

Education & Professional Activities
1.　Nagatomi M, Yamaguchi T, Shinkawa T, Taira Y, Urata H, Orita M, Takamura N. Radiation education for nurses working at middle-scale hospitals in Japan. J Rad Res in press
2.　Taira Y, Inadomi Y, Hirajou S, Fukumoto Y, Orita M, Yamada Y, Takamura N. Eight years post-Fukushima: Is forest decontamination still necessary? J Rad Res in press
3.　Yamada Y, Orita M, Shinkawa T, Urata H, Kondo H, Takamura N. Nurses' interest in nuclear disaster medicine: future capacity building. J Rad Res 333-334 60(3), 2019.
4.　Matsuo M, Taira Y, Orita M, Yamada Y, Ide J, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Evaluation of environmental contamination and estimated radiation exposure dose rates among residents immediately after returning home to Tomioka Town, Fukushima Prefecture. Int J Environ Res Public Health 16(9): E148, 2019.
5.　Hori H, Orita M, Taira Y, Kudo T, Takamura N. Risk perceptions regarding radiation exposure among Japanese schoolteachers living around the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant after the Fukushima accident. PLoS One ie0212917, 2019.
6.　Tsukasaki A, Taira Y, Orita M, Takamura N. Seven years post-Fukushima: Long term measurement of exposure doses in Tomioka Town. J Rad Res 60(1): 159-160, 2019.
7.　Matsunaga H, Orita M, Iyama K, Sato N, Aso S, Tateishi F, Taira Y, Kudo T, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Intention to return to the town of Tomioka in residents, seven years after the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: A cross-sectional study. J Rad Res 60(1): 51-58, 2019.
8.　Takamura N, Orita M, Taira Y, Fukushima Y, Yamashita S. Recovery from nuclear disaster in Fukushima: collaboration model. Rad Prot Dosimet 182(1): 49-52, 2018.
9.　Ohkuma R, Orita M, Taira Y, Takahashi J, Sharshakova T, Sachkouskaya A, Lyzikov A, Voropaev E, Ruzanov D, Takamura N. Thirty-two years post-Chernobyl: Risk perception about radiation and health effects among the young generation in Gomel, Republic of Belarus. J Rad Res 59(6): 765-6, 2018.
10.　Shimizu Y, Sato S, Noguchi Y, Koyamatsu J, Yamanashi H, Higashi M, Nagayoshi M, Kadota K, Kawashiri S, Nagata Y, Takamura N, Maeda T. Association between tongue pressure and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in relation to platelet levels among hypertensive elderly men. Geriatr Gerontol Int 23(1):31, 2018.
11.　Sato N, Orita M, Taira Y, Takamura N. Seven years post-Fukushima: Overcoming the resident-specialist gap. J Rad Res 59(4):526-527, 2018.
12.　Ideguchi R, Yoshida K, Ohtsuru A, Takamura N, Tsuchida T, Kimura H, Uetani M, Kudo T. The present state of radiation exposure from pediatric CT examinations in Japan-what do we have to do? J Rad Res 59(suppl_2):ii130-ii136, 2018.
13.　Shimizu, Y, Sato S, Noguchi Y, Koyamatsu J, Yamanashi H, Higashi M, Nagayoshi M, Kawashiri S, Nagata Y, Takamura N, Maeda T. Association between tongue pressure and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in relation to platelet levels in hypertensive elderly men: a cross-sectional study. Environ Health Prev Med 23(1): 31, 2018.
14.　Yamaguchi T, Orita M, Urata H, Shinkawa T, Taira Y, Takamura N. Affecting public health nurse's satisfaction with disaster relief operation at nuclear emergency preparedness and response. J Rad Res 9(2):240-241, 2018.
15.　Higashi M, Tsuneoka M, Orita M, Hayashida N, Kudo T, Sato S, Kadota K, Yamanashi H, Koyama Z, Kitamura M, Fukuda H, Saito T, Maeda T, Takamura N. Tongue pressure is associated with aging, sex, handgrip strength, and lean body mass in community-dwelling middle- and old-aged people：a cross sectional study. Acta Med Nagasaki 61: 145-9, 2018.
16.　Yamanashi H, Shimizu Y, Higashi M, Koyamatsu J, Sato S, Nagayoshi M, Kadota K, 　Kawashiri S, Tamai M, Takamura N, Maeda T. Validity of maximum isometric tongue pressure as a screening test for physical frailty: Cross-sectional study of Japanese community-dwelling older adults. Geriatr Gerontol Int 18(2):240-249, 2018.
17.　Shimizu Y, Sato S, Koyamatsu J, Yamanashi H, Higashi M, Nagayoshi M, Kadota K, Kawashiri SY, Takamura N, Maeda T. Serum sodium level within the normal range is associated with maximum voluntary tongue pressure against the palate among community-dwelling older Japanese men. Geriatr Gerontol Int 18(1):183-186, 2018.
18.　Yokota K, Mine M, Kondo H, Matsuda N, Shibata Y, Takamura N. Cancer mortality in residents of the terrain-shielded area exposed to fallout from the Nagasaki atomic bombing. J Rad Res 59(1): 1-9, 2018.
19.　Orita M, Kimura Y, TairaY, Fukuda T, Takahashi J, Gutevych O, Chornyi S, Kudo T, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Activities concentration of radiocesium in wild mushroom collected in Ukraine after the 30 years from the Chernobyl Power Plant accident. PeerJ 6:e4222, 2018.
20.　Tsuchiya R, Taira Y, Orita M, Fukushima Y, Endo Y, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Radiocesium contamination and estimated internal exposuredoses in edible wild plants in Kawauchi Village following the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. PLoS One 12(12): e0189398, 2017.
21.　Nagayoshi M, Higashi M, Takamura N, Tamai M, Koyamatsu J, Yamanashi H, Kadota K, Sato S, Kawashiri S, Koyama Z, Maeda T. Social Networks, leisure activities and maximum tongue pressure: Cross-sectional associations in The Nagasaki Islands Study. BMJ Open 7:e014878, 2017.
22.　Shimizu Y, Sato S, Noguchi Y, Koyamatsu J, YamanashiH, Higashi M, NagayoshiM, Kadota K, Kawashiri S, Nagata Y, Takamura N, Maeda T. Impact of single nucleotide polymorphism on short stature and reduced tongue pressure among community-dwelling elderly Japanese participants: a crosssectional study. Environ Health Prev Med 22:62, 2017.
23.　Orita M, Nakashima M, Taira Y, Fukuda T, Fukushima Y, Kudo T, Endo Y, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Radiocesium concentrations in wild mushrooms after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: Follow-up study in Kawauchi village. Sci Rep 7(1):6744, 2017.
24.　Orita M, Fukushima Y, Yamashita S, Takamura N. The need for forest decontamination: for the recovery of Fukushima. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 175(2):295-296, 2017.
25.　Murakami M, Sato A, Matsui S, Goto A, Kumagai A, Tsubokura M, Orita M, Takamura N, Kuroda Y, Ochi S. Communicating with residents about risks following the Fukushima nuclear accident. Asia Pac J Public Health 29(2S): 74S-89S, 2017.
26.　Yoshida K, Krille L, Dreger S, Hoenig L, Merzenich H, Yasui K, Kumagai A, Ohtsuru A, Uetani M, Mildenberger P, Takamura N, Yamashita S, Zeeb H, Kudo T. Pediatric computed tomography practice in Japanese university hospitals, 2008-2010: does it differ compared to German practice? J Rad Res 58(1):135-141, 2017.
27.　Takamura N, Orita M, Saenko M, Yamashita S, Nagataki S, Demidchik Y. Author Response: Radiation and risk of thyroid cancer: Fukushima and Chernobyl. Lancet Diabetes Endo 4(12):970-971, 2016
28.　Yoshida K, Orita M, Goto A, Kumagai A, Yasui K, Ohtsuru A, Hayashida N, Kudo T, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Radiation-related anxiety among public health nurses in the Fukushima Prefecture after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 6(10):e013564, 2016.
29.　Yamashita S, Takamura N, Ohtsuru A, Suzuki S. Radiation exposure and thyroid cancer risk after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in comparison with the Chernobyl accident. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 171(1):41-6, 2016.
30.　Takamura N, Taira Y, Yoshida K, Nakashima-Hashiguchi K, Orita M, Yamashita S. Communicating radiation risk to the population of Fukushima. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 171(1):23-6, 2016.
31.　Yoshida K, Shinkawa T, Urata H, Nakashima K, Orita M, Yasui K, Kumagai A, Ohtsuru A, Yabe Y, Maeda M, Hayashida N, Kudo T, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Psychological distress of residents in Kawauchi Village, Fukushima Prefecture after the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: The Fukushima Health Management Survey. Peer J 4:e2353, 2016.
32.　Takamura N, Orita M, Saenko M, Yamashita S, Nagataki S, Demidchik Y. Chernobyl 30 years on: applying the knowledge on childhood and adolescent thyroid cancer to Fukushima. Lancet Diabetes Endo 4(8):647, 2016.
33.　Takeda S, Orita M, Fukushima Y, Kudo T, Takamura N. Determinants of intention to leave among non-medical employees’ after nuclear disaster: a cross sectional study. BMJ Open 6:e011930, 2016.
34.　Orita M, Nakashima K, Hayashida N, Endo Y, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Concentrations of radiocesium in local foods collected in Kawauchi Village after the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station. Sci Rep 6:28470, 2016.
35.　Takamura N, Orita M, Yamashita S, Chhem R. After Fukushima: collaboration model. Science　352(6286):666, 2016.
36.　Takamura N. Thyroid cancer detection by ultrasound among residents age 18 year and younger. Epidemiology 27(3):e18, 2016.
37.　Kimura Y, Hayashida N, Takahashi J, Rafalsky R, Saiko A, Gutevich A, Chorniy S, Kudo T, Takamura N. Evaluation of thyroid antibodies and benign disease prevalence among young adults exposed to 131I more than 25 years after the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. PeerJ 4:e1774, 2016.
38.　Nagataki S, Takamura N. Radioactive doses - predicted and actual - and likely health effects. Clin Oncol 28(4):245-54, 2016.
39.　Shimizu Y, Sato S, Koyamatsu J, Yamanashi H, Nagayoshi M, Kadota K, Tsuruda K, Hayashida N, Abiru N, Yamasaki H, Takamura N, Maeda T. Association between circulating CD34-positive cells and serum alkaline phosphatase in relation to body mass index for elderly Japanese men. J Physiol Anthropol 35(1):2, 2016.
40.　Nakashima K, Orita M, Fukuda N, Taira Y, Hayashida N, Matsuda N, Takamura N. Radiocesium concentrations in wild mushrooms collected in Kawauchi Village after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. PeerJ 3:e2417, 2015.
41.　Yoshida K, Hayashida N, Fukushima Y, Ohtsuru A, Ohba T, Hasegawa A, Sato H, Shishido F, Yasui K, Kumagai A, Yusa T, Kudo T, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Changes in radiological imaging frequencies in children before and after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Jpn J Radiol 33(10):619-26, 2015.
42.　Yamanouchi K, Hanashida N, Kuba S, Sakimura C, Fujita F, Kanetaka K, Kuroki T, Togo M, Katayama S, Takamura N, Eguchi S. Increase in operator's sympathetic nerve activity during complicated hepatobiliary surgery: Evidence for surgeons' mental stress. Tohoku J Exp Med 237(3):157-62, 2015.
43.　Kimura Y, Okubo Y, Hayashida N, Takahashi J, Gutevich A, Chorniy S, Kudo T, Takamura N. Evaluation of the relationship between current internal 137Cs exposure in residents and soil contamination west of Chernobyl in northern Ukraine. PLoS ONE 10(9): e0139007, 2015.
44.　Orita M, Iyama K, Hayashida N, Mitsutake N, Suzuki S, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Implication of nitrate in drinking water in Kawauchi village, Fukushima. Thyroid 25(9):1064-1065, 2015.
45.　Ohtsuru A, Tanigawa K, Kumagai A, Niwa O, Takamura N, Midorikawa S, Nollet K, Yamashita S, Ohto H, Chhem RK, Clarke M. The Atomic Bomb at 70 Years -Nuclear disaster and health - Lessons learned, challenges, and proposals. Lancet 386(9992):489-97, 2015.
46.　Kamiya K, Ozasa K, Akiba S, Niwa O, Kodama K, Takamura N, Zaharieva EK, Kimura Y, Wakeford R. The Atomic Bomb Survivors at 70 Years - Health after Nuclear Disaster: Long-term effects of radiation exposure on health. Lancet 386(9992):469-78, 2015.
47.　Yamashita S, Takamura N. Post-crisis efforts toward recovery and resilience after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Jpn J Clin Oncol 45(8):700-7, 2015.
48.　Shimizu Y, Nakazato M, Sekita T, Kadota K, Miura Y, Arima K, Yamasaki H, Goto H, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Maeda T. Height and drinking status in relation to risk of anemia in rural adult healthy Japanese men: the Nagasaki Islands study. Aging Male 18(2):100-5, 2015.
49.　Orita M, Hayashida N, Nakayama Y, Shinkawa T, Urata H, Fukushima Y, Endo Y, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Bipolarization of risk perception about the health effects of radiation in residents after the accident at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. PLoS ONE 10(6): e0129227, 2015.
50.　Shimizu Y, Nakazato M, Sato S, Koyamatsu J, Yamanashi H, Nagayoshi M, Katoda K, Hayashida N, Yamasaki H, Kusano Y, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Maeda T. Association between hemoglobin A1c and carotid atherosclerosis in rural community-dwelling elderly Japanese men. J Physiol Anthropol 34(1):16, 2015.
51.　Shimizu Y, Nakazato M, Kadota K, Sato S, Koyamatsu J, Arima K, Yamanashi H, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Maeda T. Associations between white blood cell count and diabetes in relation to triglycerides-to-HDL cholesterol ratio in a Japanese population: The Nagasaki Island Study. Acta Med Nagasaki 59: 91-97, 2015.
52.　Sato S, Shimizu Y, Hayashida N, Nagayoshi M, Koyamatsu J, Yamanashi H, Kadota K, Nakazato M, Inoue K, Takamura N, Oozono Y, Maeda T. Associations of carotid atherosclerosis and hyperuricemia with height in relation to drinking status of rural Japanese men: The Nagasaki Island Study. Acta Med Nagasaki 59: 77-82, 2015.
53.　Sato Y, Hayashida N, Orita M, Urata H, Shinkawa T, Fukushima Y, Nakashima Y, Kudo T, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Factors associated with nurses' intention to leave their jobs after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. PLoS ONE 10(3): e122389, 2015.
54.　Orita M, Hayashida N, Taira Y, Fukushima Y, Ide J, Endo Y, Kudo T, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Measurement of individual doses of radiation by personal dosimeter is important for the return of residents from evacuation order areas after nuclear disaster. PLoS ONE 10(3):e0121990, 2015.
55.　Hayashida N, Imaizumi M, Shimura H, Furuya F, Okubo N, Asari Y, Nigawara T, Midorikawa S, Kotani K, Nakaji S, Ohtsuru A, Akamizu T, Kitaoka M, Suzuki S, Taniguchi N, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Thyroid ultrasound findings in a follow-up survey of in children from three Japanese prefectures: Aomori, Yamanashi, and Nagasaki. Sci Rep 5:9046, 2015.
56.　Rogounovitch TI, Bychkov A, Takahashi M, Mitsutake N, Nakashima M, Nikitski AV, Hayashi T, Hirokawa M, Ishigaki K, Shigematsu K, Bogdanova T, Matsuse M, Nishihara E, Minami S, Yamanouchi K, Ito M, Kawaguchi T, Kondo H, Takamura N, Ito Y, Miyauchi A, Matsuda F, Yamashita S, Saenko V. The common genetic variant rs944289 at chromosome 14q13.3 associates with risk of both malignant and benign thyroid tumors in the Japanese population. Thyroid 25(3):333-40, 2015.
57.　Leonova TA, Drozd VM, Saenko VA, Mine M, Biko J, Rogounovitch TI, Takamura N, Reiners C, Yamashita S. Bone mineral density in treated at a young age for differentiated thyroid cancer after Chernobyl female patients on TSH-suppressive therapy receiving or not Calcium-D3 supplementation. Endocr J 62(2):173-82, 2015.
58.　Orita M, Hayashida N, Nukui H, Fukuda N, Kudo T, Matsuda N, Fukushima Y, Takamura N. Internal radiation exposure dose in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture after the accident at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant. PLoS ONE 9(12):e114407, 2014.
59.　Shimizu Y, Nakazato M, Sekita T, Kadota K, Yamasaki H, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Maeda T. Association between hemoglobin levels and arterial stiffness for general Japanese population in relation to BMI status: The Nagasaki Islands Study. Geriatr Gerontol Int 14(4):811-8, 2014.
60.　Haraguchi A, Fujishima K, Ando T, Mori F, Imaizumi M, Abiru N, Yamasaki H, Matsumoto K, Takamura N, Kawakami A. Multiple use of anti-diabetic agents as a predictor for poor clinical response to liraglutide. Minerva Endocrinol 39(4):289-97, 2014.
61.　Haraguchi A, Hayashida N, Kamasaki T, Miyamoto I, Usui T, Ando T, Abiru N, Yamasaki H, Chiba K, Kudo T, Kawakami A, Takamura N. Uptake of aortic 18F-FDG is correlated with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and leptin in a general population. PLoS ONE 9(11):e111990, 2014.
62.　Shimizu Y, Nakazato M, Sekita T, Kadota K, Sato S, Koyamatsu J, Arima K, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Kusano Y, Maeda T. Associations of body height and drinking status with diabetes for a rural non-overweight elderly Japanese male population: The Nagasaki Islands study. J Diabetes Endocrinol 5(2):1000339, 2014.
63.　Shimizu Y, Nakazato M,　Sekita T, Kadota K, Sato S, Arima K, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Kusano Y, Maeda T. Positive association between circulating CD34-positive cells and urinary sodium excretion in elderly Japanese men: The Nagasaki Islands Study. J Gerontol Geriatr Res 3(2):1000145, 2014.
64.　Nagataki S, Takamura N. A review of the Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Accident: Radiation effects on the thyroid and strategies for prevention. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 21(5):384-93, 2014.
65.　Mine Y, Iwanaga A, Ikehara S, Koike Y, Takamura N, Utani A. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum-like skin lesions with congenital erythropoietic porphyria. Eur J Dermatol 24(3):401-2, 2014.
66.　Ikeoka T, Hayashida N, Nakazato M, Sekita T, Murata-Mori F, Ando T, Abiru N, Yamasaki H, Kudo T, Maeda T, Kawakami A, Takamura N. The A>T polymorphism of the Tribbles Homolog 1 gene is associated with serum triglyceride concentrations in Japanese community-dwelling women. Tohoku J Exp Med 233(2):149-53, 2014.
67.　Wada M, Kuroki M, Minami Y, Ikeda R, Sekitani Y, Takamura N, Kawakami S, Kuroda N, Nakashima K. Quantitation of sulfur-containing amino acids, homocysteine, methionine and cysteine in dried blood spot from newborn baby by HPLC-fluorescence detection. Biomed Chromat 28(6):810-4, 2014.
68.　Shimizu Y, Sato S, Koyamatsu J, Yamanashi H, Nagayoshi M, Kadota K, Tamai M, Arima K, Yamasaki H, Kusano Y, Takamura N, Maeda T. Associations between renal impairment and anemia for elderly rural Japanese men: The Nagasaki Island Study. J Physiol Anthropol 33:7, 2014.
69.　Shimizu Y, Nakazato M,　Sekita T, Kadota K, Sato S, Arima K, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Kusano Y, Maeda T. Association between alkaline phosphatase and anemia in rural Japanese men: The Nagasaki Islands study. Acta Med Nagasaki 58(4):125-130, 2014.
70.　Shimizu Y, Nakazato M, Sekita T, Kadota K, Sato S, Koyamatsu J, Arima K, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Maeda T. Body mass index and triglyceride-to-HDL-cholesterol ratio in relation to risk of diabetes: The Nagasaki Islands Study. Acta Med Nagasaki 58(3):85-92, 2014.
71.　Shimizu Y, Nakazato M, Sekita T, Koyamatsu J, Kadota K, YamasakiH, Goto H, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Maeda T. Associations between hemoglobin and diabetes in relation to triglycerides-to-HDL cholesterol ratio for Japanese: The Nagasaki Islands Study. Intern Med 53(8):837-43, 2014.
72.　Taira Y, Hayashida N, Orita M, Yamaguchi H, Ide J, Endo Y, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Evaluation of environmental contamination and estimated exposure doses after residents return home in Kawauchi Village, Fukushima Prefecture. Environ Sci Technol 48(8):4556-63, 2014.
73.　Shimizu Y, Nakazato M, Sekita T, Kadota K, Arima K, Yamasaki H, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Maeda T. Association between the hemoglobin levels and hypertension in relation to the BMI status in a rural Japanese population: the Nagasaki Islands Study. Intern Med 53(5):435-40, 2014.
74.　Shimizu Y, Sato S, Koyamatsu J, Yamanashi H, Tamai M, Kadota K, Arima K, Yamasaki H, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Maeda T. Carotid atherosclerosis and hyperuricemia in relation to renal impairment in a rural Japanese population: The Nagasaki Islands Study. Atherosclerosis 233(2):525-529, 2014.
75.　Irie S, Hayashida N, Shinkawa T, Kamasaki T, Matsunaga A, Miyamoto I, Usui T, Chiba K, , Kudo T, Takamura N. Clinical usefulness of 18F-FDG PET/CT for the screening of metabolic disorders. Life Sci J 11(1): 99-104, 2014.
76.　Orita M, Hayashida N, Shinkawa T, Urata T, Kudo T, Koga M, Katayama S, Togo M, Hiramatsu K, Takamura N. Evaluation of the effectiveness of warm footbath on heart rate variability in patients with profound multiple disabilities. Life Sci J 11(1):88-92, 2014.
77.　Murata-Mori F, Hayashida N, Ando T, Ikeoka T, Nakazato M, Sekita T, Abiru N, Yamasaki H, Maeda T, Kawakami K, Takamura N. Association of the GCKR rs780094 polymorphism with metabolic traits including carotid intima-media thickness in Japanese community-dwelling men, but not in women. Clin Chem Lab Med 52(2):289-96, 2014.
78.　Kamasaki T, Hayashida N, Miyamoto I, Usui T, Chiba K, Kudo T, Takamura N. PET/CT Shows Subjective Pain in Shoulder Joints is Associated with Uptake of 18F-FDG. Nucl Med Commun 35(1):44-50, 2014.
79.　Hayashida N, Imaizumi M, Shimura H, Okubo N, Asari Y, Nigawara T, Midorikawa S, Kotani K, Nakaji S, Otsuru A, Akamizu T, Kitaoka M, Suzuki S, Taniguchi N, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Thyroid ultrasound findings in children from three Japanese prefectures: Aomori, Yamanashi and Nagasaki. PLoS ONE 8(12): e83220, 2013.
80.　Masunaga T, Kozlovsky A, Lyzikov A, Takamura N, Yamashita S. Mental health status among younger generation around Chernobyl. Arch Med Sci 9(6):1114–6, 2013.
81.　Nagataki S, Takamura N, Kamiya K, Akashi M. Measurements of individual radiation doses in residents living around the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. Rad Res 180(5):439-47, 2013.
82.　Shimizu Y, Nakazato M, Sekita T, Kadota K, Arima K, Yamasaki H, Goto H, Shirahama S, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Maeda T. Relationship between adult height and body weight and risk of carotid atherosclerosis assessed in terms of carotid intima-media thickness: The Nagasaki Islands study. J Physiol Anthropol 32(1):19, 2013.
83.　Shimizu Y, Nakazato M, Sekita T, Kadota K, Arima K, Yamasaki H, Goto H, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Maeda T. Free thyroxine (FT4) and drinking status in relation to anemia among Japanese men: The Nagasaki Islands Study. Endocr J 60(9):1029-34, 2013.
84.　Orita M, Hayashida N, Urata H, Shinkawa T, Endo Y, Takamura N. Determinants for the return to hometowns after the accident at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant: a case study for the village of Kawauchi. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 156(3):383-5, 2013.
85.　Maehira Y, Chowdhury EI, Reza M, Drahozal R, Gayen TK, Masud I, Afrin S, Takamura N, Azim T. Factors associated with relapse into drug use among male and female attendees of a three-month drug detoxification–rehabilitation programme in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a prospective cohort study. Harm Reduct J 10(1):14, 2013.
86.　Akilzhanova A, Nurkina Z, Momynaliev K, Ramanculov E, Zhumadilov Z, Rakhypbekov T, Hayashida N, Nakashima M, Takamura N. Genetic profile and determinants of homocysteine levels in Kazakhstan patients with breast cancer. Anticancer Res 33(9):4049-59, 2013.
87.　Morita N, Miura M, Yoshida M, Kumagai A, Ohtsuru A, Usa T, Kudo T, Takamura N, Yamashita S, Matsuda N. Spatiotemporal characteristics of internal radiation exposure in evacuees and first responders after the radiological accident in Fukushima. Rad Res 180(3): 299-301, 2013.
88.　Glushkova N, Rakhypbekov T, Madiyeva M, Maya G, Kamasheva G, Bayrkhanova A, Takamura N. Factors that influence access to health care services in students of Semey State Medical University, Kazakhstan. Life Sci J 10(3): 689-95, 2013.
89.　Hayashida H, Saito T, Kawasaki K, Kitamura M, Furugen R, Iwasaki T, Hayashida Y, Nakazato M, Sekita T, Takamura N, Maeda T. Association of periodontitis with carotid artery intima-media thickness and arterial stiffness in community-dwelling people in Japan. Atherosclerosis 229(1):186-91, 2013.
90.　Taniguchi N, Hayashida N, Shimura H, Okubo N, Asari Y, Nigawara T, Midorikawa S, Kotani K, Nakaji S, Imaizumi M, Ohtsuru A, Akamizu T, Kitaoka M, Suzuki S, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Ultrasonographic thyroid nodular findings in Japanese children. J Med Ultrasonic 40(3): 219-24, 2013.
91.　Yamashita H, Nishino T, Obata Y, Nakazato M, Inoue K, Furusu A, Takamura N, Maeda T, Ozono Y, Kohno S. Association between cystatin C and arteriosclerosis in the absence of chronic kidney disease. J Atheroscler Thromb 20(6):548-56, 2013.
92.　Shimizu Y, Nakazato M, Sekita T, Kadota K, Yamasaki H, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Kusano Y, Maeda T. Association of alkaline phosphatase and hypertension among general Japanese population: the Nagasaki islands study. J Physiol Anthropol 32:10, 2013.
93.　Shimizu Y, Nakazato M, Sekita T, Kadota K, Yamasaki H, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Maeda T. Association of arterial stiffness and diabetes with triglycerides-to-HDL cholesterol ratio for Japanese men: the Nagasaki Island Study. Atherosclerosis 228(2): 491-5, 2013.
94.　Matsuda N, Kumagai A, Ohtsuru A, Morita N, Miura M, Yoshida M, Kudo T, Takamura N, Yamashita S. Assessment of internal exposure doses in Fukushima by a whole body counter within one month after the nuclear power plant accident. Rad Res 179(6):663-8, 2013.
95.　Wada M, Hirose M, Kuroki M, Ikeda R, Sekitani Y, Takamura N, Kuroda N, Nakashima K. Simultaneous determination of homocysteine, methionine and cysteine in maternal plasma after delivery by HPLC-fluorescence detection with DBD-F as a label. Biomed Chromat 27(6):708-13, 2013.
96.　Sekitani Y, Hayashida N, Ikeoka T, Yoshida A, Nakazato M, Wada M, Fujita A, Matsuo A, Miyamura T, Obama M, Nakashima K, Maeda T, Masuzaki H, Takamura N. Determinants of homocysteine concentrations in mother and neonatal girl pairs. Clin Chem Lab Med 51(5):e89-92, 2013.
97.　Sekitani Y, Hayashida N, Takahashi J, Kozlovsky A, Rudnitskiy S, Petrova A, Gutevych O, Chorniy A, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Urinary iodine concentrations of pregnant women in Zhitomir, Ukraine. Clin Chem Lab Med 51(4):811-6, 2013.
98.　Taira Y, Hayashida N, Tsuchiya R, Yamaguchi H, Takahashi J, Kazlovsky A, Urazalin M, Rakhypbekov T, Kudo T, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Vertical distribution and estimated doses from artificial radionuclides in soil samples around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Testing Site. PLoS ONE 8(2):e57524, 2013.
99.　Teraoka S, Hayashida N, Shinkawa T, Taira Y, Nagai-Sekitani Y, Irie S, Kamasaki T, Nakashima-Hashiguchi, Yoshida K, Orita M, Morishita M, Clancey G, Takamura N. Good stress management capability is associated with lower body mass index and restful sleep in the elderly. Tohoku J Exp Med 229(1):5-10, 2013.
100.　Hayashida N, Sekitani Y, Takahashi J, Kozlovsky A, Gutevych O, Saiko A, Nirova N, Petrova A, Rafalskiy R, Chorny S, Daniliuk V, Anami M, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Prognosis of thyroid nodules in individuals living in the Zhitomir region of Ukraine. PLoS ONE 7(11):e50648, 2012.
101.　Taira Y, Hayashida N, Yamaguchi H, Endo Y, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Evaluation of environmental contamination and estimated radiation dose for the return to residents’ homes in Kawauchi Village, Fukushima Prefecture. PLoS ONE 7(9): e45816, 2012.
102.　Taira Y, Takahashi J, Gutevitc A, Kazlovsky A, Kudo T, Matsuda N, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Environmental contamination and external radiation dose rates from radionuclides released from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 151(3):537-45, 2012.
103.　Yoshida K, Hashiguchi K, Taira Y, Matsuda N, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Importance of personal dose equivalent evaluation in Fukushima in overcoming social panic. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 151(1):144-6, 2012.
104.　Orita M, Hayashida N, Shinkawa T, Kudo T, Koga M, Togo M, Katayama S, Hiramatsu K, Mori S, Takamura N. Monitoring the autonomic nervous activity as the objective evaluation of music therapy for severely and multiply disabled children. Tohoku J Exp Med 227(3):185-9, 2012.
105.　Takamura N, Yamashita S. Lessons from Chernobyl. Fukushima J Med Sci 57(2):81-5, 2011.
106.　Yagura C, Takamura N, Goto Y, Sugihara H, Sota T, Oka S, Shimoda T, Yoshizumi K. Cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolic markers in healthy young adult men. J Phys Ther Sci 23(6):845-9, 2011.
107.　Vasilkova O, Mikhort T, Sanec I, Sharshakova T, Hayashida N, Takamura N. Leptin is an independent determinant of bone mineral density in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Acta Diabetol 48(4):291-5, 2011.
108.　Norimatsu T, Osaki M, Tomita M, Ye Z, Abe Y, Honda S, Kanagae M, Mizukami S, Takamura N, Kusano Y, Shindo H, Aoyagi K. Longitudinal study to identify factors predicting health-related quality of life in knee osteoarthritis among community-dwelling women in Japan: The Hizen-Oshima Study. Orthopedics 34(9):e535-40, 2011.
109.　Hayashida N, Sekitani Y, Kozlovsky A, Rafalsky R, Gutevich O, Daniliuk V, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Screening for 137Cs Body Burden due to the Chernobyl Accident in Korosten City, Zhitomir, Ukraine: 1996-2008. J Rad Res 52(5):629-33, 2011.
110.　Matsuda N, Brahmanandhan GM, Yoshida M, Takamura N, Suyama A, Koguchi Y, Juto N, Raj YL, Winsley G, Selvasekarapandian S. Background radiation and individual dosimetry in the costal area of Tamil Nadu, India. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 146(1-3):314-7, 2011.
111.　Nakazato M, Maeda T, Takamura N, Wada M, Yamasaki H, Johnston KE, Tamura T. Relation of body mass index to blood folate and total homocysteine concentrations in Japanese adults. Eur J Nutr 50(7):581-5, 2011.
112.　Irie S, Hayashida N, Shinkawa T, Taira Y, Sekitani Y, Teraoka S, Hashiguchi K, Yoshida K, Morishita M, Takamura N. Suitability of tartrate-resistant Acid phosphatase type 5b as a screening marker for bone mineral density in community-dwelling elderly individuals. Tohoku J Exp Med 224(2):105-10, 2011.
113.　Akilzhanova A, Meirmanov S, Zhunussova T, Nakashima M, Takamura N, Akanov Z, Masadykov A, Sandybaev M, Ramankulov E, Yamashita S, Sekine I. Mutational screening of the BRCA1 gene in sporadic breast cancer in the Kazakhstan population. Breast J 17(3):328-30, 2011.
114.　Sekitani Y, Hayashida N, Karevskaya IV, Zubareva IA, Kozlovsky A, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Prevalence of antithyroid antibodies and thyroid-stimulating hormone concentration in young people. Clin Chem Lab Med 49(4):747-9, 2011.
115.　Abe Y, Takamura N, Ye Z, Tomita M, Osaki M, Kusano Y, Nakamura T, Aoyagi K, Honda S. Quantitative ultrasound and radiographic absorptiometry are associated with vertebral deformity in Japanese women: the Hizen-Oshima Study. Osteoporosis Int 22(4):1167-73, 2011.
116.　Minematsu K, Takamura N, Goto K, Honda S, Aoyagi K, Moji K, Tsunawake N. A proposed method for the evaluation of body fat in Japanese adults that predicts obesity. Nutr Res 31(2):113-21, 2011.
117.　Nakazato M, Takamura N, Kadota K, Yamasaki H, Mukae H, Kusano Y, Nakashima K, Ozono Y, Aoyagi K, Kohno S, Maeda T. The association between atherosclerosis and plasma homocysteine concentration in the general population residing on remote islands in Japan. Acta Med Nagasaki 55(1): 47-54, 2011.
118.　Hashikawa K, Osaki M, Ye Z, Tomita M, Abe Y, Honda S, Takamura N, Shindo H, Aoyagi K. Factors associated with radiographic osteoarthritis of the knee among community-dwelling Japanese women: the Hizen-Oshima Study. J Orthop Sci 16(1):51-5, 2011.
119.　Vasilkova O, Mikhort T, Sanec I, Sharshakova T, Hayashida N, Takamura N. Testosterone is an independent determinant of bone mineral density in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Clin Chem Lab Med 49(1):99-103, 2011.
120.　Taira Y, Hayashida N, Brahmanandhan GM, Nagayama Y, Yamashita S, Takahashi J, Gutevitc A, Kozlovsky A, Urazalin M, Takamura N. Current concentration of artificial radionuclides and estimated radiation doses around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Testing Site, and in Nagasaki. J Rad Res 52(1):88-95, 2011.
121.　Takamura N, Hayashida N, Maeda T. Subclinical hypothyroidism and the risk of coronary heart disease and mortality. JAMA 304(22):2481-2, 2010.
122.　Fukahori S, Matsuse H, Takamura N, Tsuchida T, Kawano T, Fukushima C, Hideaki S, Kohno S. Body mass index positively correlated with forced expiratory volume in 1 second / forced vital capacity in population with relatively low prevalence of obesity. Chin Med J 123(10):2792-96, 2010.
123.　Sekitani Y, Hayashida N, Karevskaya I, Vasiltsova O, Kozlovsky A, Omiya M, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Evaluation of 137Cs body burden in inhabitants of Bryansk Oblast, Russian Federation, where a high incidence of thyroid cancer was observed after the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 141(1):36-42, 2010.
124.　Sekitani Y, Hayashida N, Kadota K, Yamasaki H, Abiru N, Nakazato M, Maeda T, Ozono Y, Takamura N. White blood cell count and cardiovascular biomarkers of atherosclerosis. Biomarkers 15(5):454-60, 2010.
125.　Takahashi M, Saenko V, Rogounovitch TI, Kawaguchi T, Drozd VM, Takigawa-Imamura H, Akulevich NM, Ratanajaraya C, Mitsutake N, Takamura N, Danilova LI, Lushchik ML, Demidchik YE, Heath S, Yamada R, Lathrop M, Matsuda F, Yamashita S. The FOXE1 locus is a major genetic determinant for radiation-related thyroid carcinoma in Chernobyl. Hum Mol Genet 19(12):2516-23, 2010.
126.　Takamura N, Hayashida N, Hagane K, Kadota K, Yamasaki H, Abiru N, Ozono Y, Kamihira S, Ishibashi K, Nakazato M, Maeda T. Leptin:high molecular weight adiponectin ratio is independently correlated with carotid intima-media thickness in men, but not in women. Biomarkers 15(4):340-4, 2010.
127.　Brahmanandhan GM, Hayashida N, Taira Y, Malathi J, Khnna D, Selvasekarapandian U, Matsuda N, Takamura N. Urinary iodine concentrations in the high background radiation areas of Kanyakumari district, Tamilnadu, India. Endocr J 57(1):87-91, 2010.
128.　Minematsu K, Kaneko Y, Nakazato M, Maeda T, Christopher NJ, Yoda T, Goto K, Takamura N, Mizota T. Percentage body fat assessed by bioelectrical impedance analysis as a new health index for rural areas in the Asia-Pacific region. Acta Med Nagasaki 54(1):39-43, 2009.
129.　Hayashida H, Kawasaki K, Yoshimura A, Kitamura M, Furugen R, Nakazato M, Takamura N, Hara Y, Maeda T, Saito T. Relationship between periodontal status and HbA1c in non-diabetics. J Public Health Dent 69(3): 204-6, 2009.
130.　Shinkawa T, Hayashida N, Mori K, Washio K, Hashiguchi K, Taira Y, Morishita M, Takamura N. Poor chewing ability is associated with lower mucosal moisture in elderly individuals. Tohoku J Exp Med 219(4): 263-267, 2009.
131.　Ichinose S, Nakamura M, Maeda M, Ikeda R, Wada M, Nakazato M, Ohba Y, Takamura N, Maeda T, Aoyagi K, Nakashima K. A validated HPLC-fluorescence method with a semi-micro column for routine determination of homocysteine, cysteine and cysteamine, and the relation between the thiol derivatives in normal human plasma. Biomed Chromatogr 23(9):935-9, 2009.
132.　Date Y, Abe Y, Honda S, Ye Z, Takamura N, Tomita M, Osaki M, Aoyagi K. Depressive status on Chinese factory workers in Nagasaki, Japan. Ind Health 47(4):376-82, 2009.
133.　Takamura N, Akilzhanova A, Hayashida N, Kadota K, Yamasaki H, Usa T, Nakazato M, Maeda T, Ozono Y, Aoyagi K. Thyroid function is associated with carotid intima media thickness in euthyroid subjects. Atherosclerosis 204(2):e77-e81, 2009.
134.　Taira Y, Hayashida N, Zhavaranak S, Kozlovsky A, Lyzikov A, Yamashita S, Takamura N. Urinary iodine concentrations in urban and rural areas around Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Endocr J 56(2):257-61, 2009.
135.　Fukahori S, Matsuse H, Takamura N, Hirose H, Tsuchida T, Kawano T, Fukushima C, Mizuta Y, Kohno S. Incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in general clinics and relevant factors with FEV1/FVC. Int J Clin Prac 63(2):269-74, 2009.
136.　Nishiguchi M, Takamura N, Kono M, Aoyagi K. Estimation of blood loss in total knee arthroplasty with and without tourniquet. Acta Med Nagasaki 53(4): 105-109, 2009.
137.　Akilzhanova A, Takamura N, Yamashita S. Effect of folic acid and B vitamins on risk of cardiovascular events and total mortality among women at high risk for cardiovascular disease. JAMA 300(12):1409-10, 2008.
138.　Akilzhanova A, Takamura N, Kusano Y, Karazhanova L, Yamashita S, Saito H, Aoyagi K. Association between C677T/MTHFR Genotype and homocysteine concentration in Kazakh population. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 17(2): 325-9, 2008.
139.　Kadota K, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Yamasaki H, Usa T, Nakazato M, Maeda T, Wada M, Nakashima K, Abe K, Takeshima F, Ozono Y. Availability of cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) as a screening tool for atherosclerosis. Circ J 72(2): 304-8, 2008.
140.　Hama K, Takamura N, Honda S, Abe Y, Yagura C, Miyamura T, Obama M, Morisaki M, Imamura S, Aoyagi K. Evaluation of quality of life in Japanese normal pregnant women. Acta Med Nagasaki 52(4): 95099, 2007.
141.　Takamura N, Abe Y, Nakazato M, Maeda T, Wada M, Nakashima K, Kusano Y, Aoyagi K. Determinants of plasma homocysteine levels and carotid intima-media thickness in Japanese. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 16(4): 698-703, 2007.
142.　Ishibashi K, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Yamasaki H, Abiru N, Nakazato M, Kamihira S, Maeda T. Multimers and adiponectin gene 276G>T polymorphism in the Japanese population residing in rural areas. Clin Chem Lab Med 45(11): 1557-63, 2007.
143.　Shono I, Takamura N, Nakano M, Honda S. Effects of Volunteering at Welfare Facilities in Japanese Senior Citizens on Their Own Well-being. Acta Med Nagasaki 52(2), 45-51, 2007.
144.　Morita N, Takamura N, Murakami T, Jo O, Aoyagi K, Yamashita S, Okumura Y. Evaluation of fat-free mass by whole-body counter in Japanese healthy young adults. Radiat Prot Dosim 123(1):128-30, 2007.
145.　Takamura N, Bebeshko V, Aoyagi K, Yamashita S, Saito H. Ukraine urinary iodine levels; 20 years after the Chernobyl accident. Endocr J 54(2):335, 2007.
146.　Nakashima M, Takamura N, Namba H, Saenko V, Meirmanov S, Matsumoto N, Hayashi T, Maeda S, Sekine I. RET oncogene amplification in thyroid cancer: Correlations with radiation-associated and high-grade malignancy. Hum Pathol 38(4):621-8, 2007.
147.　Ye Z, Honda S, Abe Y, Kusano Y, Takamura N, Imamura Y, Eida K, Takemoto T, Aoyagi K. Influence of work duration or physical symptoms on mental health among Japanese visual display terminal users. Ind Health 45(2):328-33, 2007.
148.　Takai K, Honda S, Ye Z, Abe Y, Takamura N, Osaki M, Kusano Y, Takemoto T, Aoyagi K. Fear of falling among community-dwelling elderly women receiving visiting nursing services in Japan. Acta Med Nagasaki 52 7-11, 2007.
149.　Ye Z, Abe Y, Kusano Y, Takamura N, Eida K, Takemoto T, Aoyagi K. The influence of visual display terminal use on the physical and mental conditions of administrative staff in Japan. J Physiol Anthropol 26(2):69-73, 2007.
150.　Ugarte J, Abe Y, Fukuda H, Honda S, Takamura N, Kobuke Y, Ye Z, Aoyagi K, Mendoza O, Shinsho F. Self-perceived oral health status and influencing factors of the elderly residents of a peri-urban area of La Paz, Bolivia. Int Dent J 57(1):19-26, 2007.
151.　Mori S, Sugahara K, Uemura A, Yamada Y, Uzihara K, Hayashida H, Ideguchi T, Ishibashi K, Nakazato M, Maeda T, Takamura N, Kamihira S. The possibility of a valuable resource of circulating DNA for single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping: the application of a rapid and simple polymerase chain reaction with melting curve analysis for methylentetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism. Lab Hematol 13(1): 1-5, 2007.
152.　Yagura C, Takamura N, Kadota K, Nagazumi T, Morishita Y, Nakazato M, Maeda, T, Kusano Y, Abe Y, Aoyagi K. Evaluation of cardiovascular risk factors and related clinical markers in healthy young Japanese adults. Clin Chem Lab Med 45(2): 220-5, 2007.
153.　Aoyagi K, Kusano Y, Takamura N, Abe Y, Osaki M, Une H. Obesity and cardiovascular risk factors among men and women aged 40 years and older in a rural area of Japan. J Physiol Anthropol 25(6): 371-5, 2006.
154.　Kanagae M, Abe Y, Honda S, Takamura N, Kusano Y, Takemoto T, Aoyagi K. Determinants of self-rated health among community-dwelling women aged 40 years and over in Japan. Tohoku J Exp Med 210(1):11-9, 2006.
155.　Akilzhanova A, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Karazhanova L, Yamashita S. Effect of B vitamins and genetics on success of in-vitro fertilisation. Lancet 368(9531):200-1, 2006.
156.　Hara T, Takamura N, Akashi S, Nakazato M, Maeda T, Wada M, Nakashima K, Abe Y, Kusano Y, Aoyagi K. Evaluation of clinical markers of atherosclerosis in young and elderly Japanese adults. Clin Chem Lab Med 44(7):824-9, 2006.
157.　Akilzhanova A, Takamura N, Aoyagi K, Karazhanova L, Yamashita S. Folic acid deficiency: main etiological factor of megaloblastic anemia in Kazakhstan? Am J Hematol 81(6):471, 2006.
158.　Akilzhanova A, Takamura N, Zhaojia Y, Aoyagi K, Karazhanova L, Yamashita S. Kazakhstan: a folate-deficient area? Eur J Clin Nutr 60(9):1141-3, 2006.
159.　Morita M, Takamura N, Kusano Y, Abe Y, Moji K, Takemoto T, Aoyagi K. Relationship between falls and physical performance measures among community-dwelling elderly women in Japan. Aging Clin Exp Res 17(3):211-6, 2005.
160.　Saitoh O, Mizutori Y, Takamura N, Yamasaki H, Kita A, Kuwahara H, Nagayama Y. Adenovirus-mediated gene delivery of interleukin-10, but not transforming growth factor beta, ameliorates the induction of Graves' hyperthyroidism in BALB/c mice. Clin Exp Immunol 141(3):405-11, 2005.
161.　Nakazawa T, Kondo T, Kobayashi Y, Takamura N, Murata S, Kameyama K, Muramatsu A, Ito K, Kobayashi M, Katoh R.RET gene rearrangements (RET/PTC1 and RET/PTC3) in papillary thyroid carcinomas from an iodine-rich country (Japan). Cancer 104(5):943-51, 2005.
162.　Morita N, Takamura N, Ashizawa K, Shimasaki T, Yamashita S, Okumura Y. Measurement of whole body Cs-137 in residents around Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 113(3):326-9, 2005.
163.　Iwanaga K, Takamura N, Abe Y, Ye Zhaojia Y, Shinzato K, Hosoda H, Kangawa K, Ohtsuru A, Kohno S, Yamashita S, Aoyagi K. Plasma concentrations of adrenomedullin and ghrelin in hemodialysis patients with sustained and episodic hypotension. Endocr J 52(1):23-8, 2005.
164.　Nishiguchi M, Takamura N, Abe Y, Kono M, Shindo H, Aoyagi K. Pilot study on the use of tourniquet: a risk factor for pulmonary thromboembolism after total knee arthroplasty? Throm Res 115(4):271-6, 2005.
165.　Takamura N, Iwauchi T, Aoyagi K, Yamashita S. Steam Leak Accident at Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. Endocr J 51(6):615, 2004.
166.　Kimura Y, Takamura N, Fukunaga M, Kanagae M, Abe Y, Aoyagi K. Evaluation of high sensitive C-reactive protein and 5-10 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotype in Japanese young adults. Biomarkers 9(3): 291-297, 2004.
167.　Oishi K, Honda S, Takamura N, Kusano Y, Abe Y, Moji K, Takemoto T, Tahara Y, Aoyagi K. Secular trends of sizes at birth in Japanese healthy infants born between 1962 and 1988. J Physiol Anthropol Appl Human Sci 23(5):155-61, 2004.
168.　Takamura N, Kondoh T, Ohgi S, Arisawa K, Mine M, Yamashita S, Aoyagi K. Abnormal folic acid / homocysteine metabolism as maternal risk factors for Down syndrome in Japan. Eur J Nutr 43(5): 285-7, 2004.
169.　Takamura N, Nakamura Y, Ishigaki K, Ishigaki J, Mine M, Aoyagi K, Yamashita S. Thyroid blockade during a radiation emergency in iodine-rich areas: Effect of stable–iodine dosage. J Rad Res 45(2): 201-4, 2004.
170.　Nakashima M, Meirmanov S, Naruke Y, Kondo H, Saenko V, Rogounovitch T, Shimizu-Yoshida Y, Takamura N, Namba H, Ito M, Abrosimov A, Lushnikov E, Roumiantsev P, Tsyb A, Yamashita S, Sekine I. Cyclin D1 overexpression in thyroid tumours from a radio-contaminated area and its correlation with Pin1 and aberrant beta-catenin expression. J Pathol 202(4):446-55, 2004.
171.　Iwata K, Takamura N, Nakashima M, Alipov G, Mine M, Matsumoto N, Yoshiura K, Prouglo Y, Sekine I, Katayama I, Yamashita S. Loss of heterozygosity on chromosome 9q22.3 in microdissected basal cell carcinoma around Semipalatinsk nuclear testing site, Kazakhstan. Hum Pathol 35(4):460-4, 2004.
172.　Nishiguchi M, Takamura N, Aoyagi K. Correspondence: Comparison of Ximelagatran with Warfarin for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism after Total Knee Replacement. N Engl J Med 350(6):616-7, 2004.
173.　Zagurovskaya M, Takamura N, Slesarev V, Aoyagi K, Yamashita S. Benign thyroid diseases among Chernobyl liquidators. Endocr J 50(6): 837-838, 2003.
174.　Hamada A, Zakupbekova M, Sagandikova S, Espenbetova M, Ohashi T, Takamura N, Yamashita S. Iodine prophylaxis around the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Testing Site, Republic of Kazakstan. Public Health Nutr 6(8):785-789, 2003.
175.　Zhang Y, Aoyagi K, Honda S, Yahata Y, Yoshimi I, Kusano Y, Takamura N, Kobayashi M, Moji K, Takemoto T. Effects of lifestyle factors on stiffness index of calcaneous measured by quantitative ultrasound system among Japanese womed aged 40 years and over: The Hizen-Oshima study. Tohoku J Exp Med 201(2): 97-107, 2003.
176.　Takamura N, Hamada A. Yamaguchi N, Matsushita N, Tarasiuk I, Ohashi T, Aoyagi K, Mine M, Yamashita S. Urinary iodine kinetics after oral loading of potassium iodine. Endocr J 50(5): 589-94, 2003.
177.　Olkhovich N, Takamura N, Pichkur NA, Gorovenko NG, Aoyagi K, Yamashita S. Novel mutations in Arylsulfatase A gene in three Ukrainian families with metachromatic leukodystrophy. Mol Genet Metab 80(3): 360-3, 2003.
178.　Meirmanov S, Nakashima M, Kondo H, Matsufuji R, Takamura N, Ishigaki K, Ito M, Prouglo Y, Yamashita S, Sekine I. Correlation of cytoplasmic beta-catenin and cyclin D1 overexpression during thyroid carcinogenesis around Semipalatinsk nuclear test site. Thyroid. 13(6): 537-45, 2003.
179.　Hamada A, Takamura N, Meirmanov S, Alipov G, Mine M, Ensebaev R, Sagandikova S, Ohashi T, Yamashita S. No evidence of radiation risk for thyroid gland among schoolchildren around Semipalatinsk Nuclear Testing Site. Endocr J 50(1): 85-89, 2003.
180.　Ito M, Nakashima M, Nakayama T, Ohtsuru A, Nagayama Y, Takamura N, Demedchik EP, Sekine I, Yamashita S. Expression of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Axl and its Ligand Gas6 in Pediatric Thyroid Carcinomas around Chernobyl. Thyroid 12(11): 971-5, 2002.
181.　Takamura N, Kurihara K, Yamashita S, Kondo M. Need for measurement of porphyrins in teardrops in patients with congenital erythropoietic porphyria. Br J Ophthalmol 86(10):1188, 2002.
182.　Saenko VA, Rogounovitch TI, Abrosimov AY, Takamura N, Lushnikov EF, Namba H, Yamashita S. Problem of prevalence of ret/PTC rearrangements in thyroid tumors. Thyroid 12(5):435-6, 2002.
183.　Arisawa K, Soda M, Shirahama S, Saito H, Takamura N, Yamaguchi M, Odagiri K, Nakagoe T, Suyama A, Doi H. Geographic distribution of the incidence of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and other malignancies in nagasaki prefecture, Japan. Jpn J Clin Oncol 32(8):301-6, 2002.
184.　Ishigaki K, Namba H, Takamura N, Saiwai H, Pashin V, Ohashi T, Yamashita S. Urinary Iodine Levels and Thyroid Diseases in Children; Comparison between Nagasaki and Chernobyl. Endocr J 48(5): 591-6, 2001.
185.　Iwata T, Nara Y, Torii S, Takamura N, Yamashita S. Autologous Skin Graft Transplantation for Refractory Ulcer Hand Associated with Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria. Plas Reconst Surg 108(5): 1445-6, 2001.
186.　Kurihara K, Takamura N, Imaizumi S, Harada T, Udo K, Yamashita S, Kondo M. Occular Involvement Caused by the Accumulation of Porphyrins in a Patient with Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria. Br J Ophtalmol 85(10): 1265-6, 2001.
187.　Takamura N, Nakashima M, Ito M, Shibata Y, Ashizawa K, Yamashita S. A new century of international telemedicine for radiation-exposed victims in the world. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 86(8):4000, 2001.
188.　Rogounovitch T, Takamura N, Hombrados I, Morel C, Tanaka T , Kameyoshi　Y, Shimizu-Yoshida Y, de Verneuil H, Yamashita S. Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria; a novel homozygous mutation in a Japanese patient. J Inv Dermatol, 115(6):1156, 2000.
189.　Sautin Y, Takamura N, Shklyaev S, Nagayama Y, Ohtsuru A, Namba H, Yamashita S. Ceramide-induced apoptosis of human thyroid cancer cells resistant to apoptosis by irradiation. Thyroid 10(9):733-40, 2000.
190.　Takamura N, Kryshenko N, Masyakin V, Tamashiro H, Yamashita S. Chernobyl-induced radiophobia and the incidence of tuberculosis. Lancet 356(9225): 257-8, 2000.
191.　Fofanova O, Takamura N, Kinoshita E, Vorontsov A, Vladimirova V, Dedov I, Peterkova V, Yamashita S. MR Imaging of the Pituitary Gland in Children with Congenital Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency associated with PROP1 Mutations. Am J Roentogenol 174(2):555-9, 2000.
192.　Takamura N, Fofanova OV, Kinoshita E, Yamashita S. Gene analysis of PROP1 in dwarfism with combined pituitary hormone deficiency. Growth Horm IGF Res 9 Suppl B:12-7, 1999.
193.　Alipov G, Ito M, Prouglo Y, Takamura N, Yamashita S. Ret/PTC Rearrangement in Thyroid Cancer around Semipalatinsk Nuclear Testing Site. Lancet 354(9189): 1528-9, 1999.
194.　Yamashita S, Shibata Y, Takamura N, Ashizawa K, Eguchi K. Telemedicine from Nagasaki to Chernobyl. Thyroid 9(9):969, 1999.
195.　Belugin S, Akino K, Takamura N, Mine M, Romanovsky D, Fedoseev V, Kubarko A, Kosaka M, Yamashita S. Developmental and hormonal regulation of thermosensitive neuron potential activity in rat brain. Thyroid 9(8):837-43, 1999.
196.　Nakamura S, Ohtsuru A, Takamura N, Kitange G, Tokunaga Y, Yasunaga A, Shibata S, Yamashita S. Prop-1 gene expression in human pituitary tumors. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 84(7): 2581-4, 1999.
197.　Hara T, Namba H, Takamura N, Yang TT, Nagayama Y, Fukata S, Kuma K, Ishikawa N, Ito K, Yamashita S. Thyrotropin regulates c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activity through two distinct signal pathways in human thyroid cells. Endocrinology 140(4):1724-30, 1999.
198.　Fofanova V, Takamura N, Kinoshita E, Meerson M, Iljina K, Nechvolodova L, Evgrafov V, Peterkova A, Yamashita S. A missense mutation of C1659 in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 gene in Russian patients with hypochondroplasia. Endocr J 45(6):791-5, 1998.
199.　Takamura N, Yamashita S, Namba H, Alipov G, Ito M, Sekine I, Espenbetova M, Raisov T, Gusev B. Need for investigation of thyroid disease around Semipalatinsk nuclear testing site, Kazakhstan. Thyroid 8(7):635-6, 1998.
200.　Fofanova O, Takamura N, Kinoshita E, Parks J, Brown M, Peterkova V, Evgrafov O, Goncharov P, Bulatov AA, Dedov II, Yamashita S. Compound heterozygous deletion of the PROP-1 gene in children with combined pituitary hormone deficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 83(7):2601-4, 1998.
201.　Fofanova O, Takamura N, Kinoshita E, Parks J, Brown M, Peterkova V, Evgrafov O, Goncharov P, Bulatov A, Dedov I, Yamashita S. A mutational hot spot in the Prop-1 gene in Russian children with combined pituitary hormone deficiency. Pituitary 1(1): 45-9, 1998.
202.　Fofanova O, Takamura N, Kinoshita E, Yoshimoto M, Tsuji Y, Peterkova V, Evgrafov O, Dedov I, Goncharov N, Yamashita S. Rarity of PIT1 involvement in children from Russia with combined pituitary hormone deficiency. Am J Med Genet 77(5):360-5, 1998.
203.　Tanaka K, Nagayama Y, Nakano T, Takamura N, Namba H, Fukada S, Kuma K, Yamashita S, Niwa M. Expression profile of receptor-type protein tyrosine kinase genes in the human thyroid. Endocrinology 139(3):852-8, 1998.
204.　Takamura N, Hombrados I, Tanigawa K, Namba H, Nagayama Y, de Verneuil H, Yamashita S. Novel point mutation in the uroporphyrinogen III synthase gene causes congenital erythropoietic porphyria of a Japanese family. Am J Med Genet 70(3):299-302, 1997.
205.　Yang T, Namba H, Hara T, Takamura N, Nagayama Y, Fukata S, Ishikawa N, Kuma K, Ito K, Yamashita S. p53 induced by ionizing radiation mediates DNA end-jointing activity, but not apoptosis of thyroid cells. Oncogene 14(4):1511-9, 1997.
206.　Tanigawa K, Bensidhoum M, Takamura N, Namba H, Yamashita S, de Verneuil H, Ged C. A novel point mutation in congenital erythropoietic porphyria in two members of Japanese family. Hum Genet 97(5):557-60, 1996.
207.　Tanigawa K, Takamura N, Nakata K, Nagataki S, Yamashita S. Ocular complication in congenital erythropoietic porphyria. Ophthalmologica 210(3):183-5, 1996.
208.　Maeda S, Namba H, Takamura N, Tanigawa K, Takahashi M, Noguchi S, Nagataki S, Kanematsu T, Yamashita S. A single missense mutation in codon 918 of the RET proto-oncogene in sporadic medullary thyroid carcinomas. Endocr J 42(2):245-50, 1995.