Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (Eiichi N. Kodama)
2025.05.01

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3.   Tokioka Sayuri, Takase Masato, Nakaya Naoki, et al. Sex difference in genetic risk in the prevalence of atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 2025; : . doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.03.1974  
4.   Takahara Aoi, Nakatsu Toru, Hirata Kazushige, et al. Elucidation of Postfusion Structures of the Measles Virus F Protein for the Structure-Based Design of Fusion Inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2025; 68 (3): 3123-3133. doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c02337  
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7.   Noji Yoshiaki, Hatanaka Rieko, Nakaya Naoki, et al. Association of physiological factors with grip and leg extension strength: tohoku medical megabank community-based cohort study. BMC Public Health. 2024; 24 (1): 714. doi:10.1186/s12889-024-18244-z  
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10.   Takase Masato, Nakaya Naoki, Tanno Kozo, et al. Relationship between traditional risk factors for hypertension and systolic blood pressure in the Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-based Cohort Study. Hypertension Research. 2024; 47 (6): 1533-1545. doi:10.1038/s41440-024-01582-1  
11.   Tokioka Sayuri, Nakaya Naoki, Nakaya Kumi, et al. The association between depressive symptoms and masked hypertension in participants with normotension measured at research center. Hypertension Research. 2024; 47 (3): 586-597. doi:10.1038/s41440-023-01484-8  
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16.   Takase Masato, Nakamura Tomohiro, Nakaya Naoki, et al. Relationships of Fat Mass Index and Fat-Free Mass Index with Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels in the Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 2024; 31 (6): 64535. doi:10.5551/jat.64535  
17.   Takase Masato, Yamada Mitsuhiro, Nakamura Tomohiro, et al. Combined Fat Mass and Fat-free Mass Indices and Lung Function Among Japanese Population: The Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-based Cohort Study. Journal of Epidemiology. 2024; 34 (3): JE20220355. doi:10.2188/jea.JE20220355  
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20.   Takase Masato, Nakaya Naoki, Nakamura Tomohiro, et al. Genetic risk, lifestyle adherence, and risk of developing hyperuricaemia in a Japanese population. Rheumatology. 2024; : . doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keae492  
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24.   Tokioka Sayuri, Nakaya Naoki, Nakaya Kumi, et al. Association of Central Blood Pressure and Carotid Intima Media Thickness with New-Onset Hypertension in People with High Normal Blood Pressure. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 2023; 30 (12): 64151. doi:10.5551/jat.64151  
25.   Takase Masato, Nakamura Tomohiro, Nakaya Naoki, et al. Associations between the Combined Fat Mass Index and Fat-Free Mass Index with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in a Japanese Population: The Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 2023; 30 (3): 63523. doi:10.5551/jat.63523  
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27.   Takase Masato, Nakaya Naoki, Nakamura Tomohiro, et al. Influence of Diabetes Family History on the Associations of Combined Genetic and Lifestyle Risks with Diabetes in the Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 2023; 30 (12): 64425. doi:10.5551/jat.64425  
28.   Takase Masato, Yamada Mitsuhiro, Nakamura Tomohiro, et al. The Association of Lung Function and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in a Japanese Population: The Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 2023; 30 (8): 63826. doi:10.5551/jat.63826  
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30.   Takase Masato, Yamada Mitsuhiro, Nakamura Tomohiro, et al. Association between lung function and hypertension and home hypertension in a Japanese population: the Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study. Journal of Hypertension. 2023; 41 (3): 443-452. doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000003356  
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40.   Takase Masato, Nakamura Tomohiro, Hirata Takumi, et al. Association between fat mass index, fat‐free mass index and hemoglobin A1c in a Japanese population: The Tohoku Medical Megabank Community‐based Cohort Study. Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 2022; 13 (5): 858-867. doi:10.1111/jdi.13729  
41.   Sugawara Junichi, Ishikuro Mami, Obara Taku, et al. Maternal Baseline Characteristics and Perinatal Outcomes: The Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study. Journal of epidemiology. 2022; 32 (2): 69-79. doi:10.2188/jea.JE20200338  
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