Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (Masahiro Hiratsuka)
2026.01.20

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2.   Saleous Reema, Hishinuma Eiji, Al-Mahayri Zeina N., et al. Evaluation of the functional impact of rare CYP2C19 missense variants identified in understudied Populations: An Integrated in silico and in vitro analysis. Biochemical Pharmacology. 2025; 242 : 117350. doi:10.1016/j.bcp.2025.117350  
3.   Shimizu Makiko, Hishinuma Eiji, Igarashi Rika, et al. In Silico Binary Classification of Catalytic Function (Unaffected or Impaired) of Flavin-Containing Monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) Variants and in Vitro Validation Using New Variants Found in a Japanese Genome Resource Database. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 2025; 48 (7): b25-00359. doi:10.1248/bpb.b25-00359  
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5.   Yamazaki Shuki, Hishinuma Eiji, Suzuki Yuma, et al. Functional significance of CYP2B6 gene rare allelic variants identified in Japanese individuals. Biochemical Pharmacology. 2024; 229 : 116515. doi:10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116515  
6.   Kato Koichi, Nakayoshi Tomoki, Hioki Sho, et al. Structural Impact Assessment of Cytochrome P450 2A13 Polymorphisms Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 2024; 47 (3): b23-00908. doi:10.1248/bpb.b23-00908  
7.   Shimizu Makiko, Makiguchi Miaki, Hishinuma Eiji, et al. Rare but impaired flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) variants reported in a recently updated Japanese mega-databank of genome resources. Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 2024; 55 : 100539. doi:10.1016/j.dmpk.2023.100539  
8.   Sato Toshihiro, Kawabata Takeshi, Kumondai Masaki, et al. Effect of Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide 1B1 on Plasma Concentration Dynamics of Clozapine in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25 (23): 13228. doi:10.3390/ijms252313228  
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10.   Tadaka Shu, Kawashima Junko, Hishinuma Eiji, et al. jMorp: Japanese Multi-Omics Reference Panel update report 2023. Nucleic Acids Research. 2024; 52 (D1): D622-D632. doi:10.1093/nar/gkad978  
11.   Kumondai Masaki, Maekawa Masamitsu, Hishinuma Eiji, et al. Development of a Simultaneous Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Analytical Method for Urinary Endogenous Substrates and Metabolites for Predicting Cytochrome P450 3A4 Activity. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 2023; 46 (3): b22-00840. doi:10.1248/bpb.b22-00840  
12.   Hishinuma Eiji, Narita Yoko, Rico Evelyn Marie Gutiérrez, et al. Functional Characterization of 12 Dihydropyrimidinase Allelic Variants in Japanese Individuals for the Prediction of 5-Fluorouracil Treatment-Related Toxicity. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 2023; 51 (2): 165-173. doi:10.1124/dmd.122.001045  
13.   Sato Yu, Hishinuma Eiji, Yamazaki Shuki, et al. Functional Characterization of 29 Cytochrome P450 4F2 Variants Identified in a Population of 8380 Japanese Subjects and Assessment of Arachidonic Acid ω -Hydroxylation. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 2023; 51 (12): 1561-1568. doi:10.1124/dmd.123.001389  
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15.   Shimizu Makiko, Hirose Nagisa, Kato Mao, et al. Further survey of genetic variants of flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) in Japanese subjects found in an updated database of genome resources and identified by phenotyping for trimethylaminuria. Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 2022; 46 : 100465. doi:10.1016/j.dmpk.2022.100465  
16.   Hishinuma Eiji, Narita Yoko, Obuchi Kai, et al. Importance of Rare DPYD Genetic Polymorphisms for 5-Fluorouracil Therapy in the Japanese Population. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2022; 13 : . doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.930470  
17.   Ohneda Kinuko, Hiratsuka Masahiro, Kawame Hiroshi, et al. A Pilot Study for Return of Individual Pharmacogenomic Results to Population-Based Cohort Study Participants. JMA Journal. 2022; 5 (2): . doi:10.31662/jmaj.2021-0156  
18.   Ganaha Akira, Hishinuma Eiji, Kaname Tadashi, et al. Rapid Genetic Diagnosis for Okinawan Patients with Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Using Single-Stranded Tag Hybridization Chromatographic Printed-Array Strip. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022; 11 (4): 1099. doi:10.3390/jcm11041099  
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20.   Siamoglou Stavroula, Koromina Maria, Hishinuma Eiji, et al. Identification and functional validation of novel pharmacogenomic variants using a next-generation sequencing-based approach for clinical pharmacogenomics. Pharmacological Research. 2022; 176 : 106087. doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106087  
21.   Kumondai Masaki, Gutiérrez Rico Evelyn Marie, Hishinuma Eiji, et al. Functional Characterization of 40 CYP3A4 Variants by Assessing Midazolam 1′-Hydroxylation and Testosterone 6 β -Hydroxylation. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 2021; 49 (3): 212-220. doi:10.1124/dmd.120.000261  
22.   Shimizu Makiko, Koibuchi Natsumi, Mizugaki Ami, et al. Genetic variants of flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) in Japanese subjects identified by phenotyping for trimethylaminuria and found in a database of genome resources. Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 2021; 38 : 100387. doi:10.1016/j.dmpk.2021.100387  
23.   Isaka Yuichi, Nishio Shin-ya, Hishinuma Eiji, et al. Improvement of a Rapid and Highly Sensitive Method for the Diagnosis of the Mitochondrial m.1555A>G Mutation Based on a Single-Stranded Tag Hybridization Chromatographic Printed-Array Strip. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 2021; 25 (1): 79-83. doi:10.1089/gtmb.2020.0105  
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25.   Fukunaga Koya, Hishinuma Eiji, Hiratsuka Masahiro, et al. Determination of novel CYP2D6 haplotype using the targeted sequencing followed by the long-read sequencing and the functional characterization in the Japanese population. Journal of Human Genetics. 2021; 66 (2): 139-149. doi:10.1038/s10038-020-0815-x  
26.   Kumondai Masaki, Ito Akio, Gutiérrez Rico Evelyn Marie, et al. Functional Assessment of 12 Rare Allelic CYP2C9 Variants Identified in a Population of 4773 Japanese Individuals. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2021; 11 (2): 94. doi:10.3390/jpm11020094  
27.   Kumondai Masaki, Gutiérrez Rico Evelyn, Hishinuma Eiji, et al. Functional Characterization of 21 Rare Allelic CYP1A2 Variants Identified in a Population of 4773 Japanese Individuals by Assessing Phenacetin O-Deethylation. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2021; 11 (8): 690. doi:10.3390/jpm11080690  
28.   Hishinuma Eiji, Gutiérrez Rico Evelyn, Hiratsuka Masahiro. In Vitro Assessment of Fluoropyrimidine-Metabolizing Enzymes: Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase, Dihydropyrimidinase, and β-Ureidopropionase. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2020; 9 (8): 2342. doi:10.3390/jcm9082342  
29.   Kumondai Masaki, Hishinuma Eiji, Gutiérrez Rico Evelyn Marie, et al. Heterologous expression of high-activity cytochrome P450 in mammalian cells. Scientific Reports. 2020; 10 (1): 14193. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-71035-5  
30.   Shimizu Makiko, Yoda Hiromi, Nakakuki Komei, et al. Genetic variants of flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) derived from Japanese subjects with the trimethylaminuria phenotype and whole-genome sequence data from a large Japanese database. Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 2019; 34 (5): 334-339. doi:10.1016/j.dmpk.2019.06.001  
31.   Watanabe Takashi, Saito Takahiro, Rico Evelyn Marie Gutiérrez, et al. Functional characterization of 40 CYP2B6 allelic variants by assessing efavirenz 8-hydroxylation. Biochemical Pharmacology. 2018; 156 : 420-430. doi:10.1016/j.bcp.2018.09.010  
32.   Hishinuma Eiji, Narita Yoko, Saito Sakae, et al. Functional Characterization of 21 Allelic Variants of Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Identified in 1070 Japanese Individuals. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 2018; 46 (8): 1083-1090. doi:10.1124/dmd.118.081737  
33.   Kumondai Masaki, Ito Akio, Hishinuma Eiji, et al. Development and application of a rapid and sensitive genotyping method for pharmacogene variants using the single-stranded tag hybridization chromatographic printed-array strip (STH-PAS). Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 2018; 33 (6): 258-263. doi:10.1016/j.dmpk.2018.08.003  
34.   Saito Takahiro, Gutiérrez Rico Evelyn Marie, Kikuchi Aoi, et al. Functional characterization of 50 CYP2D6 allelic variants by assessing primaquine 5-hydroxylation. Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 2018; 33 (6): 250-257. doi:10.1016/j.dmpk.2018.08.004  
35.   Kumondai Masaki, Hosono Hiroki, Maekawa Masamitsu, et al. Functional characterization of 9 CYP2A13 allelic variants by assessment of nicotine C-oxidation and coumarin 7-hydroxylation. Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 2018; 33 (1): 82-89. doi:10.1016/j.dmpk.2017.11.004  
36.   Saito Takahiro, Kikuchi Aoi, Kaneko Akira, et al. Rapid and sensitive multiplex single-tube nested PCR for the identification of five human Plasmodium species. Parasitology International. 2018; 67 (3): 277-283. doi:10.1016/j.parint.2018.01.005  
37.   Hishinuma Eiji, Akai Fumika, Narita Yoko, et al. Functional characterization of 21 allelic variants of dihydropyrimidinase. Biochemical Pharmacology. 2017; 143 : 118-128. doi:10.1016/j.bcp.2017.06.121  
38.   Saito Takahiro, Honda Masashi, Takahashi Masamitsu, et al. Functional characterization of 10 CYP4A11 allelic variants to evaluate the effect of genotype on arachidonic acid ω-hydroxylation. Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 2015; 30 (1): 119-122. doi:10.1016/j.dmpk.2014.09.001