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2025

Psychological distress and cancer worry in unaffected relatives undergoing cascade testing with multigene panel testing

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Human Genetics. 71(7):435-442. 2026 Jul.
Kimura K, Kuwata T, Hiraoka Y, Matsukawa M, Tomozawa C, Aitani M, Komura Y, Miki I, Wakabayashi M, Furui Y, Kondo H, Saigoh K, Yamamoto Y, Akagi K, Narimatsu H, Yokono M, Amano S, Muto K, Nagami F, Kato K, Yamashita R, Imoto I, Kosugi S, Hirata M, Yoshino T, Nakamura Y. J2026/3. DOI: 10.1038/s10038-026-01464-z

Press release guide for genomic research and medicine: a framework co-developed with public contributors in Japan

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Human Genetics. 71(3):119-124. 2026 Mar.
Arakawa M, Takeuchi T, Ebana Y, Muto K, Yoshida M, Nagami F.
DOI: 10.1038/s10038-026-01452-3

Exploring Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement in Allergy Research: Cross‐Disease and Cross‐Stakeholder Perspectives in Japan.

Watanabe Saori, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Allergy. 81(3):902-905. 2026 Mar.
Takeya Adachi, Saori Watanabe, Yu Kuwabara, Yuki Abe, Masaki Futamura, Takenori Inomata, Keima Ito, Meiko Kimura, Keiko Kan‐o, Hanako Koguchi‐Yoshioka, Yosuke Kurashima, Katsunori Masaki, Mayumi Matsunaga, Haruka Miki, Saeko Nakajima, Yuumi Nakamura, Yasushi Ogawa, Aiko Oka, Masafumi Sakashita, Sakura Sato, Kyohei Takahashi, Masato Tamari, Takeshi Tsuda, Satoru Yonekura, Mayumi Tamari, Kaori Muto, Hideaki Morita.
DOI:10.1111/all.70064

Symposium report—ethical and social considerations regarding return of secondary findings in atomic bomb survivors.

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Carcinogenesis. 46(3): bgaf059. 2025 Sep.
Noriaki Yoshida, Douglas R Stewart, Arikuni Uchimura, Ken-ichi Arita, Yvonne Bombard, Megan Frone, Takao Hinoi, Kenji Kamiya, Shigeru Katamine, Junji Kayukawa, Kazunori Kodama, David T Miller, Kiyonori Miura, Kaori Muto, Fuji Nagami, Hidewaki Nakagawa, Asao Noda, Waka Ohishi, Osamu Tanabe, Chikashi Terao, Preetha Rajaraman, Kazuto Kato, Leslie G Biesecker.
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgaf059

What does “appropriate scientific justification” mean for the review of human pluripotent stem cell, embryo, and related research?

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Stem Cell Reports. 20(5):102479. 2025 May.
Erica C. Jonlin, Misao Fujita, Rosario Isasi, Kazuto Kato, Megan Munsie, Kaori Muto, Kathy Niakan, Krishanu Saha, Jeremy Sugarman, Leigh Turner, Insoo Hyun.
DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2025.102479

International Survey on Genetic Literacy and Awareness in Patients With Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy

Kiya Yukitaka, Ph.D.
Neurology Genetics. 12(1):e200336. 2026 Jan.
Shinichiro Yamada, Atsushi Hashizume, Daisuke Ito, Yoshiyuki Kishimoto, Shota Komori, Takahiro Kawase, Ayano Kondo, Yukitaka Kiya, Hideaki Nakatsuji, Yukihiko Suzuki, Yasuhiro Tako, Yukihiko Hamada, Kim Slowe, Kathleen A. Thompson, Terry Thompson, Masahisa Katsuno.
DOI: 10.1212/NXG.0000000000200336

2024

Attitudes of patients with IVF/ICSI toward human embryo in vitro culture beyond 14 days

Kiya Yukitaka, Ph.D., Watanabe Saori, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Regenerative Therapy. 26: 831-836. 2024 Sep
Yukitaka Kiya, Saori Watanabe, Kana Harada, Hideki Yui, Yoshimi Yashiro, Kaori Muto
DOI: 10.1016/j.reth.2024.09.005.

(Not so) Lost in Translation: Considering the GA4GH Diversity in Datasets Policy in the Japanese Context.

Sato Momoko, M.A., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Asian Bioethics Review. 17(1):59–72. 2024 Aug.
Momoko Sato, Kaori Muto, Yukihide Momozawa, Yann Joly.
DOI: 10.1007/s41649-024-00305-5.

Opinions on research involving human embryo models by researchers and the general public.

Muto Kaori, Ph.D., Watanabe Saori, Ph.D., Kiya Yukitaka, Ph.D, Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Regenerative Therapy. 26: 9-13. 2024 May.
Hideki Yui, Yoshimi Yashiro, Kaori Muto, Saori Watanabe, Yukitaka Kiya, Yusuke Inoue, Zentaro Yamagata.
DOI: 10.1016/j.reth.2024.05.001.

Common and rare genetic variants predisposing females to unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss

Muto Kaori, Ph.D., Nagai Akiko, Ph.D.
Nature Communications. 15, 5744. 2024 July.
Kyuto Sonehara, Yoshitaka Yano, Tatsuhiko Naito, Shinobu Goto, Hiroyuki Yoshihara, Takahiro Otani, Fumiko Ozawa, Tamao Kitaori, Yuji Yamanashi, Yoichi Furukawa, Yukinori Okada, Yoshinori Murakami, Yoichiro Kamatani, Kaori Muto, Akiko Nagai, Yusuke Nakamura, Wataru Obara, Ken Yamaji, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Satoshi Asai, Yasuo Takahashi, Shinichi Higashiue, Shuzo Kobayashi, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Yasunobu Nagata, Satoshi Wakita, Chikako Nito, Yu Ki Iwasaki, Shigeo Murayama, Kozo Yoshimori, Yoshio Miki, Daisuke Obata, Masahiko Higashiyama, Akihide Masumoto, Yoshinobu Koga, Yukihiro Koretsune, Koichi Matsuda, Takashi Nishiyama, Yukinori Okada, Mayumi Sugiura-Ogasawara.
DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49993-5

Genome-wide association studies for pelvic organ prolapse in the Japanese population

Muto Kaori, Ph.D., Nagai Akiko, Ph.D.
Communications Biology. 7, 1188. 2024 Sep.
Masatoshi Matsunami, Minako Imamura, Asuka Ashikari, Xiaoxi Liu, Kohei Tomizuka, Keiko Hikino, Kosei Miwa, Katsumi Kadekawa, Tetsuji Suda, Takayuki Morisaki, Yukinori Okada, Yoichiro Kamatani, Kaori Muto, Akiko Nagai, Yoji Sagiya, Natsuhiko Kumasaka, Yoichi Furukawa, Yuji Yamanashi, Yoshinori Murakami, Yusuke Nakamura, Wataru Obara, Ken Yamaji, Kazuhisa Takahash, Satoshi Asai, Yasuo Takahashi, Shinichi Higashiue, Shuzo Kobayashi, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Yasunobu Nagata, Satoshi Wakita, Chikako Nito, Yu-ki Iwasaki, Shigeo Murayama, Kozo Yoshimori, Yoshio Miki, Daisuke Obata, Masahiko Higashiyama, Akihide Masumoto, Yoshinobu Koga, Yukihiro Koretsune, Koichi Matsuda, Minoru Miyazato, Chikashi Terao, Shiro Maeda.

Patient survey on cancer genomic medicine in Japan under the national health insurance system

Kawata Junichi, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Cancer Science. 115 (3): 954-962. 2024 Mar.
Hidenori Kage, Nana Akiyama, Hyangri Chang, Aya Shinozaki‐Ushiku, Mirei Ka, Junichi Kawata, Manabu Muto, Yusuke Okuma, Natsuko Okita, Katsuya Tsuchihara, Junko Kikuchi, Hidekazu Shirota, Hideyuki Hayashi, Toshio Kokuryo, Shinichi Yachida, Akira Hirasawa, Makoto Kubo, Hirotsugu Kenmotsu, Masahiko Tanabe, Tetsuo Ushiku, Kaori Muto, Yasuyuki Seto, Katsutoshi Oda.
DOI: 10.1111/cas.16065.

2023

Characterizing prostate cancer risk through multi-ancestry genome-wide discovery of 187 novel risk variants

Biobank Japan Project (Muto Kaori, Ph.D., Nagai Akiko, Ph.D.)
Nature Genetics. 55(12): 2065-2074. 2023 Dec
Anqi Wang, Jiayi Shen, Alex A. Rodriguez, Edward J. Saunders, Fei Chen, Rohini Janivara, Burcu F. Darst, Xin Sheng, Yili Xu, Alisha J. Chou, Sara Benlloch, Tokhir Dadaev, Mark N. Brook, Anna Plym, Ali Sahimi, Thomas J. Hoffman, Atushi Takahashi, Koichi Matsuda, Yukihide Momozawa, Masashi Fujita, Triin Laisk, Jéssica Figuerêdo, Kenneth Muir, Shuji Ito, Xiaoxi Liu, Yuji Yamanashi, Yoichi Furukawa, Takayuki Morisaki, Yoshinori Murakami, Kaori Muto, Akiko Nagai, Wataru Obara, Ken Yamaji, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Satoshi Asai, Yasuo Takahashi, Takao Suzuki, Nobuaki Sinozaki, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Shiro Minami, Shigeo Murayama, Kozo Yoshimori, Satoshi Nagayama, Daisuke Obata, Masahiko Higashiyama, Akihide Masumoto, Yukihiro Koretsune, Yuji Uchio, Michiaki Kubo, Yoichiro Kamatani, Artitaya Lophatananon, Peggy Wan, Caroline Andrews, Adriana Lori, Parichoy P. Choudhury, Johanna Schleutker, Teuvo L.J. Tammela, Csilla Sipeky, Anssi Auvinen, Graham G. Giles, Melissa C. Southey, Robert J. MacInnis, Cezary Cybulski, Dominika Wokolorczyk, Jan Lubinski, Christopher T. Rentsch, Kelly Cho, Benjamin H. Mcmahon, David E. Neal, Jenny L. Donovan, Freddie C. Hamdy, Richard M. Martin, Borge G. Nordestgaard, Sune F. Nielsen, Maren Weischer, Stig E. Bojesen, Andreas Røder, Hein V. Stroomberg, Jyotsna Batra, Suzanne Chambers, Lisa Horvath, Judith A. Clements, Wayne Tilly, Gail P. Risbridger, Henrik Gronberg, Markus Aly, Robert Szulkin, Martin Eklund, Tobias Nordstrom, Nora Pashayan, Alison M. Dunning, Maya Ghoussaini, Ruth C. Travis, Tim J. Key, Elio Riboli, Jong Y. Park, Thomas A. Sellers, Hui Yi Lin, Demetrius Albanes, Stephanie Weinstein.
DOI: 10.1038/s41588-023-01534-4

Attitudes towards human fetal tissue research: Survey of researchers and the public in Japan

Muto Kaori, PhD, Watanabe Saori, PhD, Kiya Yukitaka, M.A., Fujisawa Kumiko, M.A., Inoue Yusuke, PhD.
Regenerative Therapy. (24): 78-84. 2023 Jun.
Hideki Yui, Ayako Kamisato, Kaori Muto, Yoshimi Yashiro, Saori Watanabe, Yukitaka Kiya, Kumiko Fujisawa, Yusuke Inoue, Zentaro Yamagata.
DOI: 10.1016/j.reth.2023.05.007.

Using the AllerSearch Smartphone App to Assess the Association Between Dry Eye and Hay Fever: mHealth-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Muto Kaori, PhD, Fujisawa Kumiko, M.A.
Journal of medical Internet research. 12;25:e38481. 2023 Sep.
Takenori Inomata, Jaemyoung Sung, Masahiro Nakamura, Masao Iwagami, Yasutsugu Akasaki, Kenta Fujio, Masahiro Nakamura, Nobuyuki Ebihara, Takuma Ide, Masashi Nagao, Yuichi Okumura, Ken Nagino, Keiichi Fujimoto, Atsuko Eguchi, Kunihiko Hirosawa, Akie Midorikawa-Inomata, Kaori Muto, Kumiko Fujisawa, Yota Kikuchi, Shuko Nojiri, Akira Murakami.
DOI: 10.2196/38481

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst: Social media posted by participants in stem cell clinical trials

Takashima Kayo, R.N.,LL.M., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Regenerative Therapy. 24: 294-297. 2023 Aug.
Kayo Takashima, Jusaku Minari, Sarah Chan, Kaori Muto.
DOI: 10.1016/j.reth.2023.07.009.

Androgen receptor binding sites enabling genetic prediction of mortality due to prostate cancer in cancer-free subjects

Biobank Japan Project (Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.)
Nature Communications. 14(1): 4863. 2023 Aug.
Shuji Ito, Xiaoxi Liu, Yuki Ishikawa, David D. Conti, Nao Otomo, Zsofia Kote-Jarai, Hiroyuki Suetsugu, Rosalind A. Eeles, Yoshinao Koike, Keiko Hikino, Soichiro Yoshino, Kohei Tomizuka, Momoko Horikoshi, Kaoru Ito, Yuji Uchio, Yukihide Momozawa, Michiaki Kubo, Akihide Masumoto, Akiko Nagai, Daisuke Obata, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Kaori Muto, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Ken Yamaji, Kozo Yoshimori, Masahiko Higashiyama, Nobuaki Sinozaki, Satoshi Asai, Satoshi Nagayama, Shigeo Murayama, Shiro Minami, Takao Suzuki, Takayuki Morisaki, Wataru Obara, Yasuo Takahashi, Yoichi Furukawa, Yoshinori Murakami, Yuji Yamanashi, Yukihiro Koretsune, Yoichiro Kamatani, Koichi Matsuda, Christopher A. Haiman, Shiro Ikegawa, Hidewaki Nakagawa, Chikashi Terao.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39858-8

Genome-wide association study identifies risk loci within the major histocompatibility complex region for Hunner-type interstitial cystitis

Biobank Japan Project (Muto Kaori, Ph.D., Nagai Akiko, Ph.D.)
Cell Reports Medicine. 4(7):101114. 2023 Jul.
Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Kyuto Sonehara, Daichi Maeda, Hiroto Katoh, Tatsuhiko Naito, Kenichi Yamamoto, Koichi Matsuda, Yuji Yamanashi, Yoichi Furukawa, Takayuki Morisaki, Yoshinori Murakami, Yoichiro Kamatani, Kaori Muto, Akiko Nagai, Wataru Obara, Ken Yamaji, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Satoshi Asai, Yasuo Takahashi, Takao Suzuki, Nobuaki Sinozaki, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Shiro Minami, Shigeo Murayama, Kozo Yoshimori, Satoshi Nagayama, Daisuke Obata, Masahiko Higashiyama, Akihide Masumoto, Yukihiro Koretsune, Shumpei Ishikawa, Tetsuo Ushiku, Haruki Kume, Yukio Homma, Yukinori Okada.
DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101114.

Is legislation to prevent genetic discrimination necessary in Japan? An overview of the current policies and public attitudes

Muto Kaori, Ph.D., Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Ri Izen, Ph.D.
Journal of human genetics. 68(9):579-585. 2023 Sep.
Kaori Muto, Akiko Nagai, Izen Ri, Kyoko Takashima, Sachie Yoshida.
DOI: 10.1038/s10038-023-01163-z

Current situation of the hospitalization of persons without family in Japan and related medical challenges

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
PLOS ONE. 18(6): e0276090. 2023 Jun.
Sayaka Yamazaki, Nanako Tamiya, Kaori Muto, Yuki Hashimoto, Zentaro Yamagata.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276090.

Pan-cancer and cross-population genome-wide association studies dissect shared genetic backgrounds underlying carcinogenesis

Biobank Japan Project (Muto Kaori, Ph.D., Nagai Akiko, Ph.D.)
Nature Communications. 14, 3671. 2023 Jun.
Go Sato, Yuya Shirai, Shinichi Namba, Ryuya Edahiro, Kyuto Sonehara, Tsuyoshi Hata, Mamoru Uemura, Yuji Yamanashi, Yoichi Furukawa, Takayuki Morisaki, Yoshinori Murakami, Yoichiro Kamatani, Kaori Muto, Akiko Nagai, Wataru Obara, Ken Yamaji, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Satoshi Asai, Yasuo Takahashi, Takao Suzuki, Nobuaki Sinozaki, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Shiro Minami, Shigeo Murayama, Kozo Yoshimori, Satoshi Nagayama, Daisuke Obata, Masahiko Higashiyama, Akihide Masumoto, Yukihiro Koretsune, Koichi Matsuda, Yuichiro Doki, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yukinori Okada.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39136-7

Restrictions on monetary payments for human biological substances in Japan: The mu-shou principle and its ethical implications for stem cell research

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Regenerative Therapy. 23: 1-7. 2023 Mar.
Yusuke Inoue, Tohru Masui, Kana Harada, Hyunsoo Hong, Minori Kokado.
DOI: 10.1016/j.reth.2023.02.004.

General public’s understanding of rare diseases and their opinions on medical resource allocation in Japan: A cross-sectional study.

Watanabe Saori, Ph.D.
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 18(1): 143. 2023 Jun.
Haruka Nakada, Saori Watanabe, Kyoko Takashima, Shohei Suzuki, Yuki Kawamura, Yutori Takai. Kenji Matsui, Keiichiro Yamamoto.
DOI: 10.1186/s13023-023-02762-x.

Mobile element variation contributes to population-specific genome diversification, gene regulation and disease risk

Biobank Japan Project (Muto Kaori, Ph.D., Nagai Akiko, Ph.D.)
Nature Genetics. 55(6):939-951. 2023 Jun.
Shohei Kojima, Satoshi Koyama, Mirei Ka, Yuka Saito, Erica H. Parrish, Mikiko Endo, Sadaaki Takata, Misaki Mizukoshi, Keiko Hikino, Atsushi Takeda, Asami F. Gelinas, Steven M. Heaton, Rie Koide, Anselmo J. Kamada, Michiya Noguchi, Michiaki Hamada, Koichi Matsuda, Yuji Yamanashi, Yoichi Furukawa, Takayuki Morisaki, Yoshinori Murakami, Kaori Muto, Akiko Nagai, Wataru Obara, Ken Yamaji, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Satoshi Asai, Yasuo Takahashi, Takao Suzuki, Nobuaki Sinozaki, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Shiro Minami, Shigeo Murayama, Kozo Yoshimori, Satoshi Nagayama, Daisuke Obata, Masahiko Higashiyama, Akihide Masumoto, Yukihiro Koretsune, Yoichiro Kamatani, Yasuhiro Murakawa, Kazuyoshi Ishigaki, Yukio Nakamura, Kaoru Ito, Chikashi Terao, Yukihide Momozawa, Nicholas F. Parrish.
DOI: 10.1038/s41588-023-01390-2

Survey of Japanese researchers and the public regarding the culture of human embryos in vitro beyond 14 days

Muto Kaori, Ph.D., Watanabe Saori, Ph.D., Kiya Yukitaka, M.A., Fujisawa Kumiko, M.A., Harada Kanada, Ph.D., Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Stem Cell Reports. 18(4): 799-806. 2023 Apr.
Hideki Yui, Kaori Muto, Yoshimi Yashiro, Saori Watanabe, Yukitaka Kiya, Kumiko Fujisawa, Kana Harada, Yusuke Inoue, Zentaro Yamagata.
DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2023.02.005.

2022

Comparison of the 2021 International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) guidelines for “laboratory-based human stem cell research, embryo research, and related research activities” and the corresponding Japanese regulations

Watanabe Saori, Ph.D., Kiya Yukitaka, M.A., Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Regenerative Therapy. 21: 46-51. 2022 Dec.
Hideki Yui, Kaori Muto, Yoshimi Yashiro, Saori Watanabe, Yukitaka Kiya, Ayako Kamisato, Yusuke Inoue, Zentaro Yamagata
DOI: 10.1016/j.reth.2022.05.002

Patient and public involvement in mobile health-based research for hay fever: a qualitative study of patient and public involvement implementation process.

Fujisawa Kumiko, M.A., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Research involvement and engagement. 8(1): 45-45. 2022 Sep.
Kenta Fujio, Takenori Inomata, Kumiko Fujisawa, Jaemyoung Sung, Masahiro Nakamura, Masao Iwagami, Kaori Muto, Nobuyuki Ebihara, Masahiro Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Okano, Yasutsugu Akasaki, Yuichi Okumura, Takuma Ide, Shuko Nojiri, Masashi Nagao, Keiichi Fujimoto, Kunihiko Hirosawa, Akira Murakami
DOI: 10.1186/s40900-022-00382-6

A Comparative Analysis of Attitudes Toward Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine Between Six Countries – A Pilot Study

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Regenerative Therapy. 20: 187-193. 2022 Jun.
Shineha R, Inoue Y, Yashiro Y
DOI: 10.1016/j.reth.2022.04.007

Public attitudes in the clinical application of genome editing on human embryos in Japan: a cross-sectional survey across multiple stakeholders.

Uchiyama Masato, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of human genetics. 67(9):541-546. 2022 May.
Shinobu Kobayashi, Takekazu Miyoshi, Tohru Kobayashi, Itaru Hayakawa, Kevin Y Urayama, Masato Uchiyama, Kaori Muto, Yasuto Takeuchi, Masaki Taira, Haruhiko Sago, Kenji Takehara
DOI: 10.1038/s10038-022-01042-z

Relationship between high organ donation rates and COVID-19 vaccination coverage.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Frontiers in Public Health. 10(855051): 1-6. 2022Apr.
Yusuke Inoue.
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.855051

Leveraging fine-mapping and multipopulation training data to improve cross-population polygenic risk scores

Biobank Japan Project (Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.)
Nature Genetics. 54(4): 450-458. 2022 Apr.
Omer Weissbrod, Masahiro Kanai, Huwenbo Shi, Steven Gazal, Wouter J. Peyrot, Amit V. Khera, Yukinori Okada, Koichi Matsuda, Yuji Yamanashi, Yoichi Furukawa, Takayuki Morisaki, Yoshinori Murakami, Yoichiro Kamatani, Kaori Muto, Akiko Nagai, Wataru Obara, Ken Yamaji, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Satoshi Asai, Yasuo Takahashi, Takao Suzuki, Nobuaki Sinozaki, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Shiro Minami, Shigeo Murayama, Kozo Yoshimori, Satoshi Nagayama, Daisuke Obata, Masahiko Higashiyama, Akihide Masumoto, Yukihiro Koretsune, Alicia R. Martin, Hilary K. Finucane, Alkes L. Price
DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01036-9

Factors that lead to stagnation in direct patient reporting of adverse drug reactions: An opinion survey of the general public and physicians in Japan.

Kitabayashi Aki, M.S., Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science. 56(4): 616-624. 2022 Mar.
Kitabayashi A, Inoue Y
DOI: 10.1007/s43441-022-00397-x

Understanding Japan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Journal of Medical Ethics. 48(3): 173. 2022 Mar.
Kodama S, Campbell M, Tanaka M, Inoue Y.
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2022-108189

Genome-wide association study of colorectal polyps identified highly overlapping polygenic architecture with colorectal cancer

Biobank Japan Project (Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.)
Journal of Human Genetics. 67(3): 149-156. 2022 Mar.
Keiko Hikino, Masaru Koido, Nao Otomo, Kohei Tomizuka, Shiro Ikegawa, Koichi Matsuda, Yukihide Momozawa, Yuji Yamanashi, Yoichi Furukawa, Takayuki Morisaki, Yoshinori Murakami, Yoichiro Kamatani, Kaori Muto, Akiko Nagai, Wataru Obara, Ken Yamaji, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Satoshi Asai, Yasuo Takahashi, Takao Suzuki, Nobuaki Sinozaki, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Shiro Minami, Shigeo Murayama, Kozo Yoshimori, Satoshi Nagayama, Daisuke Obata, Masahiko Higashiyama, Akihide Masumoto, Yukihiro Koretsune, Taisei Mushiroda, Chikashi Terao
DOI: 10.1038/s10038-021-00980-4

Individual characteristics and associated factors of hay fever: A large-scale mHealth study using AllerSearch

Fujisawa Kumiko, M.A., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Allergology International. 71(3): 325-334. 2022 Jan.
Takenori Inomata, Masahiro Nakamura, Masao Iwagami, Jaemyoung Sung, Masahiro Nakamura, Nobuyuki Ebihara, Kumiko Fujisawa, Kaori Muto, Shuko Nojiri, Takuma Ide, Mitsuhiro Okano, Yuichi Okumura, Kenta Fujio, Keiichi Fujimoto, Masashi Nagao, Kunihiko Hirosawa, Yasutsugu Akasaki, Akira Murakami
DOI: 10.1016/j.alit.2021.12.004

2021

Symptom‐based stratification for hay fever: A crowdsourced study using the smartphone application AllerSearch

Fujisawa Kumiko, M.A., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Allergy. 76(12): 3820-3824. 2021 Dec.
Takenori Inomata, Masahiro Nakamura, Masao Iwagami, Jaemyoung Sung, Masahiro Nakamura, Nobuyuki Ebihara, Kumiko Fujisawa, Kaori Muto, Shuko Nojiri, Takuma Ide, Mitsuhiro Okano, Yuichi Okumura, Kenta Fujio, Keiichi Fujimoto, Masashi Nagao, Kunihiko Hirosawa, Yasutsugu Akasaki, Akira Murakami
DOI: 10.1111/all.15078

Proactive Engagement of the Expert Meeting in Managing the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Epidemic, Japan, February–June 2020

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Emerging Infectious Diseases. 27(10) : 1-9. 2021 Oct.
Tomoya Saito, Kaori Muto, Mikihito Tanaka, Nobuhiko Okabe, Hitoshi Oshitani, Satoshi Kamayachi, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Akihiko Kawana, Motoi Suzuki, Kazuhiro Tateda, Hitomi Nakayama, Masaki Yoshida, Akifumi Imamura, Fumio Ohtake, Norio Ohmagari, Ken Osaka, Mitsuo Kaku, Tomimasa Sunagawa, Kazutoshi Nakashima, Hiroshi Nishiura, Koji Wada, Shigeru Omi, Takaji Wakita
DOI: 10.3201/eid2710.204685

Rethinking the Current Older-people-first Policy for COVID-19 Vaccination in Japan

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 31(9): 518-519. 2021 Sep.
Matsui K, Inoue Y, Yamamoto K
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20210263

Coronavirus disease and the shared emotion of blaming others: Reviewing media opinion polls during the pandemic

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 31(7): 453-455. 2021 Jul.
Inoue Y, Okita T
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20210169

Leveraging supervised learning for functionally informed fine-mapping of cis-eQTLs identifies an additional 20,913 putative causal eQTLs

Biobank Japan Project (Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.)
Nature Communications. 12(1). 2021 Jun.
Qingbo S. Wang, David R. Kelley, Jacob Ulirsch, Masahiro Kanai, Shuvom Sadhuka, Ran Cui, Carlos Albors, Nathan Cheng, Yukinori Okada, Koichi Matsuda, Yuji Yamanashi, Yoichi Furukawa, Takayuki Morisaki, Yoshinori Murakami, Yoichiro Kamatani, Kaori Muto, Akiko Nagai, Wataru Obara, Ken Yamaji, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Satoshi Asai, Yasuo Takahashi, Takao Suzuki, Nobuaki Sinozaki, Hiroki Yamaguchi, Shiro Minami, Shigeo Murayama, Kozo Yoshimori, Satoshi Nagayama, Daisuke Obata, Masahiko Higashiyama, Akihide Masumoto, Yukihiro Koretsune, Francois Aguet, Kristin G. Ardlie, Daniel G. MacArthur, Hilary K. Finucane
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23134-8

Hematopoietic mosaic chromosomal alterations increase the risk for diverse types of infection

Biobank Japan Project (Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.)
Nature Medicine. 27(6): 1012-1024. 2021 Jun.
Seyedeh M. Zekavat, Shu-Hong Lin, Alexander G. Bick, Aoxing Liu, Kaavya Paruchuri, Chen Wang, Md Mesbah Uddin, Yixuan Ye, Zhaolong Yu, Xiaoxi Liu, Yoichiro Kamatani, Romit Bhattacharya, James P. Pirruccello, Akhil Pampana, Po-Ru Loh, Puja Kohli, Steven A. McCarroll, Krzysztof Kiryluk, Benjamin Neale, Iuliana Ionita-Laza, Eric A. Engels, Derek W. Brown, Jordan W. Smoller, Robert Green, Elizabeth W. Karlson, Matthew Lebo, Patrick T. Ellinor, Scott T. Weiss, Mark J. Daly, The Biobank Japan Project, FinnGen Consortium, Chikashi Terao, Hongyu Zhao, Benjamin L. Ebert, Muredach P. Reilly, Andrea Ganna, Mitchell J. Machiela, Giulio Genovese, Pradeep Natarajan
DOI: 10.1038/s41591-021-01371-0

A Proposed Model of Core Competencies for Research Ethics Consultants

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Asian Bioethics Review. 13(3): 355-370. 2021 May.
Matsui K, Inoue Y, Yanagawa H, Takano T
DOI: 10.1007/s41649-021-00178-y

Ethical, legal and social implications of human genome studies in radiation research: a workshop report for studies on atomic bomb survivors at the Radiation Effects Research Foundation

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Radiation Research. 62(4): 656-661. 2021 May.
Asao Noda, Kazuto Kato, Chieko Tamura, Leslie G Biesecker, Misa Imaizumi, Yusuke Inoue, Gail E Henderson, Benjamin Wilfond, Kaori Muto, Mariko Naito, Junji Kayukawa
DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrab043

SARS‐CoV‐2 Human Challenge Trials: Rethinking the Recruitment of Healthy Young Adults First

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Ethics & Human Research. 43(3): 37-41. 2021 May.
Matsui K, Inoue Y, Yamamoto K
DOI: 10.1002/eahr.500089

Impacts of anxiety and socioeconomic factors on mental health in the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic in the general population in Japan: A web-based survey

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
PLOS ONE. 16(3): e0247705-e0247705. 2021 Mar.
Miwako Nagasu, Kaori Muto, Isamu Yamamoto
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247705

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 127 open-angle glaucoma loci with consistent effect across ancestries

Biobank Japan Project (Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.)
Nature Communications. 12(1): 2021 Feb.
Puya Gharahkhani, Eric Jorgenson, Pirro Hysi, Anthony P. Khawaja, Sarah Pendergrass, Xikun Han, Jue Sheng Ong, Alex W. Hewitt, Ayellet V. Segrè, John M. Rouhana, Andrew R. Hamel, Robert P. Igo, Helene Choquet, Ayub Qassim, Navya S. Josyula, Jessica N. Cooke Bailey, Pieter W. M. Bonnemaijer, Adriana Iglesias, Owen M. Siggs, Terri L. Young, Veronique Vitart, Alberta A. H. J. Thiadens, Juha Karjalainen, Steffen Uebe, Ronald B. Melles, K. Saidas Nair, Robert Luben, Mark Simcoe, Nishani Amersinghe, Angela J. Cree, Rene Hohn, Alicia Poplawski, Li Jia Chen, Shi-Song Rong, Tin Aung, Eranga Nishanthie Vithana, Gen Tamiya, Yukihiro Shiga, Masayuki Yamamoto, Toru Nakazawa, Hannah Currant, Ewan Birney, Xin Wang, Adam Auton, Michelle K. Lupton, Nicholas G. Martin, Adeyinka Ashaye, Olusola Olawoye, Susan E. Williams, Stephen Akafo, Michele Ramsay, Kazuki Hashimoto, Yoichiro Kamatani, Masato Akiyama, Yukihide Momozawa, Paul J. Foster, Peng T. Khaw, James E. Morgan, Nicholas G. Strouthidis, Peter Kraft, Jae H. Kang, Chi Pui Pang, Francesca Pasutto, Paul Mitchell, Andrew J. Lotery, Aarno Palotie, Cornelia van Duijn, Jonathan L. Haines, Chris Hammond, Louis R. Pasquale, Caroline C. W. Klaver, Michael Hauser, Chiea Chuen Khor, David A. Mackey, Michiaki Kubo, Ching-Yu Cheng, Jamie E. Craig, Stuart MacGregor, Janey L. Wiggs
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20851-4

2020

Japanese insurers’ attitudes toward adverse selection and genetic discrimination: a questionnaire survey and interviews with employees about using genetic test results

Iida Hiroshi, M.S., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Human Genetics. 66: 539-542. 2020 Nov.
Hiroshi Iida, Kaori Muto
DOI: 10.1038/s10038-020-00873-y

An educational workshop designed for research ethics consultants to educate investigators on ethical considerations

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
International Journal of Ethics Education. 6(1); 87-96. 2020 Oct.
Yanagawa H, Chuma M, Takechi K, Yagi K, Sato Y, Kane C, Sakaguchi S, Doi K, Inoue Y, Matsui K.
DOI: 10.1007/s40889-020-00107-x

Professional Commitment to Ethical Discussions Needed From Epidemiologists in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Epidemiology. 30(9): 375-376. 2020 Jul.
Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Kenji Matsui, Keiichiro Yamamoto, Yusuke Inoue
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20200278

Japanese citizens' behavioral changes and preparedness against COVID-19: An online survey during the early phase of the pandemic

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
PLoS One. 11; 15(6): e0234292. 2020 Jun.
Kaori Muto,Isamu Yamamoto,Miwako Nagasu,Mikihito Tanaka,Koji Wada
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0234292

2019

Public Attitudes Toward the Secondary Uses of Patient Records for　Pharmaceutical Companies' Activities in Japan.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Therapeutic innovation & regulatory science，2019 Oct. Haruka Nakada, Yusuke Inoue, Keiichiro Yamamoto, Kenji Matsui, Tsunakuni Ikka, Shimon Tashiro.
DOI: 10.1177/2168479019872143

Attitudes toward genomic tumor profiling tests in Japan: patients, family members, and the public.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Ri Izen, M.A., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Human Genetics, 2019 May (Epub 2019 Jan 10);64(5):481-485. Akiko Nagai, Izen Ri, Kaori Muto.
DOI: 10.1038/s10038-018-0555-3

“Tell me what you suggest, and let's do that, doctor”: Patient deliberation time during informal decision-making in clinical trials.

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
PLoS ONE. 14(1): e0211338. 2019.
Haruka Nakada, Sachie Yoshida, Kaori Muto.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211338

2018

Ethical concerns on sharing genomic data including patients' family members.

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
BMC Medical Ethics, 2018 Jun;19(1):61.
Kyoko Takashima, Yuichi Maru, Seiichi Mori, Hiroyuki Mano, Tetsuo Noda, Kaori Muto
DOI: 10.1186/s12910-018-0310-5

Survey on the perception of germline genome editing among the general public in Japan.

Uchiyama Masato, M.A., Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Human Genetics. 2018 Mar.
DOI: 10.1038/s10038-018-0430-2

“Telling”and assent: Parents' attitudes towards children's participation in a birth cohort study.

Muto Kaori, Ph.D., Ri Izen, M.A.
Health Expectations. 2018 Feb; 21(1): 358-366.
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12630

Lessons for reviewing clinical trials using induced pluripotent stem cells: examining the case of a first-in-human trial for age-related macular degeneration.

Takashima Kayo, R.N.,LL.M., Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Regenerative Medicine, 2018 Mar;13(2):123-128.
Takashima Kayo, Inoue Yusuke, Tashiro Shimon, Muto Kaori.
DOI: 10.2217/rme-2017-0130

A comparative analysis of attitudes toward stem cell research and regenerative medicine between the public and the scientific community.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 7(2) : 251-257, 2018/01.
Shineha R, Inoue Y, Ikka T, Kishimoto A, Yashiro Y.
DOI: 10.1002/sctm.17-0184

2017

Science communication in regenerative medicine: Implications for the role of academic society and science policy.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Regenerative Therapy, 7: 89-97, 2017/12.
Shineha R, Inoue Y, Ikka T, Kishimoto A, Yashiro Y.
DOI: 10.1016/j.reth.2017.11.001

A preliminary study exploring Japanese public attitudes toward the creation and utilization of Human-Animal Chimeras: a new perspective on animals containing “Human Material” (ACHM).

Kusunose Mayumi, M.A., M.B.E., Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D., Kamisato Ayako, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Asian Bioethics Review, 9(3): 211-228, 2017/09.
DOI: 10.1007/s41649-017-0020-1

The use of human samples obtained during medicolegal autopsies in research: An introduction to current conditions and initiatives in Japan.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Medicine, science, and the law, 57(2): 75-83, 2017/04.
Takako Tsujimura-Ito, Yusuke Inoue, Kaori Muto, Ken-ichi Yoshida,
DOI: 10.1177/0025802417704107

Discovery and informing research participants of incidental findings detected in brain magnetic resonance imaging studies: Review and multi-institutional study.

Takashima Kyoko, Ph.D.
Brain Behavior. 2017 May; 7(5): e00676.
Takashima K, Takimoto Y, Nakazawa E, Hayashi Y, Tsuchiya A, Fujita M, Akabayashi A.
DOI: 10.1002/brb3.676

The use of human samples obtained during medicolegal autopsies in research: An introduction to current conditions and initiatives in Japan.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Medicine, Science and the Law. 2017 Apr;57(2):75-83.
Tsujimura-Ito T, Inoue Y, Muto K, Yoshida KI.
DOI: 10.1177/0025802417704107

Ethics and Governance of Non-invasive Prenatal Testing in Japan.

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
IGS Seminar Series. 2017 Mar;No.9:26-42.
Muto K.

Overview of the BioBank Japan Project: Study design and profile.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2017 Mar;27(3S):S2-S8.
Nagai A, Hirata M, Kamatani Y, Muto K, Matsuda K, Kiyohara Y, Ninomiya T, Tamakoshi A, Yamagata Z, Mushiroda T, Murakami Y, Yuji K, Furukawa Y, Zembutsu, H, Tanaka T, Ohnishi Y, Nakamura Y, Shiono M, Misumi K, Kaieda R, Harada H, Minami S, Emi M, Emoto N, Daida H, Miyauchi K, Murakami A, Asai S, Moriyama M, Takahashi Y, Fujioka T, Obara W, Mori S, Ito H, Nagayama S, Miki Y, Masumoto A, Yamada A, Nishizawa Y, Kodama K, Kutsumi H, Sugimoto Y, Koretsune Y, Kusuoka H, Yanai H, Kubo M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2016.12.005

Cross-sectional analysis of BioBank Japan clinical data: A large cohort of 200,000 patients with 47 common diseases.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2017 Mar;27(3S):S9-S21.
Hirata M, Kamatani Y, Nagai A, Kiyohara Y, Ninomiya T, Tamakoshi A, Yamagata Z, Kubo M, Muto K, Mushiroda T, Murakami Y, Yuji K, Furukawa Y, Zembutsu, H, Tanaka T, Ohnishi Y, Nakamura Y, Shiono M, Misumi K, Kaieda R, Harada H, Minami S, Emi M, Emoto N, Arai H, Yamaji K, Hiratsuka Y, Asai S, Moriyama M, Takahashi Y, Fujioka T, Obara W, Mori S, Ito H, Nagayama S, Miki Y, Masumoto A, Yamada A, Nishizawa Y, Kodama K, Kutsumi H, Sugimoto Y, Koretsune Y, Kusuoka H, Yoshiyama T, Matsuda K.
DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2016.12.003

Overview of BioBank Japan follow-up data in 32 diseases.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2017 Mar;27(3S):S22-S28.
Hirata M, Nagai A, Kamatani Y, Ninomiya T, Tamakoshi A, Yamagata Z, Kubo M, Muto K, Kiyohara Y, Mushiroda T, Murakami Y, Yuji K, Furukawa Y, Zembutsu, H, Tanaka T, Ohnishi Y, Nakamura Y, Shiono M, Misumi K, Kaieda R, Harada H, Minami S, Watanabe, A, Emoto N, Takahashi K, Takeda S, Funaki T, Asai S, Moriyama M, Takahashi Y, Fujioka T, Obara W, Mori S, Ito H, Nagayama S, Miki Y, Masumoto A, Yamada A, Nishizawa Y, Kodama K, Kutsumi H, Sugimoto Y, Koretsune Y, Kusuoka H, Yoshimori K, Matsuda K.
DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2016.12.006

Demographic and lifestyle factors and survival among patients with esophageal and gastric cancer: The Biobank Japan Project.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2017 Mar;27(3S):S29-S35.
Okada E, Ukawa S, Nakamura K, Hirata M, Nagai A, Matsuda K, Ninomiya T, Kiyohara Y, Muto K, Kamatani Y, Yamagata Z, Kubo M, Nakamura Y, Tamakoshi A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2016.12.002

Characteristics and prognosis of Japanese colorectal cancer patients: The BioBank Japan Project.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2017 Mar;27(3S):S36-S42.
Tamakoshi A, Nakamura K, Ukawa S, Okada E, Hirata M, Nagai A, Matsuda K, Kamatani Y, Muto K, Kiyohara Y, Yamagata Z, Ninomiya T, Kubo M, Nakamura Y, Ono W, Harada H, Kawamoto S, Shinozaki N, Minami S, Yamada T, Suzuki H, Sakamoto K, Kaneko K, Ohba S, Asai S, Moriyama M, Takahashi Y, Fujioka T, Obara W, Mori S, Ito H, Nagayama S, Miki Y, Masumoto A, Yamada A, Nishizawa Y, Kodama K, Shimizu, T, Naka S, Koretsune Y, Sekimoto M, Kokuto H.
DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2016.12.004

Characteristics of patients with liver cancer in the BioBank Japan project.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2017 Mar;27(3S):S43-S48.
Ukawa S, Okada E, Nakamura K, Hirata M, Nagai A, Matsuda K, Yamagata Z, Kamatani Y, Ninomiya T, Kiyohara Y, Muto K, Kubo M, Nakamura Y, Harada H, Kaneko K, Matsumoto S, Shiono M, Minami S, Yoshida H, Taniai N, Watanabe, S, Fujiwara N, Yamataka A, Asai S, Moriyama M, Takahashi Y, Fujioka T, Obara W, Mori S, Ito H, Nagayama S, Miki Y, Masumoto A, Yamada A, Nishizawa Y, Kodama K, Naka S, Endo Y, Koretsune Y, Mita E, Morimoto K, Tamakoshi A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2016.12.007

Characteristics and prognosis of Japanese male and female lung cancer patients: The BioBank Japan Project.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2017 Mar;27(3S):S49-S57.
Nakamura K, Ukawa S, Okada E, Hirata M, Nagai A, Yamagata Z, Ninomiya T, Muto K, Kiyohara Y, Matsuda K, Kamatani Y, Kubo M, Nakamura Y, Harada H, Hibino M, Okuyama A, Kano N, Minami S, Genma A, Usuda J, Suzuki K, Sekiya M, Takeda S, Asai S, Moriyama M, Takahashi Y, Fujioka T, Obara W, Mori S, Ito H, Nagayama S, Miki Y, Masumoto A, Yamada A, Nishizawa Y, Kodama K, Tezuka N, Nakano Y, Koretsune Y, Ogawara M, Yamana K, Tamakoshi A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2016.12.010

Characteristics and prognosis of Japanese female breast cancer patients: The BioBank Japan project.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2017 Mar;27(3S):S58-S64.
Nakamura K, Okada E, Ukawa S, Hirata M, Nagai A, Yamagata Z, Kiyohara Y, Muto K, Kamatani Y, Ninomiya T, Matsuda K, Kubo M, Nakamura Y, Shimoyama R, Maekawa K, Kaneko K, Harada H, Minami S, Takei H, Saito M, Terao Y, Takeda S, Asai S, Moriyama M, Takahashi Y, Fujioka T, Obara W, Mori S, Ito H, Nagayama S, Miki Y, Masumoto A, Yamada A, Nishizawa Y, Kodama K, Abe, H, Shimizu, T, Koretsune Y, Masuda N, Takeda Y, Tamakoshi A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2016.12.009

Clinical and histopathological characteristics of patients with prostate cancer in the BioBank Japan project.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2017 Mar;27(3S):S65-S70.
Ukawa S, Nakamura K, Okada E, Hirata M, Nagai A, Yamagata Z, Muto K, Matsuda K, Ninomiya T, Kiyohara Y, Kamatani Y, Kubo M, Nakamura Y, Miura I, Takatama K, Nabeshima Y, Misumi K, Minami S, Kondo Y, Kimura G, Horie, S, Ohba S, Ikeda S, Asai S, Moriyama M, Takahashi Y, Fujioka T, Obara W, Mori S, Ito H, Nagayama S, Miki Y, Masumoto A, Yamada A, Nishizawa Y, Kodama K, Okamoto K, Kageyama S, Koretsune Y, Nishigaki Y, Yoshida T, Tamakoshi A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2016.12.008

Risk prediction models for mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease: The BioBank Japan project.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2017 Mar;27(3S):S71-S76.
Hata J, Nagai A, Hirata M, Kamatani Y, Tamakoshi A, Yamagata Z, Muto K, Matsuda K, Kubo M, Nakamura Y, Kiyohara Y, Ninomiya T, Saito S, Shimomura H, Higashiue, S, Misumi K, Minami S, Yasutake, M, Takano H, Shimada K, Konishi H, Miyamoto N, Asai S, Moriyama M, Takahashi Y, Fujioka T, Obara W, Mori S, Ito H, Nagayama S, Miki Y, Masumoto A, Yamada A, Nishizawa Y, Kodama K, Sugimoto Y, Ashihara T, Koretsune Y, Ikeda S, Yano R.
DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2016.10.007

Cholesterol levels of Japanese dyslipidaemic patients with various comorbidities: BioBank Japan.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2017 Mar;27(3S):S77-S83.
Yokomichi H, Noda H, Nagai A, Hirata M, Tamakoshi A, Kamatani Y, Kiyohara Y, Matsuda K, Muto K, Ninomiya T, Kubo M, Nakamura Y, Misumi K, Iha K, Matsubayashi S, Matsuura K, Minami S, Sugihara H, Kodani E, Tamura N, Matsushita M, Gotoh, A, Asai S, Moriyama M, Takahashi Y, Fujioka T, Obara W, Mori S, Ito H, Nagayama S, Miki Y, Masumoto A, Yamada A, Nishizawa Y, Kodama K, Ugi S, Maegawa H, Koretsune Y, Kusuoka H, Okumura M, Yamagata Z.
DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2016.12.014

Statin use and all-cause and cancer mortality: BioBank Japan cohort.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2017 Mar;27(3S):S84-S91.
Yokomichi H, Nagai A, Hirata M, Tamakoshi A, Kiyohara Y, Kamatani Y, Muto K, Ninomiya T, Matsuda K, Kubo M, Nakamura Y, Misumi K, Iha K, Matsubayashi S, Matsuura K, Minami S, Sugihara H, Kodani E, Tamura N, Matsushita M, Gotoh, A, Asai S, Moriyama M, Takahashi Y, Fujioka T, Obara W, Mori S, Ito H, Nagayama S, Miki Y, Masumoto A, Yamada A, Nishizawa Y, Kodama K, Ugi S, Maegawa H, Koretsune Y, Kusuoka H, Okumura M, Yamagata Z.
DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2016.12.011

Serum glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure levels in Japanese type 1 and 2 diabetic patients: BioBank Japan.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2017 Mar;27(3S):S92-S97.
Yokomichi H, Nagai A, Hirata M, Kiyohara Y, Muto K, Ninomiya T, Matsuda K, Kamatani Y, Tamakoshi A, Kubo M, Nakamura Y, Misumi K, Iha K, Matsubayashi S, Matsuura K, Minami S, Sugihara H, Kodani E, Tamura N, Matsushita M, Gotoh, A, Asai S, Moriyama M, Takahashi Y, Fujioka T, Obara W, Mori S, Ito H, Nagayama S, Miki Y, Masumoto A, Yamada A, Nishizawa Y, Kodama K, Ugi S, Maegawa H, Koretsune Y, Kusuoka H, Okumura M, Yamagata Z.
DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2016.12.013

Survival of macrovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic respiratory disease, cancer and smoking in patients with type 2 diabetes: BioBank Japan cohort.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2017 Mar;27(3S):S98-S106.
Yokomichi H, Nagai A, Hirata M, Kiyohara Y, Muto K, Ninomiya T, Matsuda K, Kamatani Y, Tamakoshi A, Kubo M, Nakamura Y, Yamagata Z.
DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2016.12.012

2016

Current public support for human-animal chimera research in Japan is limited, despite high levels of scientific approval.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Cell Stem Cell. 2016 Aug 4;19(2):152-3.
Inoue Y, Shineha R, Yashiro Y.
DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2016.07.011

Noncompliance with human subjects' protection requirements as a reason for retracting papers: Survey of retraction notices on medical papers published from 1981 to 2011.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Accountability in Research. 2016;23(2):123-35.
Inoue Y, Muto K.
DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2015.1069713

Regulatory controversy on the pediatric ventricular assist device trial in Japan.

Nakada Haruka, Ph.D.
Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2016 Jan;35(1):148-50.
Nakada H, Arakawa M, Tatsumi E.
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.10.005

2015

Informed Consent in Clinical Trials Using Stem Cells: Suggestions and Points of Attention from Informed Consent Training Workshops in Japan.

Kusunose Mayumi, M.A., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
South African Journal of Bioethics and Law 2015;8(2):49.
Kusunose M, Nagamura F, Muto K.
DOI:10.7196/SAJBL.8016

How do medical journalists treat cancer-related issues?

Nakada Haruka, Ph.D.
Ecancermedicalscience. 2015 Jan 26;9:502.
Nakada H, Tsubokura M, Kishi Y, Yuji K, Matsumura T, Kami M.
DOI: 10.3332/ecancer.2015.502

2014

Handling incidental findings in neuroimaging research in Japan: current state of research facilities and attitudes of investigators and the general population.

Takashima Kyoko, Ph.D.
Health research policy and systems. 2014 Oct 6;12:58.
Fujita M, Hayashi Y, Tashiro S, Takashima K, Nakazawa E, Akabayashi A.
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-12-58

Organ retention and communication of research use following medico-legal autopsy: a pilot survey of university of forensic medicine departments in Japan.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Journal of Medical Ethics. 2014 Sep;40(9):603-8.
Tujimura T, Inoue Y, Yoshida K.
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2012-101151

Development of a National Agreement on Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Japan: An Infodemiology Study.

Nakada Haruka, Ph.D.
Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2014 May 15;16(5):e129.
Nakada H, Yuji K, Tsubokura M, Ohsawa Y, Kami M.
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2846

Extension and verification of the SEIR model on the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic in Japan.

Nakada Haruka, Ph.D.
Mathematical Biosciences. 2013 Nov;246(1):47-54.
Saito M, Imoto S, Yamaguchi R, Kami M, Nakada H, Sato H, Miyano S, Higuchi T.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2013.08.009

Beware side effects of research ethics revision.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Science. 2013 Sep 20;341(6152):1341-2.
Forsberg JS, Inoue Y.
DOI: 10.1126/science.341.6152.1341-b

Enhancement of collective immunity in Tokyo metropolitan area by selective vaccination against an emerging influenza pandemic.

Nakada Haruka, Ph.D.
PLoS One. 2013 Sep 18;8(9):e72866.
Saito M, Imoto S, Yamaguchi R, Tsubokura M, Kami M, Nakada H, Sato H, Miyano S, Higuchi T.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072866

The Relationship between Media Consumption and Health-Related Anxieties after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster.

Muto Kaori, Ph.D., Sato Mikiko, M.A.
PLoS One. 2013 Aug 14;8(8):e65331.
Sugimoto A, Nomura S, Tsubokura M, Matsumura T, Muto K, Sato M, Gilmour S.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065331

2012

Public attitudes to the promotion of genomic crop studies in Japan: Correlations between genomic literacy, trust, and favourable attitude.

Muto Kaori, Ph.D., Nagai Akiko, Ph.D.
Public Understanding of Science. 2012 May;21(4):495-512.
Ishiyama I, Tanzawa T, Watanabe M, Maeda T, Muto K, Tamakoshi A, Nagai A, Yamagata Z.
DOI: 10.1177/0963662511420909

The impacts of revised act on organ transplantation on　patients and the public.

Nakada Haruka, Ph.D.
International Journal of Artificial Organs, 2012;35(8):607.
Nakada H., Tatsumi E., Taenaka Y.

2011

Impact of the H1N1 Influenza A Virus Epidemic on Cancer Treatment in Hyogo, Japan.

Nakada Haruka, Ph.D.
International Journal of Infection Control, 2011Nov; 7(4)
Nakada H, Tsubokura M, Matsumura T, Kodama Y, Kami M, Nishimoto H.
DOI: 10.3396/ijic.V7i4.032.11

Children and the genetic identification of talent.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
The Hastings Center Report. 2011 Sep-Oct;41(5):1 p. following 48.
Inoue Y, Muto K.

Physicians' recommendations to their patients concerning a novel vaccine: a cross-sectional survey on 2009 A/H1N1 vaccination in Japan.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine. 2011 Sep;16(5):320-6
Inoue Y, Matsui K.
DOI: 10.1007/s12199-010-0202-x

Reproductive success in patients with Hallermann-Streiff syndrome.

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
American Journal of Medical Genetics. 2011 Sep;155A(9):2311-3.
Numabe H, Sawai H, Yamagata Z, Muto K, Kosaki R, Yuki K, Kosaki K.
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34042

Reconsidering ethical issues about “voluntary egg donors” in Hwang's case in global context.

Hong Hyunsoo, Ph.D.
New Genetics and Society. 2011 Sep;30(3):241-52.
Tsuge A, Hong H.
DOI: 10.1080/14636778.2011.598053

Risk perception of pregnancy promotes disapproval of gestational surrogacy: Analysis of a nationally representative opinion survey in Japan.

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
International Journal of Fertility and Sterility. 2011 Jul;5(2):78-85.
Suzuki K, Sawa R, Muto K, Kosuda S, Banno K, Yamagata Z.

For what am I participating? - the need for communication after receiving consent from biobanking project participants: experience in Japan.

Watanabe Maiko, Ph.D., Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D., Chang Chiungfang, M.A., Hong Hyunsoo, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Human Genetics. 2011 May;56(5):358-63.
Watanabe M, Inoue Y, Chang C, Hong H, Kobayashi I, Suzuki S, Muto K.
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2011.19

2010

Informal network of communication tools played an important role in sharing safety information on H1N1 influenza vaccine.

Nakada Haruka, Ph.D.
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2010 Oct 1;51(7):873-4.
Nakada H, Murashige N, Matsumura T, Kodama Y, Kami M.
DOI: 10.1086/656297

Surrogacy: donor conception regulation in Japan.

Chang Chiungfang, M.A., Hong Hyunsoo, Ph.D., Kamisato Ayako, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Bioethics. 2010 Sep;24(7):348-57.
Semba Y, Chang C, Hong H, Kamisato A, Kokado M, Muto K.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2009.01780.x

The impact of H1N1 influenza A virus pandemic on the blood donations in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

Nakada Haruka, Ph.D.
Transfusion. 2010 Aug;50(8):1803-5.
Tsubokura M, Nakada H, Matsumura T, Kodama Y, Narimatsu H, Yamaguchi T, Kami M.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02641.x

Risk of fatal adverse events after H1N1 influenza vaccination.

Nakada Haruka, Ph.D.
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2010 Jun 1;50(11):1548-9.
Nakada H, Narimatsu H, Tsubokura M, Murashige N, Matsumura T, Kodama Y, Kishi Y, Kami M.
DOI: 10.1086/652719

History of blood transfusion before 1990 increases cancer mortality risk independent of liver diseases: prospective long-term follow-up.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine. 2010 May;15(3):180-7.
Inoue Y, Wada Y, Motohashi Y, Koizumi A.
DOI: 10.1007/s12199-009-0125-6

The impact of H1N1 influenza A virus pandemic on the emergency medical service in Kobe.

Nakada Haruka, Ph.D.
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2010 Feb;28(2):248-51.
Tsubokura M, Nakada H, Matsumura T, Kodama Y, Kami M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.10.013

When should we intervene to control the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic?

Nakada Haruka, Ph.D.
Euro Surveillance. 2010 Jan 7;15(1). pii: 19455.
Sato H, Nakada H, Yamaguchi R, Imoto S, Miyano S, Kami M.

Organ transplantation as a family issue: living liver donors in Japan.

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
International Journal of Japanese Sociology. 2010;19(1): 35-48.
Muto K.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6781.2010.01135.x

Problems in the regulation of genetic tests in Japan: what can we learn from DTC genetic tests?

Watanabe Maiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Public Health Genomics. 2010;13(6):327-35.
Watanabe M, Ohata T, Muto K, Takada F.
DOI: 10.1159/000253123

A study of the changes in how medically related events are reported in Japanese newspapers.

Nakada Haruka, Ph.D.
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. 2010;3:33-8.
Kishi Y, Murashige N, Kodama Y, Hamaki T, Murata K, Nakada H, Komatsu T, Narimatsu H, Kami M, Matsumura T.
DOI: 10.2147/RMHP.S12304

2009

International web-based survey of informed consent procedures in genetic epidemiological studies: towards the establishment of a research coordinator accreditation system.

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Human Genetics. 2009 Dec;54(12):713-20.
Yamamoto M, Funamizu M, Muto K. Hata A.
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2009.103

Guidelines for managing conscientious objection to blood transfusion.

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Transfusion Medical Review. 2009 Jul;23(3):221-8.
Ohto H, Yonemura Y, Takeda J, Inada E, Hanada R, Hayakawa S, Miyano T, Kai K, Iwashi W, Muto K, Asai F.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2009.03.004

Physicians' opinion for ‘new’ genetic testing in Japan.

Watanabe Maiko, Ph.D.
Journal of Human Genetics. 2009 Apr;54(4):203-8.
Ohata T, Tsuchiya A, Watanabe M, Sumida T, Takada F.
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2009.11

Cadaveric donation and the family: perspectives from the legal history of Japan.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D., Hong Hyunsoo, Ph.D.
Asian Bioethics Review. 2009 Dec;1(4): 342–53, 2009.
Inoue Y, Hong H.

2008

Relationship between Public Attitudes toward Genomic Studies Related to Medicine and Their Level of Genomic Literacy in Japan.

Nagai Akiko, Ph.D., Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
American Journal of Medical Genetics. 2008 Jul 1;146A(13):1696-706.
Ishiyama I, Nagai A, Muto K, Tamakoshi A, Kokado M, Mimura K, Tanzawa T, Yamagata Z.
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32322

2007

Risk and protective factors related to mortality from pneumonia among middle-aged and elderly community residents: the JACC Study.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2007 Nov;17(6):194-202.
Inoue Y, Koizumi A, Wada Y, Iso H, Watanabe Y, Date C, Yamamoto A, Kikuchi S, Inaba Y, Toyoshima H, Tamakoshi A.

Past

Creating a brochure to promote understanding of epidemiologic research.

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
Journal of Epidemiology. 2004 Sep;14(5):174-6.
Naito M, Nakayama T, Ojima T, Kobashi G, Muto K, Washio M, Ishikawa S, Maruyama E, Sakai M, Sato K, Sugimori H, Suzuki M, Takahashi F, Yamagata Z, Tamakoshi A.

A historical aspect of Lysinuric Protein Intolerance in a northern part of Iwate, Japan.

Inoue Yusuke, Ph.D.
Human Biology. 2003 Feb;75(1):81-90.
Inoue Y, Fukagaya K, Kada A, et al.

Awareness and motivation of Japanese donors of blood for research.

Muto Kaori, Ph.D.
American Journal of Public Health. 1999 Sep;89(9):1433-4.
Nakayama T, Muto K, Yoshiike N, Yokoyama T.