A striking feature of the circadian clock is its flexible yet robust response to various
environmental conditions. To analyze the biochemical processes underlying this flexible-yet-robust …

To define prognostic factors for breast cancer patients with brain metastases, compare their
clinical courses and prognoses according to breast cancer subtypes, and analyze the …

Neonatal jaundice is a common physiological problem affecting over half of all full term and
most preterm infants. Thus, newborn infants must be monitored for signs of …

Background. Subcutaneous mastectomy and reconstruction (SMR) is well established;
however, most incisions are made directly on the breast, and the majority of patients care about …

Centromeric heterochromatin assembly in fission yeast requires the RNAi pathway. Chp1, a
chromodomain (CD) protein, forms the Ago1-containing RNA-induced transcriptional …

Aims Although 8–73 % of breast cancer patients who receive adjuvant endocrine therapy
discontinue it, discontinuation is little studied in Asian breast cancer patients. Materials and …

Background/Objectives Recent studies have revealed thiamine deficiency (TD) as a cause
of delirium in cancer patients. However, the extent to which Wernicke encephalopathy is …

In fission yeast, the RNAi pathway is required for centromeric heterochromatin assembly.
siRNAs derived from centromeric transcripts are incorporated into the RNA-induced …

Background: Skin incision has been made directly in the breast for treatment of benign breast
tumor in spite of the young age of the patient population. Methods: Small incisions (12 mm, …

The clinical course and prognostic factors of HER2-positive breast cancer patients with brain
metastases are not well known because of the relatively small population. The aim of this …