Shinichi Kakumu

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Best Publications

• International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group Report: review of criteria for diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis

  F. Alvarez;P. A. Berg;F. B. Bianchi;L. Bianchi

  3716
  Citations

• Detection of hepatitis C virus by polymerase chain reaction and response to interferon-α therapy: Relationship to genotypes of hepatitis C virus

  Kentaro Yoshioka;Shinichi Kakumu;Takaji Wakita;Tetsuya Ishikawa

  1069
  Citations

• Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma and its incidence after interferon treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C

  Akinori Kasahara;Norio Hayashi;Kiyoshi Mochizuki;Masahide Takayanagi

  563
  Citations

• Hepatitis B virus of genotype B with or without recombination with genotype C over the precore region plus the core gene

  Fuminaka Sugauchi;Etsuro Orito;Takafumi Ichida;Hideaki Kato

  412
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• Influence of genotypes and precore mutations on fulminant or chronic outcome of acute hepatitis B virus infection.

  Atsushi Ozasa;Yasuhito Tanaka;Etsuro Orito;Masaya Sugiyama

  302
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• Epidemiologic and virologic characteristics of hepatitis B virus genotype B having the recombination with genotype C.

  Fuminaka Sugauchi;Etsuro Orito;Takafumi Ichida;Hideaki Kato

  272
  Citations

• Serum levels of IL-10, IL-15 and soluble tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) receptors in type C chronic liver disease

  S. Kakumu;A. Okumura;T. Ishikawa;M. Yano

  268
  Citations

• Characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis C who develop hepatocellular carcinoma after a sustained response to interferon therapy.

  Akiko Makiyama;Yoshito Itoh M.D.;Akinori Kasahara M.D.;Yasuharu Imai M.D.

  207
  Citations

• Differential diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and focal pancreatitis by using EUS-guided FNA.

  Kuniyuki Takahashi;Kenji Yamao;Kenji Okubo;Akira Sawaki

  180
  Citations

• Distribution of Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes among Patients with Chronic Infection in Japan Shifting toward an Increase of Genotype A

  Kentaro Matsuura;Yasuhito Tanaka;Shuhei Hige;Gotaro Yamada

  179
  Citations

• A pilot study of ribavirin and interferon beta for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C

  Shinichi Kakumu;Kentaro Yoshioka;Takaji Wakita;Tetsuya Ishikawa

  176
  Citations

• Dynamics of genome change in the E2/NS1 region of hepatitis C virus in vivo.

  Yasuyuki Higashi;Shinichi Kakumu;Kentaro Yoshioka;Takaji Wakita

  173
  Citations

• Hepatitis C virus genotypes are not responsible for development of serious liver disease.

  Masaki Yamada;Shinichi Kakumu;Kentaro Yoshioka;Yasuyuki Higashi

  156
  Citations

• Tumor necrosis factor α production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with chronic liver disease

  Kentaro Yoshioka;Shinichi Kakumu;Motohiro Arao;Yasuhiko Tsutsumi

  155
  Citations

• Decreased function of peripheral blood dendritic cells in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with hepatitis B and C virus infection.

  Shinichi Kakumu;Satomi Ito;Tetsuya Ishikawa;Yukiko Mita

  150
  Citations

• Th1/Th2 cytokine profiles and their relationship to clinical features in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

  Satoshi Sobue;Tomoyuki Nomura;Tetsuya Ishikawa;Satomi Ito

  144
  Citations

• Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Japanese patients infected chronically with hepatitis C virus.

  Motohiro Arao;Kenichi Murase;Atsuhiko Kusakabe;Kentaro Yoshioka

  133
  Citations

• Lymphocyte Cytotoxicity in Alcoholic Hepatitis

  Shinichi Kakumu;Carroll M. Leevy

  121
  Citations

• Lack of tumor necrosis factor alpha induces impaired proliferation of hepatitis B virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

  Senji Kasahara;Kazuki Ando;Kuniaki Saito;Kenji Sekikawa

  120
  Citations

• Mechanisms of increased insulin resistance in non-cirrhotic patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

  Tadashi Maeno;Akihiko Okumura;Tetsuya Ishikawa;Koichi Kato

  118
  Citations