… This work was supported by a grant from the Global FU Program of Fukuoka University (Y.
Yasunami), a Health Science Research Grant from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, …

High intake of red meat has been associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer in
Western countries. There has been much interest in the role of n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (…

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal tumors, and reliable detection of early-stage
pancreatic cancer and risk diseases for pancreatic cancer is essential to improve the prognosis. …

Background: The aim of this study was to identify a new plasma biomarker for use in early
detection of colorectal cancer. Methods: Using the combination of hollow fiber membrane (HFM…

Pancreatic islet transplantation represents a potential treatment for insulin-dependent
diabetes mellitus. However, the precise cellular and molecular mechanisms of the immune …

We recently reported that circulating apolipoprotein AII (apoAII) isoforms apoAII-ATQ/AT (C-terminal
truncations of the apoAII homo-dimer) decline significantly in pancreatic cancer and …

METHODS: The study subjects were derived from the Fukuoka colorectal cancer study, a
community-based case-control study. The study subjects were 816 cases of colorectal cancer …

… This work was supported by a grant (0211001) from the Central Research Institute of Fukuoka
University (to Y. Yasunami); a Health Science Research Grant from the Ministry of Health, …

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is a key enzyme regulating folate metabolism,
which affects DNA synthesis and methylation. This study investigated the relation of …

Epidemiologic evidence supporting a protective role of calcium and vitamin D in colorectal
carcinogenesis has been accumulating in Western populations, but it is limited in Asian …