Vol.209, No.3, July 2006 TJEM 209(3) 169-275 (2006) PRINT ISSN 0040-8727 ONLINE ISSN 1349-3329 CONTENTS Regular Contributions Cloning and Characterization of the Novel Chimeric Gene p53/FXR2 in the Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia Cell Line CMK11-5. R. Kanezaki, T. Toki, G. Xu, R. Narayanan and E. Ito 169 http://www.sasappa.co.jp/online/abstract/tmp/1/209/html/0112090301.html A Proton Pump Inhibitor, Lansoprazole, Ameliorates Asthma Symptoms in Asthmatic Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Y. Shimizu, K. Dobashi, S. Kobayashi, I. Ohki, M. Tokushima, M. Kusano, O. Kawamura, Y. Shimoyama, M. Utsugi, N. Sunaga, T. Ishizuka and M. Mori 181 http://www.sasappa.co.jp/online/abstract/tmp/1/209/html/0112090302.html Renal Biopsy Findings in Children Receiving Long-Term Treatment with Cyclosporine A Given as a Single Daily Dose. H. Tanaka, K. Tsugawa, K. Suzuki and E. Ito 191 http://www.sasappa.co.jp/online/abstract/tmp/1/209/html/0112090303.html Association of C-Reactive Protein with the Presence and Extent of Angiographically Verified Coronary Artery Disease. L. Memon, V. Spasojevic-Kalimanovska, N. Bogavac-Stanojevic, D. Kalimanovska-Oštric, Z. Jelic-Ivanovic, S. Spasic and A. Topic 197 http://www.sasappa.co.jp/online/abstract/tmp/1/209/html/0112090304.html Risk Factors and Impact of β-D Glucan on Invasive Fungal Infection for the Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients. N. Kawagishi, K. Satoh, Y. Enomoto, Y. Akamatsu, S. Sekiguchi, K. Fujimori and S. Satomi 207 http://www.sasappa.co.jp/online/abstract/tmp/1/209/html/0112090305.html Increased Expression of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I is Associated with Ara-C Resistance in Leukemia. S. Abe, T. Funato, S. Takahashi, H. Yokoyama, J. Yamamoto, Y. Tomiya, M. Yamada-Fujiwara, K. Ishizawa, J. Kameoka, M. Kaku, H. Harigae and T. Sasaki 217 http://www.sasappa.co.jp/online/abstract/tmp/1/209/html/0112090306.html Association of cagA+ Helicobacter pylori with Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy. Y. Bulut, A. Agacayak, T. Karlidag, Z.A. Toraman and M. Yilmaz 229 http://www.sasappa.co.jp/online/abstract/tmp/1/209/html/0112090307.html Visual Function with Acupuncture Tested by Visual Evoked Potential. Y. Sagara, N. Fuse, M. Seimiya, S. Yokokura, K. Watanabe, T. Nakazawa, M. Kurusu, T. Seki and M. Tamai 235 http://www.sasappa.co.jp/online/abstract/tmp/1/209/html/0112090308.html A Series of Patients in the Emergency Department Diagnosed with Copper Poisoning: Recognition Equals Treatment. N. Gunay, C. Yildirim, O. Karcioglu, N.E. Gunay, M. Yilmaz, C. Usalan, A. Kose and I. Togun 243 http://www.sasappa.co.jp/online/abstract/tmp/1/209/html/0112090309.html Pentoxifylline, a Methyl Xanthine Derivative, Reduces Peritoneal Adhesions and Increases Peritoneal Fibrinolysis in Rats. O.R. Tarhan, I. Barut, R. Sutcu, Y. Akdeniz and O. Akturk 249 http://www.sasappa.co.jp/online/abstract/tmp/1/209/html/0112090310.html Serum Uric Acid as an Obesity-Related Indicator in Early Adolescence. C. Oyama, T. Takahashi, M. Oyamada, T. Oyamada, T. Ohno, M. Miyashita, S. Saito, K. Komatsu, K. Takashina and G. Takada 257 http://www.sasappa.co.jp/online/abstract/tmp/1/209/html/0112090311.html Case Reports Niemann-Pick Disease Type C: Cataplexy and Hypocretin in Cerebrospinal Fluid. K. Oyama, T. Takahashi, Y. Shoji, M. Oyamada, A. Noguchi, H. Tamura, G. Takada and T. Kanbayashi 263 http://www.sasappa.co.jp/online/abstract/tmp/1/209/html/0112090312.html Loss of Aquaporin-4 in Active Perivascular Lesions in Neuromyelitis Optica: A Case Report. T. Misu, K. Fujihara, M. Nakamura, K. Murakami, M. Endo, H. Konno and Y. Itoyama 269 http://www.sasappa.co.jp/online/abstract/tmp/1/209/html/0112090313.html Published by TOHOKU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRESS, SENDAI JAPAN http://journal.med.tohoku.ac.jp/ This publication is supported in part by the Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Result from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(Grant Number JP252007).