Publications by authors named "Rina Tajima"
Aim: Several studies have shown that dairy consumption in old age is effective in preventing frailty. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding the association between milk consumption during middle age and the development of frailty in old age. Therefore, we carried out an investigation to explore the association between milk consumption during middle age and development of frailty examined after over 15 years of follow up in a long-term cohort study in Japan.
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- Limited mouth opening is a key symptom of masticatory muscle tendon-aponeurosis hyperplasia (MMTAH), which may have a genetic basis that is not fully understood yet.
- The study involved whole genome sequencing of 10 MMTAH patients and their relatives, as well as RNA sequencing of pig tendon samples.
- Researchers found 51 genes with rare variants in MMTAH patients, with 21 of those genes being potential candidates for causing the condition, offering new insights for understanding MMTAH and possible future treatments.
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) deposition disease is a benign disorder characterized by acute gouty arthritis-like attacks and first reported by McCarty. CPPD deposition disease rarely occurs in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and although confirmation of positive birefringence by polarized light microscopy is important for diagnosis, it is not reliable because other crystals also show birefringence. We reported a case of CPPD deposition disease of the TMJ that was diagnosed by chemical analysis.
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