Edna Teruko Kimura

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
94 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

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Edna Teruko Kimura is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Edna Teruko Kimura has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 25 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Edna Teruko Kimura's work include Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (29 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (19 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (12 papers). Edna Teruko Kimura is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (29 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (19 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (12 papers). Edna Teruko Kimura collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and United Kingdom. Edna Teruko Kimura's co-authors include James A. Fagin, Jeffrey A. Knauf, Marina N. Nikiforova, Yuri E. Nikiforov, Zhaowen Zhu, César Seigi Fuziwara, Murilo Vieira Geraldo, Alex Shimura Yamashita, Massimo Santoro and Riccardo Giannini and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Edna Teruko Kimura

90 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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High prevalence of BRAF mutations in thyroid cancer: genetic evidence for constitutive activation of the RET/PTC-RAS-BRAF signaling pathway in papillary thyroid carcinoma.

2003 1.2k citations Edna Teruko Kimura, Marina N. Nikiforova et al. profile →
BRAF Mutations in Thyroid Tumors Are Restricted to Papillary Carcinomas and Anaplastic or Poorly Differentiated Carcinomas Arising from Papillary Carcinomas

2003 823 citations Marina N. Nikiforova, Edna Teruko Kimura et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edna Teruko Kimura Brazil	32	2.5k	2.2k	1.2k	919	517	94	4.7k
Hiroyuki Namba Japan	39	2.1k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.4×	618 0.7×	699 1.4×	153	4.7k
Sun Wook Cho South Korea	38	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	319 0.3×	489 0.9×	139	4.1k
Johanna Arola Finland	40	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	856 0.9×	364 0.7×	158	5.3k
Attila Patócs Hungary	33	1.4k 0.6×	2.0k 0.9×	708 0.6×	1.7k 1.8×	426 0.8×	236	4.7k
Cuong Hoang‐Vu Germany	34	1.1k 0.4×	2.0k 0.9×	836 0.7×	741 0.8×	332 0.6×	102	3.7k
R Rubin United States	26	1.7k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	618 0.5×	749 0.8×	358 0.7×	41	4.1k
Sandya Liyanarachchi United States	40	918 0.4×	3.5k 1.6×	860 0.7×	2.1k 2.3×	755 1.5×	86	5.4k
Angela Greco Italy	43	1.3k 0.5×	3.2k 1.5×	1.9k 1.6×	772 0.8×	789 1.5×	120	6.3k
Maria Domenica Castellone Italy	34	841 0.3×	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	532 0.6×	406 0.8×	59	3.6k
Cristina Romei Italy	42	4.9k 2.0×	1.8k 0.8×	1.7k 1.5×	520 0.6×	1.2k 2.3×	122	6.5k

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Serrano‐Nascimento, Caroline, et al.. (2025). Targeting EZH2 reverses thyroid cell dedifferentiation and enhances iodide uptake in anaplastic thyroid cancer. FEBS Letters. 600(2). 215–225.

Saito, Kelly Cristina, Fátima Solange Pasini, Venâncio Avancini Ferreira Alves, et al.. (2023). Profile of MicroRNAs Associated with Death Due to Disease Progression in Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Patients. Cancers. 15(3). 869–869. 1 indexed citations

Fuziwara, César Seigi & Edna Teruko Kimura. (2023). Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Edit a Thyroid Cancer Cell Line. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1429. 73–84. 1 indexed citations

Saito, Kelly Cristina, Guilherme Lopes Yamamoto, César Luiz Boguszewski, et al.. (2022). Thyroid and Breast Cancer in 2 Sisters With Monoallelic Mutations in the Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated (ATM) Gene. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 6(4). bvac026–bvac026. 5 indexed citations

Fuziwara, César Seigi, et al.. (2021). Targeting the Highly Expressed microRNA miR-146b with CRISPR/Cas9n Gene Editing System in Thyroid Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(15). 7992–7992. 16 indexed citations

Cicco, Rafael De, Kelly Cristina Saito, Edna Teruko Kimura, et al.. (2020). Elemental characterization of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma and its relationship with smoking, prognosis and survival. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 10382–10382. 7 indexed citations

Quintar, Amado A., Elmer A. Fernández, César Seigi Fuziwara, et al.. (2018). Functional Toll-like Receptor 4 Overexpression in Papillary Thyroid Cancer by MAPK/ERK–Induced ETS1 Transcriptional Activity. Molecular Cancer Research. 16(5). 833–845. 29 indexed citations

Freire, Paula Paccielli, Sarah Santiloni Cury, Geysson Javier Fernández, et al.. (2017). Osteoglycin inhibition by microRNA miR-155 impairs myogenesis. PLoS ONE. 12(11). e0188464–e0188464. 21 indexed citations

Geraldo, Murilo Vieira, et al.. (2016). MiRNA-146b-5p upregulates migration and invasion of different Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma cells. BMC Cancer. 16(1). 108–108. 74 indexed citations

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Romitti, Mírian, Simone Magagnin Wajner, Lucieli Ceolin, et al.. (2016). MAPK and SHH pathways modulate type 3 deiodinase expression in papillary thyroid carcinoma. Endocrine Related Cancer. 23(3). 135–146. 33 indexed citations

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Macedo, Alessandra Alaniz, et al.. (2016). Morphometric information to reduce the semantic gap in the characterization of microscopic images of thyroid nodules. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 130. 162–174. 6 indexed citations

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Império, Güínever E., Isalira Peroba Ramos, Letícia Aragão Santiago, et al.. (2015). The Impact of a Non-Functional Thyroid Receptor Beta upon Triiodotironine-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy in Mice. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 37(2). 477–490. 14 indexed citations

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Fuziwara, César Seigi & Edna Teruko Kimura. (2013). High Iodine Blocks a Notch/miR-19 Loop Activated by the BRAF ^V600E Oncoprotein and Restores the Response to TGFβ in Thyroid Follicular Cells. Thyroid. 24(3). 453–462. 48 indexed citations

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Ricarte‐Filho, Julio C. & Edna Teruko Kimura. (2006). O microrna LET-7 apresenta função supressora de tumor em carcinoma papilífero da tiróide. Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia. 50(3).

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Yamaguchi, Kazuto, et al.. (2005). Atherosclerosis Suppression Effect of Estrogen: Is the Chronic Liver Disease Atherogenic?. Circulation. 69. 404. 15 indexed citations

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Nikiforova, Marina N., Edna Teruko Kimura, Manoj Gandhi, et al.. (2003). BRAF Mutations in Thyroid Tumors Are Restricted to Papillary Carcinomas and Anaplastic or Poorly Differentiated Carcinomas Arising from Papillary Carcinomas. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 88(11). 5399–5404. 823 indexed citations breakdown →

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Soto‐Blanco, Benito, et al.. (2002). Does prolonged oral exposure to cyanide promote hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity?. Toxicology. 174(2). 87–95. 58 indexed citations

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Kimura, Edna Teruko, Peter Kopp, Lars M. Asmis, et al.. (1999). Expression of Transforming Growth Factor β ₁ , β ₂ , and β ₃ in Multinodular Goiters and Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas: A Comparative Study. Thyroid. 9(2). 119–125. 41 indexed citations

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Carvalho, Suzy D., Edna Teruko Kimura, Antônio C. Bianco, & J. ENRIQUE SILVA. (1991). Central Role of Brown Adipose Tissue Thyroxine 5′-Deiodinase on Thyroid Hormone-Dependent Thermogenic Response to Cold*. Endocrinology. 128(4). 2149–2159. 79 indexed citations

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Kimura, Edna Teruko. (1976). Arrhythmias in the Aged. Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi Japanese Journal of Geriatrics. 13(1). 1–7. 1 indexed citations

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