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Atsushi Takahashi is affiliated with the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan. Their research primarily addresses topics in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with a notable emphasis on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their recent publications include works across multiple high-impact journals, focusing on genetic associations and epidemiology, cardiac conditions, and cancer research. Notable papers authored or co-authored by Takahashi include:

  • Large-scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci across different diseases (2020, Nature Genetics)
  • Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals (2020, Nature)
  • Population-specific and trans-ancestry genome-wide analyses identify distinct and shared genetic risk loci for coronary artery disease (2020, Nature Genetics)
  • The genetic basis of endometriosis and comorbidity with other pain and inflammatory conditions (2023, Nature Genetics)
  • LC3 lipidation is essential for TFEB activation during the lysosomal damage response to kidney injury (2020, Nature Cell Biology)

Takahashi frequently collaborates with several researchers within their field. Notable frequent co-authors include Michiaki Kubo, Yoichiro Kamatani, Koichi Matsuda, Tetsuo Sasano, and Yukihide Momozawa, reflecting sustained research partnerships.

Their publications are often featured in leading scientific venues, with multiple contributions to the International Journal of Urology, Nature Genetics, Nature Communications, Cancer Science, and UNC Libraries.

The main fields of study addressed in Takahashi's work encompass:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields emphasized in their research include:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology

The key research topics they have explored involve:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Best Publications

  • Spontaneous Initiation of Atrial Fibrillation by Ectopic Beats Originating in the Pulmonary Veins

    M Haïssaguerre;P Jaïs;D C Shah;A Takahashi

  • Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis contributes to biology and drug discovery

    Yukinori Okada;Yukinori Okada;Di Wu;Di Wu;Di Wu;Gosia Trynka;Gosia Trynka;Towfique Raj;Towfique Raj

  • Association analyses identify 38 susceptibility loci for inflammatory bowel disease and highlight shared genetic risk across populations

    J Z Liu;S van Sommeren;H Huang;S C Ng

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Functional haplotypes of PADI4, encoding citrullinating enzyme peptidylarginine deiminase 4, are associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

    Akari Suzuki;Ryo Yamada;Xiaotian Chang;Shinya Tokuhiro

  • Electrophysiological End Point for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Initiated From Multiple Pulmonary Venous Foci

    Michel Haïssaguerre;Pierre Jaïs;Dipen C. Shah;Stéphane Garrigue

  • Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration

    Lars G. Fritsche;Lars G. Fritsche;Wei Chen;Wei Chen;Matthew Schu;Brian L. Yaspan

  • SNPs in KCNQ1 are associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in East Asian and European populations

    Hiroyuki Unoki;Atsushi Takahashi;Takahisa Kawaguchi;Kazuo Hara

  • Genetic analysis of quantitative traits in the Japanese population links cell types to complex human diseases

    Masahiro Kanai;Masahiro Kanai;Masato Akiyama;Atsushi Takahashi;Nana Matoba

  • An intronic SNP in a RUNX1 binding site of SLC22A4, encoding an organic cation transporter, is associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

    Shinya Tokuhiro;Ryo Yamada;Xiaotian Chang;Akari Suzuki

  • Identification of a novel non-coding RNA, MIAT, that confers risk of myocardial infarction

    Nobuaki Ishii;Kouichi Ozaki;Hiroshi Sato;Hiroya Mizuno

  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Johannes Waage;Hansjoerg Baurecht

  • Comparative genetic architectures of schizophrenia in East Asian and European populations

    Max Lam;Chia-Yen Chen;Zhiqiang Li;Alicia R. Martin;Alicia R. Martin

  • A genome-wide association study identifies variants in the HLA-DP locus associated with chronic hepatitis B in Asians

    Yoichiro Kamatani;Sukanya Wattanapokayakit;Hidenori Ochi;Takahisa Kawaguchi

  • Single nucleotide polymorphisms in TNFSF15 confer susceptibility to Crohn's disease

    Keiko Yamazaki;Dermot McGovern;Jiannis Ragoussis;Marta Paolucci

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O.C. Cookson

  • A meta-analysis of 87,040 individuals identifies 23 new susceptibility loci for prostate cancer

    Ali Amin Al Olama;Zsofia Kote-Jarai;Sonja I. Berndt;David V. Conti

  • Mapping and Ablation of Left Atrial Flutters

    Pierre Jaïs;Dipen C. Shah;Michel Haïssaguerre;Mélèze Hocini

  • New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation

    Christian Gieger;Aparna Radhakrishnan;Ana Cvejic;Weihong Tang

Frequent Co-Authors

Mitsuaki Isobe
Mitsuaki Isobe Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Yoichiro Kamatani
Yoichiro Kamatani University of Tokyo
Koichi Matsuda
Koichi Matsuda University of Tokyo
Fumiaki Marumo
Fumiaki Marumo Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Yukinori Okada
Yukinori Okada Osaka University
Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Tatsuhiko Tsunoda
Tatsuhiko Tsunoda University of Tokyo
Jianjun Liu
Jianjun Liu Genome Institute of Singapore
Toshihiro Tanaka
Toshihiro Tanaka Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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