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Fumihiko Matsuda

Fumihiko Matsuda

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Genetics

D-Index
94
Citations
40355
World Ranking
926
National Ranking
33

Medicine

D-Index
96
Citations
43123
World Ranking
9530
National Ranking
262

Overview

Fumihiko Matsuda is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has an extensive research portfolio predominantly focused on medical sciences. Their work spans multiple specialized fields, including genetics, molecular biology, physiology, surgery, and rheumatology.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, emphasizing genetic associations and epidemiology, obstructive sleep apnea, glaucoma and retinal disorders, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Other notable research topics include osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, retinal diseases and treatments, and retinal imaging and analysis.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Yasuharu Tabara
  • Takahisa Kawaguchi
  • Kazuya Setoh
  • Takeo Nakayama
  • Kazuo Chin

The scientist has published papers in several scientific venues, with the most common platforms including:

  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Respirology
  • Nature
  • Blood

Among their recent notable papers are:

  • "The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids," 2021, Nature
  • "B cell-derived GABA elicits IL-10+ macrophages to limit anti-tumour immunity," 2021, Nature
  • "Population-specific and trans-ancestry genome-wide analyses identify distinct and shared genetic risk loci for coronary artery disease," 2020, Nature Genetics
  • "Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses identify novel genetic mechanisms in rheumatoid arthritis," 2022, Nature Genetics
  • "Spermidine activates mitochondrial trifunctional protein and improves antitumor immunity in mice," 2022, Science

In addition to articles, Fumihiko Matsuda has contributed to book publications. Notably, they have published a book titled Socio-Life Science and the COVID-19 Outbreak in 2021 under Springer Nature.

Best Publications

  • SLCO1B1 variants and statin-induced myopathy--a genomewide study

    E Link;S Parish;J Armitage

  • 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

  • Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism due to loss of function of the KiSS1-derived peptide receptor GPR54

    Nicolas De Roux;Emmanuelle Genin;Jean Claude Carel;Fumihiko Matsuda

  • A susceptibility locus for lung cancer maps to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit genes on 15q25

    Rayjean J. Hung;James D. Mckay;Valerie Gaborieau;Paolo Boffetta

  • Integrated molecular analysis of adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma

    Keisuke Kataoka;Yasunobu Nagata;Akira Kitanaka;Yuichi Shiraishi

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

    Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

  • Identification of the gene altered in Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy on chromosome 11q13.

    Jocelyne Magré;Marc Delépine;Eliane Khallouf;Tobias Gedde-Dahl

  • The clock gene Per2 influences the glutamatergic system and modulates alcohol consumption.

    Rainer Spanagel;Gurudutt N Pendyala;Carolina Abarca;Tarek Zghoul

  • Lung cancer susceptibility locus at 5p15.33

    James D McKay;Rayjean J Hung;Rayjean J Hung;Valerie Gaborieau;Paolo Boffetta

  • Cloning of cDNA encoding the murine IgG1 induction factor by a novel strategy using SP6 promoter.

    Yoshihiko Noma;Paschalis Sideras;Paschalis Sideras;Takayuki Naito;Susanne Bergstedt-Lindquist;Susanne Bergstedt-Lindquist

  • A QTL influencing F cell production maps to a gene encoding a zinc-finger protein on chromosome 2p15.

    Stephan Menzel;Chad Garner;Ivo Gut;Fumihiko Matsuda

  • The Complete Nucleotide Sequence of the Human Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Variable Region Locus

    Fumihiko Matsuda;Kazuo Ishii;Patrice Bourvagnet;Kei Ichi Kuma

  • Alymphoplasia is caused by a point mutation in the mouse gene encoding Nf-κb-inducing kinase

    Reiko Shinkura;Kazuhiro Kitada;Fumihiko Matsuda;Kei Tashiro

  • Caspase-mediated cleavage of phospholipid flippase for apoptotic phosphatidylserine exposure

    Katsumori Segawa;Sachiko Kurata;Yuichi Yanagihashi;Thijn R. Brummelkamp

  • Cloning of complementary DNA encoding T-cell replacing factor and identity with B-cell growth factor II

    Tatsuo Kinashi;Nobuyuki Harada;Nobuyuki Harada;Eva Severinson;Eva Severinson;Toshizumi Tanabe

  • Mitochondrial activation chemicals synergize with surface receptor PD-1 blockade for T cell-dependent antitumor activity

    Kenji Chamoto;Partha S. Chowdhury;Alok Kumar;Kazuhiro Sonomura;Kazuhiro Sonomura

  • A variant in the CD209 promoter is associated with severity of dengue disease.

    Anavaj Sakuntabhai;Anavaj Sakuntabhai;Chairat Turbpaiboon;Chairat Turbpaiboon;Isabelle Casadémont;Ampaiwan Chuansumrit

  • Meta-analysis identifies nine new loci associated with rheumatoid arthritis in the Japanese population

    Yukinori Okada;Chikashi Terao;Katsunori Ikari;Yuta Kochi

  • Structure and physical map of 64 variable segments in the 3′ 0.8–megabase region of the human immunoglobulin heavy–chain locus

    Fumihiko Matsuda;Euy Kyun Shin;Hitoshi Nagaoka;Ryusuke Matsumura

  • Trans-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation

    Mahajan A;Spracklen Cn;Zhang W;Ng Mc

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryo Yamada
Ryo Yamada Kyoto University
Nagahisa Yoshimura
Nagahisa Yoshimura Kyoto University
Tsuneyo Mimori
Tsuneyo Mimori Kyoto University
Keitaro Matsuo
Keitaro Matsuo Nagoya University
Tasuku Honjo
Tasuku Honjo Kyoto University
Mark Lathrop
Mark Lathrop McGill University
Chiea Chuen Khor
Chiea Chuen Khor Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Hisashi Yamanaka
Hisashi Yamanaka International University of Health and Welfare
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University

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