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Katsushi Tokunaga

Katsushi Tokunaga

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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
100
Citations
41482
World Ranking
723
National Ranking
24

Genetics

D-Index
97
Citations
38276
World Ranking
835
National Ranking
29

Medicine

D-Index
100
Citations
41599
World Ranking
8217
National Ranking
212

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Katsushi Tokunaga is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan and is active in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research extensively covers genetics, immunology, molecular biology, epidemiology, and infectious diseases.

Their work focuses on topics such as immune cell function and interaction, immunotherapy and immune responses, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, T-cell and B-cell immunology, liver diseases and immunity, COVID-19 clinical research studies, and tuberculosis research and epidemiology.

Frequent publication venues for Katsushi Tokunaga include:

  • HLA
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Human Genome Variation
  • Journal of Human Genetics

Recent papers by Katsushi Tokunaga encompass a variety of topics and journals:

  • An international genome-wide meta-analysis of primary biliary cholangitis: Novel risk loci and candidate drugs, 2021, Journal of Hepatology
  • Genetic architecture of the inflammatory bowel diseases across East Asian and European ancestries, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • Digenic mutations in ALDH2 and ADH5 impair formaldehyde clearance and cause a multisystem disorder, AMeD syndrome, 2020, Science Advances
  • Practical guide for managing large-scale human genome data in research, 2020, Journal of Human Genetics
  • HLA-A*11:01:01:01, HLA-C*12:02:02:01-HLA-B*52:01:02:02, Age and Sex Are Associated With Severity of Japanese COVID-19 With Respiratory Failure, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology

Katsushi Tokunaga frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Yosuke Kawai
  • Seik-Soon Khor
  • Yosuke Omae
  • Masao Nagasaki
  • Nao Nishida

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association of IL28B with response to pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C.

    Yasuhito Tanaka;Nao Nishida;Masaya Sugiyama;Masayuki Kurosaki

  • An ancient retrotransposal insertion causes Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy

    Kazuhiro Kobayashi;Yutaka Nakahori;Masashi Miyake;Kiichiro Matsumura

  • Variants in KCNQ1 are associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus.

    Kazuki Yasuda;Kazuaki Miyake;Yukio Horikawa;Kazuo Hara

  • Mapping human genetic diversity in Asia

    Mahmood Ameen Abdulla;Ikhlak Ahmed;Anunchai Assawamakin;Anunchai Assawamakin;Jong Bhak

  • Transcriptional regulation of endochondral ossification by HIF-2α during skeletal growth and osteoarthritis development

    Taku Saito;Atsushi Fukai;Akihiko Mabuchi;Toshiyuki Ikeda

  • Narcolepsy is strongly associated with the T-cell receptor alpha locus.

    Joachim Hallmayer;Juliette Faraco;Ling Lin;Stephanie Hesselson

  • Hepatic ISG Expression Is Associated With Genetic Variation in Interleukin 28B and the Outcome of IFN Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C

    Masao Honda;Akito Sakai;Tatsuya Yamashita;Yasunari Nakamoto

  • The GenomeAsia 100K Project enables genetic discoveries across Asia

    Jeffrey D. Wall;Eric W. Stawiski;Aakrosh Ratan;Hie Lim Kim

  • Fc gamma receptor gene polymorphisms in Japanese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus - Contribution of FCGR2B to genetic susceptibility

    Chieko Kyogoku;Hilde M. Dijstelbloem;Naoyuki Tsuchiya;Yoko Hatta

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

    Yukinori Okada;Chikashi Terao;Katsunori Ikari;Yuta Kochi

  • HLA-haplotype banking and iPS cells.

    Norio Nakatsuji;Fumiaki Nakajima;Katsushi Tokunaga

  • A SNP in the ABCC11 gene is the determinant of human earwax type

    Koh Ichiro Yoshiura;Akira Kinoshita;Takafumi Ishida;Aya Ninokata

  • FcγRIIB Ile232Thr transmembrane polymorphism associated with human systemic lupus erythematosus decreases affinity to lipid rafts and attenuates inhibitory effects on B cell receptor signaling

    Hajime Kono;Chieko Kyogoku;Takeshi Suzuki;Naoyuki Tsuchiya

  • Genome-wide association study identifies TNFSF15 and POU2AF1 as susceptibility loci for primary biliary cirrhosis in the Japanese population.

    Minoru Nakamura;Nao Nishida;Minae Kawashima;Yoshihiro Aiba

  • A scan for genetic determinants of human hair morphology: EDAR is associated with Asian hair thickness

    Akihiro Fujimoto;Ryosuke Kimura;Jun Ohashi;Kazuya Omi

  • GA4GH: International policies and standards for data sharing across genomic research and healthcare

    Heidi L. Rehm;Heidi L. Rehm;Angela J.H. Page;Lindsay Smith;Jeremy B. Adams

  • Sequence-based association analysis of HLA class I and II alleles in Japanese supports conservation of common haplotypes

    K. Tokunaga;Yoshihide Ishikawa;Atsuko Ogawa;Huiru Wang

  • Common variants in P2RY11 are associated with narcolepsy

    Birgitte R Kornum;Minae Kawashima;Minae Kawashima;Juliette Faraco;Ling Lin

  • Association of the oxytocin receptor ( OXTR ) gene polymorphisms with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the Japanese population

    Xiaoxi Liu;Yoshiya Kawamura;Takafumi Shimada;Takeshi Otowa

  • A Practical Genome Scan for Population-Specific Strong Selective Sweeps That Have Reached Fixation

    Ryosuke Kimura;Ryosuke Kimura;Akihiro Fujimoto;Katsushi Tokunaga;Jun Ohashi

  • Human Leukocyte Antigen Matching Estimations in a Hypothetical Bank of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines in the Japanese Population for Use in Cell Transplantation Therapy

    Fumiaki Nakajima;Katsushi Tokunaga;Norio Nakatsuji

Frequent Co-Authors

Takeo Juji
Takeo Juji Texas Medical Center
Jun Ohashi
Jun Ohashi University of Tokyo
Naoyuki Tsuchiya
Naoyuki Tsuchiya University of Tsukuba
Masashi Mizokami
Masashi Mizokami National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Minoru Nakamura
Minoru Nakamura Nagasaki University
Yasuhito Tanaka
Yasuhito Tanaka Kumamoto University
Shigeru Kinoshita
Shigeru Kinoshita Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Masao Honda
Masao Honda Kanazawa University
Sornchai Looareesuwan
Sornchai Looareesuwan Mahidol University
Namiki Izumi
Namiki Izumi Musashino Red Cross Hospital

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