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Koichi Matsuda

Koichi Matsuda

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Genetics

D-Index
94
Citations
34843
World Ranking
930
National Ranking
34

Overview

Koichi Matsuda is affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these broad areas, their work focuses on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Immunology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, and RNA modifications and cancer.

Their recent notable publications include:

  • A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases, 2020, Cell
  • Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations, 2020, Cell
  • Large-scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci across different diseases, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction, 2021, Nature Genetics

Matsuda frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Genetics, Nature Communications, Scientific Reports, and UNC Libraries.

The scientist has collaborated regularly with coauthors including Yoichiro Kamatani, Yukinori Okada, Chikashi Terao, Yukihide Momozawa, and Yoshinori Murakami, with collaboration counts ranging from 50 to over 100 joint publications.

Best Publications

  • A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes

    Saori Sakaue;Masahiro Kanai;Yosuke Tanigawa;Juha Karjalainen

  • p53AIP1, a Potential Mediator of p53-Dependent Apoptosis, and Its Regulation by Ser-46-Phosphorylated p53

    Katsutoshi Oda;Hirofumi Arakawa;Tomoaki Tanaka;Koichi Matsuda

  • ATF4 Is a Substrate of RSK2 and an Essential Regulator of Osteoblast Biology: Implication for Coffin-Lowry Syndrome

    Xiangli Yang;Koichi Matsuda;Peter Bialek;Sylvie Jacquot

  • Histone Deacetylase 4 Controls Chondrocyte Hypertrophy during Skeletogenesis

    Rick B. Vega;Koichi Matsuda;Junyoung Oh;Ana C. Barbosa

  • A small-molecule AdipoR agonist for type 2 diabetes and short life in obesity

    Miki Okada-Iwabu;Toshimasa Yamauchi;Masato Iwabu;Teruki Honma

  • 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

  • Genome-wide association scan identifies a colorectal cancer susceptibility locus on 11q23 and replicates risk loci at 8q24 and 18q21.

    Albert Tenesa;Susan M Farrington;James G D Prendergast;Mary E Porteous

  • The polygenic and monogenic basis of blood traits and diseases

    Dragana Vuckovic;Erik L. Bao;Parsa Akbari;Caleb A. Lareau

  • Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations.

    Ming-Huei Chen;Laura M Raffield;Abdou Mousas;Saori Sakaue

  • 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

  • Overview of the BioBank Japan Project: Study design and profile

    Akiko Nagai;Makoto Hirata;Yoichiro Kamatani;Kaori Muto

  • Genome-wide association study of hematological and biochemical traits in a Japanese population

    Yoichiro Kamatani;Koichi Matsuda;Yukinori Okada;Michiaki Kubo

  • Large-scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci across different diseases

    Kazuyoshi Ishigaki;Kazuyoshi Ishigaki;Masato Akiyama;Masahiro Kanai;Masahiro Kanai;Atsushi Takahashi

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 112 new loci for body mass index in the Japanese population

    Masato Akiyama;Yukinori Okada;Masahiro Kanai;Atsushi Takahashi

  • Genome-wide association study identifies a susceptibility locus for HCV-induced hepatocellular carcinoma

    Vinod Kumar;Naoya Kato;Yuji Urabe;Atsushi Takahashi

  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction

    David V. Conti;Burcu F. Darst;Lilit C. Moss;Edward J. Saunders

  • Association of a novel long non‐coding RNA in 8q24 with prostate cancer susceptibility

    Suyoun Chung;Hidewaki Nakagawa;Motohide Uemura;Lianhua Piao

  • Functional Variants in ADH1B and ALDH2 Coupled With Alcohol and Smoking Synergistically Enhance Esophageal Cancer Risk

    Ri Cui;Yoichiro Kamatani;Atsushi Takahashi;Masayuki Usami

  • Target genes, variants, tissues and transcriptional pathways influencing human serum urate levels

    Adrienne Tin;Jonathan Marten;Victoria L. Halperin Kuhns;Yong Li

  • The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases

    Dragana Vuckovic;Dragana Vuckovic;Erik L. Bao;Erik L. Bao;Parsa Akbari;Caleb A. Lareau;Caleb A. Lareau

Frequent Co-Authors

Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Yoichiro Kamatani
Yoichiro Kamatani University of Tokyo
Yukinori Okada
Yukinori Okada Osaka University
Yoshinori Murakami
Yoshinori Murakami University of Tokyo
Atsushi Takahashi
Atsushi Takahashi RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
Keitaro Matsuo
Keitaro Matsuo Nagoya University
Motoki Iwasaki
Motoki Iwasaki National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Kenji Wakai
Kenji Wakai Nagoya University

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