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Naoyuki Kamatani

Naoyuki Kamatani

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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Japan
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
112
Citations
44011
World Ranking
498
National Ranking
14

Medicine

D-Index
116
Citations
50187
World Ranking
4349
National Ranking
90

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Naoyuki Kamatani is affiliated with StaGen (Japan) in Japan. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The main fields of study associated with Kamatani's work include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, more specialized subfields are prominent, such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research
  • Genetics
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine

The topics that frequently appear in Kamatani's research focus include:

  • Viral-associated cancers and disorders
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Circular RNAs in diseases
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid

Notable frequent co-authors with whom Kamatani has collaborated include:

  • Alan Soo Beng Khoo (6 publications)
  • Norazlin Abdul Aziz (3 publications)
  • Kwok Wai Lo (3 publications)
  • Atsushi Takahashi (3 publications)
  • Michiaki Kubo (3 publications)

Among frequent publication venues, Kamatani has contributed to the following:

  • UNC Libraries (2 publications)
  • Medicine (1 publication)
  • Oral Diseases (1 publication)
  • Cancer Research Communications (1 publication)
  • Scientific Reports (1 publication)

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Kamatani include:

  • Improved Parkinsons disease motor score in a single-arm open-label trial of febuxostat and inosine, 2020, Medicine
  • IGFL2-AS1 facilitates tongue squamous cell carcinoma progression via Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, 2021, Oral Diseases
  • Identification and characterization of a novel Epstein-Barr Virus-encoded circular RNA from LMP-2 Gene, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Parallel genome-wide RNAi screens identify lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase (LCK) as a targetable vulnerability of cell proliferation and chemoresistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, 2021, Cancer Letters
  • Genome-wide association study of epilepsy in a Japanese population identified an associated region at chromosome 12q24, 2021, Epilepsia

Best Publications

  • IL-17 in synovial fluids from patients with rheumatoid arthritis is a potent stimulator of osteoclastogenesis

    Shigeru Kotake;Nobuyuki Udagawa;Naoyuki Takahashi;Kenichiro Matsuzaki

  • Whole-genome sequencing of liver cancers identifies etiological influences on mutation patterns and recurrent mutations in chromatin regulators

    Akihiro Fujimoto;Yasushi Totoki;Tetsuo Abe;Keith A. Boroevich

  • Role of TBX1 in human del22q11.2 syndrome

    Hisato Yagi;Yoshiyuki Furutani;Hiromichi Hamada;Takashi Sasaki

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

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

    Kazuki Yasuda;Kazuaki Miyake;Yukio Horikawa;Kazuo Hara

  • 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

  • Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation

    Patrick T Ellinor;Kathryn L Lunetta;Christine M Albert;Christine M Albert;Nicole L Glazer

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

    Nobuaki Ishii;Kouichi Ozaki;Hiroshi Sato;Hiroya Mizuno

  • Genome-wide association study identifies HLA-A*3101 allele as a genetic risk factor for carbamazepine-induced cutaneous adverse drug reactions in Japanese population

    Takeshi Ozeki;Taisei Mushiroda;Amara Yowang;Atsushi Takahashi

  • Activated human T cells directly induce osteoclastogenesis from human monocytes: possible role of T cells in bone destruction in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

    Shigeru Kotake;Nobuyuki Udagawa;Masayuki Hakoda;Makio Mogi

  • 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

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

    Yoichiro Kamatani;Koichi Matsuda;Yukinori Okada;Michiaki Kubo

  • A retrospective study of the relationship between serum urate level and recurrent attacks of gouty arthritis: Evidence for reduction of recurrent gouty arthritis with antihyperuricemic therapy

    Akira Shoji;Hisashi Yamanaka;Naoyuki Kamatani

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

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

  • Comparison of Disease Activity Score (DAS)28- erythrocyte sedimentation rate and DAS28- C-reactive protein threshold values

    Eisuke Inoue;Hisashi Yamanaka;Masako Hara;Taisuke Tomatsu

  • Whole-exome sequencing uncovers frequent GNAS mutations in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas

    Toru Furukawa;Yuko Kuboki;Etsuko Tanji;Shoko Yoshida

  • New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation

    Christian Gieger;Aparna Radhakrishnan;Ana Cvejic;Weihong Tang

  • Postmarketing surveillance of the safety profile of infliximab in 5000 Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    Tsutomu Takeuchi;Y. Tatsuki;Y. Nogami;N. Ishiguro

  • Meta-analysis identifies common variants associated with body mass index in east Asians

    Wanqing Wen;Yoon Shin Cho;Wei Zheng;Rajkumar Dorajoo;Rajkumar Dorajoo

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

    Vinod Kumar;Naoya Kato;Yuji Urabe;Atsushi Takahashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Hisashi Yamanaka
Hisashi Yamanaka International University of Health and Welfare
Masako Hara
Masako Hara National Defense Medical College
Tatsuhiko Tsunoda
Tatsuhiko Tsunoda University of Tokyo
Kusuki Nishioka
Kusuki Nishioka St. Marianna University School of Medicine
Naoya Hosono
Naoya Hosono University of Tokyo
Jun-ichi Sawada
Jun-ichi Sawada University of Shizuoka
Yoshiro Saito
Yoshiro Saito Tohoku University
Yasushi Kawaguchi
Yasushi Kawaguchi University of Tokyo

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