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Tomohiko Taki

Tomohiko Taki

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
8227
World Ranking
18404
National Ranking
1326

Overview

Tomohiko Taki is affiliated with Kyorin University in Japan, where their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a strong emphasis on hematology. Their work spans 47 publications in the broader medical field, including significant contributions to subfields such as hematology, public health, environmental and occupational health, molecular biology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and pathology and forensic medicine.

The scientist's research interests center on several main topics, including:

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Research
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Taki has contributed to multiple papers reflecting ongoing investigations in leukemias and lymphomas. Notable recent publications include:

  • "A risk-stratified therapy for infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the JPLSG MLL-10 trial," 2020, Blood
  • "Clinical significance of RAS pathway alterations in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia," 2021, Haematologica
  • "Detection of novel and recurrent conjoined genes in non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma," 2021, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hematopathology
  • "UBTF-internal tandem duplication as a novel poor prognostic factor in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia," 2022, Genes Chromosomes and Cancer
  • "Post-induction MRD by FCM and GATA1-PCR are significant prognostic factors for myeloid leukemia of Down syndrome," 2021, Leukemia

Their publications appear frequently in specific journals, with the most common venues being:

  • Blood (4 publications)
  • Leukemia (3 publications)
  • Genes Chromosomes and Cancer (2 publications)
  • Pediatric Blood & Cancer (2 publications)
  • Haematologica (1 publication)

Collaboration is a key aspect of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Takashi Taga
  • Souichi Adachi
  • Daisuke Tomizawa
  • Katsuyoshi Koh
  • Keizo Horibe

Best Publications

  • LCX, Leukemia-associated Protein with a CXXC Domain, Is Fused to MLL in Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Trilineage Dysplasia Having t(10;11)(q22;q23)

    Ryoichi Ono;Tomohiko Taki;Takeshi Taketani;Masafumi Taniwaki

  • Adenoviral E1A-associated protein p300 is involved in acute myeloid leukemia with t(11;22)(q23;q13).

    Kohmei Ida;Issay Kitabayashi;Tomohiko Taki;Masafumi Taniwaki

  • The t(11;16)(q23;p13) translocation in myelodysplastic syndrome fuses the MLL gene to the CBP gene.

    Tomohiko Taki;Masahiro Sako;Masahiro Tsuchida;Yasuhide Hayashi

  • FLT3 mutations in the activation loop of tyrosine kinase domain are frequently found in infant ALL with MLL rearrangements and pediatric ALL with hyperdiploidy

    Takeshi Taketani;Tomohiko Taki;Kanji Sugita;Yoshiyuki Furuichi

  • Tandem duplication of the FLT3 gene is found in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia as well as acute myeloid leukaemia but not in myelodysplastic syndrome or juvenile chronic myelogenous leukaemia in children.

    F. Xu;T. Taki;H. W. Yang;R. Hanada

  • KIT mutations, and not FLT3 internal tandem duplication, are strongly associated with a poor prognosis in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;21): a study of the Japanese Childhood AML Cooperative Study Group

    Akira Shimada;Tomohiko Taki;Ken Tabuchi;Akio Tawa

  • Frequent mutations in the GATA-1 gene in the transient myeloproliferative disorder of Down syndrome.

    Gang Xu;Masumi Nagano;Rika Kanezaki;Tsutomu Toki

  • Defect of histone acetyltransferase activity of the nuclear transcriptional coactivator CBP in Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome

    Takashi Murata;Riki Kurokawa;Anna Krones;Ken Tatsumi

  • AF5q31, a newly identified AF4-related gene, is fused to MLL in infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia with ins(5;11)(q31;q13q23)

    Tomohiko Taki;Hirotsugu Kano;Masafumi Taniwaki;Masahiro Sako

  • Loss of NDRG2 expression activates PI3K-AKT signalling via PTEN phosphorylation in ATLL and other cancers

    Shingo Nakahata;Tomonaga Ichikawa;Phudit Maneesaay;Yusuke Saito

  • FBXW7 and NOTCH1 mutations in childhood T cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and T cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

    Myoung-Ja Park;Tomohiko Taki;Megumi Oda;Tomoyuki Watanabe

  • Hypermethylation of p16 and p15 genes and RB protein expression in acute leukemia.

    Shu-Xia Guo;Tomohiko Taki;Hiroaki Ohnishi;Hui-Ying Piao

  • Dimerization of MLL fusion proteins and FLT3 activation synergize to induce multiple-lineage leukemogenesis

    Ryoichi Ono;Hideaki Nakajima;Katsutoshi Ozaki;Hidetoshi Kumagai

  • Frequency and clinical significance of the MLL gene rearrangements in infant acute leukemia.

    T Taki;K Ida;F Bessho;R Hanada

  • AF17q25, a putative septin family gene, fuses the MLL gene in acute myeloid leukemia with t(11;17)(q23;q25).

    Tomohiko Taki;Hiroaki Ohnishi;Kenji Shinohara;Masahiro Sako

  • NUP98-NSD1 gene fusion and its related gene expression signature are strongly associated with a poor prognosis in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia.

    Norio Shiba;Hitoshi Ichikawa;Tomohiko Taki;Myoung Ja Park

  • The HOXD11 gene is fused to the NUP98 gene in acute myeloid leukemia with t(2;11)(q31;p15).

    Takeshi Taketani;Tomohiko Taki;Noriko Shibuya;Etsuro Ito

  • Galectin-3 (Gal-3) induced by leukemia microenvironment promotes drug resistance and bone marrow lodgment in chronic myelogenous leukemia

    Mio Yamamoto-Sugitani;Junya Kuroda;Eishi Ashihara;Hisao Nagoshi

  • Frequent PVT1 Rearrangement and Novel Chimeric Genes PVT1-NBEA and PVT1-WWOX Occur in Multiple Myeloma with 8q24 Abnormality

    Hisao Nagoshi;Tomohiko Taki;Ichiro Hanamura;Masakazu Nitta

  • Two distinct gene expression signatures in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia with MLL rearrangements.

    Shuichi Tsutsumi;Takeshi Taketani;Kunihiro Nishimura;Xijin Ge

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasuhide Hayashi
Yasuhide Hayashi Gunma Children's Medical Center
Masafumi Taniwaki
Masafumi Taniwaki Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Souichi Adachi
Souichi Adachi Shiga Prefectural General Hospital
Etsuro Ito
Etsuro Ito Hirosaki University
Seishi Ogawa
Seishi Ogawa Kyoto University
Yuichi Shiraishi
Yuichi Shiraishi University of Tokyo
Satoru Miyano
Satoru Miyano Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Tetsuya Nosaka
Tetsuya Nosaka Mie University
Masashi Sanada
Masashi Sanada Kyoto University
Tatsutoshi Nakahata
Tatsutoshi Nakahata Kyoto University

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