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Yataro Daigo is an active researcher affiliated with Shiga University of Medical Science in Japan. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with 76 publications, and Medicine with 51 publications. Within these areas, Daigo has contributed extensively to subfields including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Genetics.

The scientist's research topics focus largely on areas related to cancer. Key topics covered in Daigo's publications include RNA modifications and cancer, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, lung cancer treatments and mutations, cancer-related gene regulation, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, as well as epigenetics and DNA methylation.

Daigo has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, among them Atsushi Takano, who appears as a coauthor on 29 publications, Yohei Miyagi with 17 collaborations, Tomoyuki Yokose and Yoshihiro Yoshitake each with 10 coauthored papers, and Masanori Shinohara with 9 joint publications.

The scientist has published in multiple reputable journals, with the most frequent venues including the Journal of Clinical Oncology (7 publications), Cancer Research (6 publications), Annals of Oncology (5 publications), International Journal of Oncology (4 publications), and Cancer Science (4 publications).

  • Large-scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci across different diseases (2020, Nature Genetics)
  • Characterization of KIF20A as a prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for different subtypes of breast cancer (2020, International Journal of Oncology)
  • Genome-wide association study of lung adenocarcinoma in East Asia and comparison with a European population (2023, Nature Communications)
  • Association of longer telomere length in cancer cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts with worse prognosis (2022, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute)
  • Biphasic prognostic significance of PD-L1 expression status in patients with early- and locally advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer (2020, Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy)

Best Publications

  • AXIN1 mutations in hepatocellular carcinomas, and growth suppression in cancer cells by virus-mediated transfer of AXIN1

    Seiji Satoh;Yataro Daigo;Yoichi Furukawa;Tatsushi Kato

  • HJURP is a cell-cycle-dependent maintenance and deposition factor of CENP-A at centromeres

    Elaine M. Dunleavy;Danièle Roche;Hideaki Tagami;Nicolas Lacoste

  • Mutations truncating the EP300 acetylase in human cancers.

    Simon A. Gayther;Sarah J. Batley;Lori Linger;Andy Bannister

  • 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

  • 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

  • Expression profiles of non-small cell lung cancers on cDNA microarrays: Identification of genes for prediction of lymph-node metastasis and sensitivity to anti-cancer drugs

    Takefumi Kikuchi;Takefumi Kikuchi;Yataro Daigo;Toyomasa Katagiri;Tatsuhiko Tsunoda

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

    Suyoun Chung;Hidewaki Nakagawa;Motohide Uemura;Lianhua Piao

  • Identification of nectin-4 oncoprotein as a diagnostic and therapeutic target for lung cancer.

    Atsushi Takano;Nobuhisa Ishikawa;Ryohei Nishino;Ken Masuda

  • Molecular features of hormone-refractory prostate cancer cells by genome-wide gene expression profiles.

    Kenji Tamura;Mutsuo Furihata;Tatsuhiko Tsunoda;Shingo Ashida

  • Dikkopf-1 as a Novel Serologic and Prognostic Biomarker for Lung and Esophageal Carcinomas

    Takumi Yamabuki;Atsushi Takano;Satoshi Hayama;Nobuhisa Ishikawa

  • Activation of Holliday Junction–Recognizing Protein Involved in the Chromosomal Stability and Immortality of Cancer Cells

    Tatsuya Kato;Nagato Sato;Satoshi Hayama;Takumi Yamabuki

  • ANLN plays a critical role in human lung carcinogenesis through the activation of RHOA and by involvement in the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/AKT pathway.

    Chie Suzuki;Yataro Daigo;Nobuhisa Ishikawa;Tatsuya Kato

  • Method for diagnosing non-small cell lung cancer

    Yusuke Nakamura;Yataro Daigo;Shuichi Nakatsuru

  • Molecular classification of breast carcinomas using tissue microarrays.

    Grace Callagy;Elena Cattaneo;Yataro Daigo;Lisa Happerfield

  • Gene expression profiles of small-cell lung cancers: Molecular signatures of lung cancer

    Masaya Taniwaki;Yataro Daigo;Nobuhisa Ishikawa;Atsushi Takano

  • Increases of Amphiregulin and Transforming Growth Factor-{alpha} in Serum as Predictors of Poor Response to Gefitinib among Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers

    Nobuhisa Ishikawa;Yataro Daigo;Atsushi Takano;Masaya Taniwaki

  • Validation of the histone methyltransferase EZH2 as a therapeutic target for various types of human cancer and as a prognostic marker.

    Masashi Takawa;Masashi Takawa;Ken Masuda;Masaki Kunizaki;Yataro Daigo;Yataro Daigo

  • Identification and validation of prognostic markers in breast cancer with the complementary use of array-CGH and tissue microarrays.

    Grace Callagy;Paul Pharoah;Suet-Feung Chin;Trogon Sangan

  • Activation of CDCA1-KNTC2, Members of Centromere Protein Complex, Involved in Pulmonary Carcinogenesis

    Satoshi Hayama;Yataro Daigo;Tatsuya Kato;Nobuhisa Ishikawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Toyomasa Katagiri
Toyomasa Katagiri University of Tokushima
Nobuoki Kohno
Nobuoki Kohno Hiroshima University
Koichi Matsuda
Koichi Matsuda University of Tokyo
Tatsuhiko Tsunoda
Tatsuhiko Tsunoda University of Tokyo
Yoichiro Kamatani
Yoichiro Kamatani University of Tokyo
Carlos Caldas
Carlos Caldas University of Cambridge
Bruce A.J. Ponder
Bruce A.J. Ponder University of Cambridge

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