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Yoichiro Kamatani

Yoichiro Kamatani

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Genetics

D-Index
98
Citations
51234
World Ranking
797
National Ranking
27

Overview

Yoichiro Kamatani is affiliated with RIKEN in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans across genetics, molecular biology, cancer research, pathology and forensic medicine, and rheumatology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Kamatani has published in several prominent scientific venues, most frequently in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature Communications
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Human Genetics

Recent papers by Yoichiro Kamatani 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
  • "Discovery and systematic characterization of risk variants and genes for coronary artery disease in over a million participants" (2022), Nature Genetics
  • "Large-scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci across different diseases" (2020), Nature Genetics

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Koichi Matsuda
  • Chikashi Terao
  • Yukihide Momozawa
  • Michiaki Kubo
  • Yukinori Okada

Best Publications

  • Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease

    Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Carla A Ibrahim-Verbaas;Denise Harold;Adam C Naj

  • Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis contributes to biology and drug discovery

    Yukinori Okada;Yukinori Okada;Di Wu;Di Wu;Di Wu;Gosia Trynka;Gosia Trynka;Towfique Raj;Towfique Raj

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

    Saori Sakaue;Masahiro Kanai;Yosuke Tanigawa;Juha Karjalainen

  • Clinical use of current polygenic risk scores may exacerbate health disparities.

    Alicia R. Martin;Masahiro Kanai;Yoichiro Kamatani;Yukinori Okada

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology

    Niamh Mullins;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Kevin S. O'Connell;Kevin S. O'Connell;Brandon Coombes

  • Gene-wide analysis detects two new susceptibility genes for Alzheimer's disease.

    Valentina Escott-Price;Céline Bellenguez;Li-San Wang;Seung-Hoan Choi

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration

    Lars G. Fritsche;Lars G. Fritsche;Wei Chen;Wei Chen;Matthew Schu;Brian L. Yaspan

  • Genome-wide association study identifies multiple susceptibility loci for pulmonary fibrosis.

    Tasha E. Fingerlin;Elissa Murphy;Weiming Zhang;Anna L. Peljto

  • Multi-Ethnic Genome-wide Association Study for Atrial Fibrillation

    Carolina Roselli;Mark D. Chaffin;Lu Chen Weng;Lu Chen Weng;Stefanie Aeschbacher

  • 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

  • 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

  • Comparative genetic architectures of schizophrenia in East Asian and European populations

    Max Lam;Chia-Yen Chen;Zhiqiang Li;Alicia R. Martin;Alicia R. Martin

  • 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

  • Comprehensive evaluation of structural variation detection algorithms for whole genome sequencing

    Shunichi Kosugi;Yukihide Momozawa;Xiaoxi Liu;Chikashi Terao

  • 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

Koichi Matsuda
Koichi Matsuda 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
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Kenji Wakai
Kenji Wakai Nagoya University
Daniel I. Chasman
Daniel I. Chasman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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