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h-index: 55
Works: 397
Citations: 13K

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Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility
A. Mahajan, M. Go, Wei-Hua Zhang, J. Below +328 more
2014Nature Genetics1,020 citations Open access
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Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians
Y. Cho, Chien-Hsiun Chen, Cheng Hu, J. Long +62 more
2011Nature Genetics629 citations Open access
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Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation
A. Mahajan, C. Spracklen, Wei-Hua Zhang, M. Ng +345 more
2022Nature Genetics616 citations Open access
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Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common variants associated with blood pressure variation in east Asians
N. Kato, F. Takeuchi, Y. Tabara, T. Kelly +45 more
2011Nature Genetics585 citations Open access
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Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals
C. Spracklen, M. Horikoshi, Y. J. Kim, Kuang Lin +108 more
2020Nature401 citations Open access
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Meta-analysis identifies common variants associated with body mass index in East Asians
W. Wen, Y. Cho, Wei Zheng, R. Dorajoo +59 more
2012Nature Genetics400 citations Open access
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Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation
N. Kato, M. Loh, F. Takeuchi, N. Verweij +240 more
2015Nature Genetics346 citations Open access
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Association of genetic variation in FTO with risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes with data from 96,551 East and South Asians
H. Li, T. Kilpeläinen, C. Liu, J. Zhu +61 more
2011Diabetologia222 citations Open access
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Blood Pressure and Hypertension Are Associated With 7 Loci in the Japanese Population
F. Takeuchi, M. Isono, T. Katsuya, Ken Yamamoto +12 more
2010Circulation213 citations Open access
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Genome-wide association study of coronary artery disease in the Japanese
F. Takeuchi, M. Yokota, Ken Yamamoto, E. Nakashima +21 more
2011European Journal of Human Genetics177 citations Open access
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Inhibition of Endogenous Mst1 Prevents Apoptosis and Cardiac Dysfunction Without Affecting Cardiac Hypertrophy After Myocardial Infarction
Mariana M. Odashima, S. Usui, H. Takagi, C. Hong +3 more
2007Circulation Research163 citations
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A genome-wide association study of a coronary artery disease risk variant
Ji-Young Lee, Bok-Soo Lee, Dong-jik Shin, Kyung Woo Park +35 more
2013Journal of Human Genetics152 citations
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Frequency, predictors and outcome of stent fracture after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation.
H. Umeda, Tomoko Gochi, M. Iwase, H. Izawa +6 more
2009International Journal of Cardiology120 citations
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Mechanisms Underlying the Impairment of Ischemia-Induced Neovascularization in Matrix Metalloproteinase 2–Deficient Mice
Xian W. Cheng, M. Kuzuya, Kae Nakamura, Keiko Maeda +12 more
2007Circulation Research115 citations
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Interethnic analyses of blood pressure loci in populations of East Asian and European descent
F. Takeuchi, M. Akiyama, N. Matoba, T. Katsuya +193 more
2018Nature Communications109 citations Open access
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Improves Daytime Baroreflex Sensitivity and Nitric Oxide Production in Patients with Moderate to Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
A. Noda, S. Nakata, Y. Koike, Seiko Miyata +6 more
2007Hypertension Research109 citations Open access
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Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of adult height in East Asians identifies 17 novel loci.
Mei-An He, Min Xu, Ben Zhang, Jun Liang +86 more
2015Human Molecular Genetics108 citations Open access
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Elastolytic Cathepsin Induction/Activation System Exists in Myocardium and Is Upregulated in Hypertensive Heart Failure
Xian W. Cheng, K. Obata, M. Kuzuya, H. Izawa +12 more
2006HYPERTENSION105 citations Open access
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Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies multiple novel loci associated with serum uric acid levels in Japanese individuals
M. Nakatochi, M. Kanai, A. Nakayama, A. Hishida +46 more
2019Communications Biology88 citations Open access
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Genome-wide association study revealed novel loci which aggravate asymptomatic hyperuricaemia into gout
Yusuke Kawamura, H. Nakaoka, A. Nakayama, Y. Okada +45 more
2019Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases84 citations Open access
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Exercise Training Alters Left Ventricular Geometry and Attenuates Heart Failure in Dahl Salt-Sensitive Hypertensive Rats
M. Miyachi, Hiroki Yazawa, Mayuko Furukawa, Koji Tsuboi +10 more
2009HYPERTENSION83 citations Open access
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Epigenome-wide association of myocardial infarction with DNA methylation sites at loci related to cardiovascular disease
M. Nakatochi, S. Ichihara, Ken Yamamoto, K. Naruse +4 more
2017Clinical Epigenetics81 citations Open access
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A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for adiponectin levels in East Asians identifies a novel locus near WDR11-FGFR2.
Ying Wu, He Gao, Huai-Xing Li, Y. Tabara +46 more
2014Human Molecular Genetics81 citations Open access
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Protein Truncating Variants at the Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Gene and Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
A. Nomura, H. Won, A. Khera, F. Takeuchi +61 more
2017Circulation Research79 citations Open access
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Genome-wide association studies in East Asians identify new loci for waist-hip ratio and waist circumference
W. Wen, N. Kato, Joo-Yeon Hwang, Xing-Yi Guo +72 more
2016Scientific Reports73 citations Open access
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Significant association of RNF213 p.R4810K, a moyamoya susceptibility variant, with coronary artery disease
Takaaki Morimoto, Y. Mineharu, K. Ono, M. Nakatochi +16 more
2017PLoS ONE72 citations Open access
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Pioglitazone attenuates cardiac hypertrophy in rats with salt-sensitive hypertension: role of activation of AMP-activated protein kinase and inhibition of Akt
Mayuko Kato, R. Shibata, K. Obata, M. Miyachi +11 more
2008Journal of Hypertension58 citations
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Cardiovascular , Pulmonary and Renal Pathology Superoxide-Dependent Cathepsin Activation Is Associated with Hypertensive Myocardial Remodeling and Represents a Target for Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blocker Treatment
Xian W. Cheng, T. Murohara, M. Kuzuya, H. Izawa +11 more
201056 citations
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MuRF1 Negatively Regulates Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy Through Downregulation of Calcineurin A
Y. Maejima, S. Usui, P. Zhai, M. Takamura +5 more
2014Circulation: Heart Failure52 citations Open access
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Association of Genetic Variants Influencing Lipid Levels with Coronary Artery Disease in Japanese Individuals
F. Takeuchi, M. Isono, T. Katsuya, M. Yokota +10 more
2012PLoS ONE51 citations Open access
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Dobutamine stress testing as a diagnostic tool for evaluation of myocardial contractile reserve in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.
Masakazu Kobayashi, H. Izawa, Xian W. Cheng, Hiroyuki Asano +14 more
2008JACC Cardiovascular Imaging51 citations Open access
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Pitavastatin Improves Cardiac Function and Survival in Association With Suppression of the Myocardial Endothelin System in a Rat Model of Hypertensive Heart Failure
M. Saka, K. Obata, S. Ichihara, Xian W. Cheng +7 more
2006Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology51 citations Open access
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Beneficial effect of bilevel positive airway pressure on left ventricular function in ambulatory patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and central sleep apnea-hypopnea: a preliminary study.
A. Noda, H. Izawa, Hiroyuki Asano, S. Nakata +7 more
2007Chest47 citations
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Adolescent obesity adversely affects blood pressure and resting heart rate.
R. Baba, M. Koketsu, M. Nagashima, H. Inasaka +2 more
2007Circulation Journal45 citations Open access
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Long-term administration of nifedipine attenuates cardiac remodeling and diastolic heart failure in hypertensive rats.
Takashi Yamada, K. Nagata, Xian W. Cheng, K. Obata +10 more
2009European Journal of Pharmacology34 citations
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ATTENUATION OF VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY AND FIBROSIS IN RATS BY PITAVASTATIN: POTENTIAL ROLE OF THE RhoA–EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL‐REGULATED KINASE–SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR SIGNALLING PATHWAY
M. Saka, K. Obata, S. Ichihara, Xian W. Cheng +5 more
2006Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology34 citations
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Xanthine oxidase inhibition improves left ventricular dysfunction in dilated cardiomyopathic hamsters.
Keiko Hayashi, Hirotaka Kimata, K. Obata, Aya Matsushita +7 more
2008Journal of Cardiac Failure32 citations
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The fine-scale genetic structure and evolution of the Japanese population
F. Takeuchi, T. Katsuya, R. Kimura, T. Nabika +12 more
2017PLoS ONE30 citations Open access
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Identification of a Glutamic Acid Repeat Polymorphism of ALMS1 as a Novel Genetic Risk Marker for Early-Onset Myocardial Infarction by Genome-Wide Linkage Analysis
S. Ichihara, Ken Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Asano, M. Nakatochi +26 more
2013Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics30 citations Open access
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Beneficial Effects of Torasemide on Systolic Wall Stress and Sympathetic Nervous Activity in Asymptomatic or Mildly Symptomatic Patients With Heart Failure: Comparison With Azosemide
Ken Harada, H. Izawa, T. Nishizawa, A. Hirashiki +8 more
2009Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology28 citations
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Mechanism of Diastolic Stiffening of the Failing Myocardium and Its Prevention by Angiotensin Receptor and Calcium Channel Blockers
Xian W. Cheng, K. Okumura, M. Kuzuya, Zhe-Hu Jin +10 more
2009Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology28 citations Open access
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Characterising private and shared signatures of positive selection in 37 Asian populations
Xuan-Yao Liu, Dong-Sheng Lu, Woei-Yuh Saw, P. Shaw +32 more
2017European Journal of Human Genetics27 citations Open access
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Genetic inhibition of calcineurin induces diastolic dysfunction in mice with chronic pressure overload.
R. Gelpi, Shu-Min Gao, P. Zhai, Lin Yan +10 more
2009American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology27 citations Open access
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Association of Serum Antibody Levels against TUBB2C with Diabetes and Cerebral Infarction
T. Hiwasa, Xiao-meng Zhang, Risa Kimura, T. Machida +45 more
201526 citations Open access
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Relation of a common variant of the adiponectin gene to serum adiponectin concentration and metabolic traits in an aged Japanese population
D. Tanimura, R. Shibata, H. Izawa, A. Hirashiki +11 more
2011European Journal of Human Genetics26 citations Open access
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Aortic Pressure Augmentation as a Marker of Cardiovascular Risk in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
A. Noda, S. Nakata, H. Fukatsu, Y. Yasuda +6 more
2008Hypertension Research24 citations Open access
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Epigenome-wide association study suggests that SNPs in the promoter region of RETN influence plasma resistin level via effects on DNA methylation at neighbouring sites
M. Nakatochi, S. Ichihara, Ken Yamamoto, K. Ohnaka +8 more
2015Diabetologia22 citations Open access
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Mutation of ARHGAP9 in patients with coronary spastic angina
M. Takefuji, Hiroyuki Asano, Kazutaka Mori, Mutsuki Amano +14 more
2010Journal of Human Genetics22 citations
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Identification of a genetic variant at 2q12.1 associated with blood pressure in East-Asians by genome-wide scan including gene-environment interactions
Y. Kim, Youngdoe Kim, M. Y. Hwang, Kazuro Shimokawa +7 more
2014BMC Medical Genetics19 citations Open access
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Differential cardiovascular effects of endotoxin derived from Escherichia coli or Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Aya Matsushita, M. Iwase, Yosuke Kato, S. Ichihara +9 more
2007Experimental animals18 citations Open access
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