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

…, S Nagayama, D Obata, M Higashiyama, A Masumoto… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Current genome-wide association studies do not yet capture sufficient diversity in
populations and scope of phenotypes. To expand an atlas of genetic associations in non-European …

Large-scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci across different diseases

…, T Fujioka, R Takata, H Yanai, A Masumoto… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The overwhelming majority of participants in current genetic studies are of European ancestry.
To elucidate disease biology in the East Asian population, we conducted a genome-wide …

[PDF][PDF] Anti‐gp210 and anti‐centromere antibodies are different risk factors for the progression of primary biliary cirrhosis

…, H Harada, T Sodeyama, S Hayashi, A Masumoto… - …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The predictive role of antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) remains elusive in the long‐term outcome
of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). The progression of PBC was evaluated in association …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple activation states of VLA-4. Mechanistic differences between adhesion to CS1/fibronectin and to vascular cell adhesion molecule-1.

A Masumoto, ME Hemler - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1993 - Elsevier
We examined the effects of a stimulatory anti-beta 1 mAb (TS2/16) and different divalent cations
on VLA-4-mediated cell adhesion to vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), to the …

Ramucirumab as second-line treatment in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: Japanese subgroup analysis of the REACH trial

…, E Hatano, S Ohkawa, H Fujii, A Masumoto… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background REACH evaluated ramucirumab in the second-line treatment of patients with
advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. In the intent-to-treat population (n = 565), a significant …

β1 integrins play an essential role in adhesion and invasion of pancreatic carcinoma cells

S Arao, A Masumoto, M Otsuki - Pancreas, 2000 - journals.lww.com
To investigate the role of β1 integrins in pancreatic carcinoma invasion, we analyzed the
relationship between the activity of β1 integrins and the invasive ability of human pancreatic …

Role of β1 integrins in adhesion and invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma cells

A Masumoto, S Arao, M Otsuki - Hepatology, 1999 - journals.lww.com
To investigate the role of integrins in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) invasion, we analyzed
the relationship between the expression and activity of β1 integrins and the invasive ability …

[PDF][PDF] Genome-wide association study identifies risk loci within the major histocompatibility complex region for Hunner-type interstitial cystitis

…, D Obata, M Higashiyama, A Masumoto… - Cell Reports …, 2023 - cell.com
Hunner-type interstitial cystitis (HIC) is a rare, chronic inflammatory disease of the urinary
bladder with unknown etiology and genetic background. Here, we conduct a genome-wide …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor‑infiltrating CD8+ T cells as a biomarker for chemotherapy efficacy in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

…, K Kurosaka, Y Ohishi, A Masumoto… - Oncology …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
Atezolizumab plus bevacizumab and lenvatinib are approved frontline therapies for advanced
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Patients with advanced HCC continue to have a poor …

A global atlas of genetic associations of 220 deep phenotypes

…, S Nagayama, D Obata, M Higashiyama, A Masumoto… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
The current genome-wide association studies (GWASs) do not yet capture sufficient diversity
in terms of populations and scope of phenotypes. To address an essential need to expand …