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Masao Ota

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1 Genome-wide association studies identify IL23R-IL12RB2 and IL10 as Behçet's disease susceptibility loci. Nat Genet 2010 2.74
2 Positive association of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms with high-altitude pulmonary edema. Circulation 2002 2.01
3 HLA DRB10405-DQB10401 haplotype is associated with autoimmune pancreatitis in the Japanese population. Gastroenterology 2002 1.92
4 Association of autoimmune pancreatitis with cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 gene polymorphisms in Japanese patients. Am J Gastroenterol 2008 1.67
5 Leptin and leptin receptor gene polymorphisms in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Chest 2007 1.55
6 Genetics of Behçet disease inside and outside the MHC. Ann Rheum Dis 2009 1.55
7 Association of Toll-like receptor 4 gene polymorphisms with normal tension glaucoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008 1.43
8 Rapid evolution of major histocompatibility complex class I genes in primates generates new disease alleles in humans via hitchhiking diversity. Genetics 2006 1.37
9 Genome-wide association study of normal tension glaucoma: common variants in SRBD1 and ELOVL5 contribute to disease susceptibility. Ophthalmology 2010 1.28
10 The COL1A1 gene and high myopia susceptibility in Japanese. Hum Genet 2007 1.17
11 Expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha, hypoxia-inducible factor 2alpha, and von Hippel-Lindau protein in epithelial ovarian neoplasms and allelic loss of von Hippel-Lindau gene: nuclear expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha is an independent prognostic factor in ovarian carcinoma. Hum Pathol 2007 1.16
12 Human amniotic mesenchymal cells have some characteristics of cardiomyocytes. Transplantation 2005 1.16
13 Autoimmune pancreatitis and complement activation system. Pancreas 2006 1.15
14 Human amnion-isolated cells normalize blood glucose in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. Cell Transplant 2003 1.12
15 Identification of I kappa BL as the second major histocompatibility complex-linked susceptibility locus for rheumatoid arthritis. Am J Hum Genet 2002 1.11
16 High prevalence of hypothyroidism in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis. Dig Dis Sci 2005 1.10
17 Human leukocyte antigen class II molecules confer both susceptibility and progression in Japanese patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Hepatology 2011 1.07
18 Genetic variants in EPAS1 contribute to adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia in Sherpas. PLoS One 2012 1.00
19 Expression of semaphorins, vascular endothelial growth factor, and their common receptor neuropilins and alleic loss of semaphorin locus in epithelial ovarian neoplasms: increased ratio of vascular endothelial growth factor to semaphorin is a poor prognostic factor in ovarian carcinomas. Hum Pathol 2006 0.98
20 Multiplex short tandem repeat typing in degraded samples using newly designed primers for the TH01, TPOX, CSF1PO, and vWA loci. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2002 0.97
21 A novel immunoglobulin-immunoglobulin interaction in autoimmunity. PLoS One 2008 0.96
22 Association of serum cytokine levels with treatment response to pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy in genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C patients. J Infect Dis 2011 0.95
23 Long-term outcome of Japanese patients with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis. Hepatology 2012 0.95
24 Association of TLR4 polymorphisms with Behcet's disease in a Korean population. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2009 0.94
25 The association of transforming growth factor beta 1 gene polymorphisms with the emphysema phenotype of COPD in Japanese. Intern Med 2008 0.94
26 Genetic analysis of the HLA region of Japanese patients with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis. J Hepatol 2005 0.94
27 Association of IL28B gene polymorphism with development of hepatocellular carcinoma in Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Hum Immunol 2011 0.93
28 Polymorphisms of renin-angiotensin system genes with high-altitude pulmonary edema in Japanese subjects. Chest 2004 0.93
29 Genetic contribution of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene to high altitude adaptation in sherpas. High Alt Med Biol 2006 0.92
30 Human amniotic mesenchymal cells differentiate into chondrocytes. Cloning Stem Cells 2009 0.89
31 Rapid assignment of the swine major histocompatibility complex (SLA) class I and II genotypes in Clawn miniature swine using PCR-SSP and PCR-RFLP methods. Xenotransplantation 2005 0.89
32 Serum chemokine levels are associated with the outcome of pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Hepatol Res 2011 0.89
33 Genetic characterization and susceptibility for sarcoidosis in Japanese patients: risk factors of BTNL2 gene polymorphisms and HLA class II alleles. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2012 0.88
34 Adaptation to high altitude in Sherpas: association with the insertion/deletion polymorphism in the Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene. Wilderness Environ Med 2008 0.88
35 A genomewide DNA microsatellite association study of Japanese patients with autoimmune hepatitis type 1. Hepatology 2007 0.87
36 Serum levels of interleukin-22 and hepatitis B core-related antigen are associated with treatment response to entecavir therapy in chronic hepatitis B. Hepatol Res 2014 0.87
37 A single nucleotide polymorphism analysis of the LAMA1 gene in Japanese patients with high myopia. Clin Ophthalmol 2007 0.86
38 Serum interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-12 levels and IL28B gene polymorphisms: pretreatment prediction of treatment failure in chronic hepatitis C. Antivir Ther 2011 0.86
39 Polymorphism of IFN-gamma gene and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease. Mol Vis 2007 0.86
40 Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms at 13 loci within the transforming growth factor-induced factor gene shows no association with high myopia in Japanese subjects. Immunogenetics 2006 0.85
41 Serologic analysis of three cases of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia associated with HLA antibodies. Transfusion 2003 0.85
42 Study of cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) Mhc DRB gene polymorphism in four populations. Immunogenetics 2012 0.85
43 HLA-DPB1 and NFKBIL1 may confer the susceptibility to chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in the absence of deep vein thrombosis. J Hum Genet 2009 0.85
44 Tyrosinase gene family and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease in Japanese patients. Mol Vis 2006 0.85
45 Association analysis of Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphisms with autoimmune pancreatitis. Hum Immunol 2009 0.84
46 Genetic background of autoimmune hepatitis in Japan. J Gastroenterol 2010 0.84
47 Clinical significance of immunoglobulin G4-associated autoimmune hepatitis. J Gastroenterol 2010 0.84
48 Intestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma associated with celiac disease: a Japanese case. Int J Hematol 2006 0.84
49 Genetic polymorphism of the swine major histocompatibility complex ( SLA) class I genes, SLA-1, -2 and -3. Immunogenetics 2003 0.83
50 Lack of association between toll-like receptor 4 gene polymorphisms and sarcoidosis-related uveitis in Japan. Mol Vis 2009 0.83
51 Association analysis of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 gene polymorphisms with primary biliary cirrhosis in Japanese patients. J Hepatol 2010 0.83
52 Association of toll-like receptor 2 gene polymorphisms with normal tension glaucoma. Mol Vis 2009 0.83
53 Susceptibility gene for non-obstructive azoospermia located near HLA-DR and -DQ loci in the HLA class II region. Hum Genet 2002 0.83
54 Lymphoproliferative disease of granular lymphocytes with T-cell receptor gamma delta-positive phenotype: restricted usage of T-cell receptor gamma and delta subunit genes. Eur J Haematol 2003 0.82
55 Monozygotic twins concordant for intestinal Behçet's disease. J Gastroenterol 2005 0.82
56 The association of Toll-like receptor 4 gene polymorphisms with the development of emphysema in Japanese subjects: a case control study. BMC Res Notes 2012 0.82
57 Mitochondrial DNA diversity among three subpopulations of cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) originating from the Indochinese region. Exp Anim 2010 0.82
58 Polymorphisms of the tyrosine hydroxylase gene in subjects susceptible to high-altitude pulmonary edema. Chest 2003 0.81
59 Polymorphisms of human vascular endothelial growth factor gene in high-altitude pulmonary oedema susceptible subjects. Respirology 2009 0.81
60 Microsatellite scan identifies new candidate genes for susceptibility to alcoholic chronic pancreatitis in Japanese patients. Dis Markers 2008 0.81
61 Replication of a microsatellite genome-wide association study of Behcet's disease in a Korean population. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012 0.80
62 Polymorphisms of the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3 gene are associated with resistance to high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) in a Japanese population: a case control study using polymorphic microsatellite markers. PLoS One 2013 0.80
63 A2BP1 as a novel susceptible gene for primary biliary cirrhosis in Japanese patients. Hum Immunol 2010 0.80
64 Platelet transfusion refractoriness caused by a mismatch in HLA-C antigens. Transfusion 2002 0.80
65 Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) gene polymorphisms are not associated with sarcoidosis in the Japanese population. Mol Vis 2011 0.79
66 Association of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 gene polymorphisms with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis in Japanese. Hepatol Res 2008 0.79
67 Expansion of clonotype-restricted HLA-identical maternal CD4+ T cells in a patient with severe combined immunodeficiency and a homozygous mutation in the Artemis gene. Clin Immunol 2003 0.79
68 On the genetics of the Silk Route: association analysis of HLA, IL10, and IL23R-IL12RB2 regions with Behçet's disease in an Iranian population. Immunogenetics 2015 0.79
69 Evaluation of PTPN22 polymorphisms and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease in Japanese patients. Mol Vis 2009 0.78
70 De novo autoimmune hepatitis following living-donor liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis. Clin Transplant 2008 0.78
71 DNA microarray analysis of T cell-type lymphoproliferative disease of granular lymphocytes. Br J Haematol 2002 0.78
72 Cutaneous sarcoidosis in a chronic hepatitis C patient receiving pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy. Hepatol Res 2013 0.78
73 Hepatic portal venous gas on postmortem CT scan. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2005 0.78
74 Human endogenous retrovirus (HERVK9) structural polymorphism with haplotypic HLA-A allelic associations. Genetics 2008 0.78
75 Lack of association between FCRL3 and FcgammaRII polymorphisms in Japanese type 1 autoimmune hepatitis. Clin Immunol 2006 0.77
76 A clinical feature associated with polymorphisms of the TNF region in Japanese patients with palmoplantar pustulosis. Hum Immunol 2003 0.76
77 Association analysis of Toll-like receptor 7 gene polymorphisms and Behçet's disease in Japanese patients. Hum Immunol 2010 0.76
78 Investigation of the association between Toll-like receptor 2 gene polymorphisms and Behçet's disease in Japanese patients. Hum Immunol 2008 0.76
79 Analysis of microsatellite polymorphisms within the GLC1F locus in Japanese patients with normal tension glaucoma. Mol Vis 2010 0.76
80 Association analysis of toll-like receptor 4 polymorphisms in Japanese primary biliary cirrhosis. Hum Immunol 2012 0.76
81 Complex divergence at a microsatellite marker C1_2_5 in the lineage of HLA-Cw/-B haplotype. J Hum Genet 2009 0.76
82 Case of shaken baby syndrome in Japan caused by shaking alone. Pediatr Int 2003 0.76
83 Associations of homologous RNA-binding motif gene on the X chromosome (RBMX) and its like sequence on chromosome 9 (RBMXL9) with non-obstructive azoospermia. Asian J Androl 2006 0.76
84 Genotyping HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 alleles in Japanese patients with normal tension glaucoma. Mol Vis 2010 0.76
85 Development of multiplex assay with 16 SNPs on X chromosome for degraded samples. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2011 0.76
86 MDR1 polymorphisms effect cyclosporine AUC0-4 values in Behçet's disease patients. Clin Ophthalmol 2007 0.75
87 Lack of association between IL10 polymorphisms and sarcoidosis in Japanese patients. Mol Vis 2012 0.75
88 Investigation of association between TLR9 gene polymorphisms and VKH in Japanese patients. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2011 0.75
89 Investigation of the association between SLC1A3 gene polymorphisms and normal tension glaucoma. Mol Vis 2011 0.75
90 Correction: Investigation of Susceptibility Genes Triggering Lachrymal/Salivary Gland Lesion Complications in Japanese Patients with Type 1 Autoimmune Pancreatitis. PLoS One 2016 0.75
91 Two hypoxia sensor genes and their association with symptoms of acute mountain sickness in Sherpas. Aviat Space Environ Med 2008 0.75
92 Association of microsatellite polymorphisms of the GPDS1 locus with normal tension glaucoma in the Japanese population. Clin Ophthalmol 2009 0.75
93 Cytokine profiles affecting the pathogenesis of autoimmune hepatitis in Japanese patients. Hepatol Res 2011 0.75
94 Common variants in the COL4A4 gene confer susceptibility to lattice degeneration of the retina. PLoS One 2012 0.75
95 Unusual intracranial stab wounds inflicted with metal tent stakes for a case involving a family murder suicide. Forensic Sci Int 2010 0.75
96 Genetic association analysis using microsatellite markers in atopic dermatitis. Tokai J Exp Clin Med 2002 0.75
97 Investigation of the association between Toll-like receptor 9 gene polymorphisms and sarcoidosis in Japanese patients. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2013 0.75
98 Unusual characteristic patterns of postmortem injuries. J Forensic Sci 2004 0.75
99 The r506 Q mutation of coagulation factor V gene in high altitude pulmonary-edema-susceptible subjects. High Alt Med Biol 2003 0.75
100 Two siblings with type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis. Intern Med 2013 0.75