Masaaki Saito

Unstable expansion of CAG repeat in hereditary dentatorubral–pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA)

Reiji Koide, Takeshi Ikeuchi, Osamu Onodera et al. · Nature Genetics · 1994 · 1.1K citations

Medicine, Genetics, Oral Biology +1

Identification of the spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 gene using a direct identification of repeat expansion and cloning technique, DIRECT

Kazuhiro Sanpei, Hiroki Takano, S. Igarashi et al. · Nature Genetics · 1996 · 771 citations

Molecular Neuroscience, Direct Identification, Cloning Technique +12

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2A Caused by Mutation in a Microtubule Motor KIF1Bβ

Chunjie Zhao, Junko Takita, Yosuke Tanaka et al. · Cell · 2001 · 758 citations · Full text

Mendelian Disorder, Genetic Disorder, Genetics +6

A new locus for Parkinson's disease (<i>PARK8</i>) maps to chromosome 12p11.2–q13.1

Manabu Funayama, Kazuko Hasegawa, Hisayuki Kowa et al. · Annals of Neurology · 2002 · 656 citations

Genetics, Disease Gene Identification, Genome-wide Association Study +16

Clinical Characteristics of Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration in Japanese Patients

Ichiro Maruko, Tomohiro Iida, Masaaki Saito et al. · American Journal of Ophthalmology · 2007 · 540 citations

Ocular Disease, Ophthalmology, Age-related Diseases +5