Kunimasa Yagi

Genetic cholesteryl ester transfer protein deficiency caused by two prevalent mutations as a major determinant of increased levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Akihiro Inazu, Xian‐Cheng Jiang, Tatsuo Haraki et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1994 · 245 citations · Full text

Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology, Human Polymorphism +20

Reduction of Diabetes-Induced Oxidative Stress, Fibrotic Cytokine Expression, and Renal Dysfunction in Protein Kinase Cβ–Null Mice

Yuzuru Ohshiro, Ronald C.W., Yutaka Yasuda et al. · Diabetes · 2006 · 188 citations · Full text

Two genetic variants of CD38 in subjects with autism spectrum disorder and controls

Toshio Munesue, Shigeru Yokoyama, Kazuhiko Nakamura et al. · Neuroscience Research · 2010 · 174 citations · Full text

Genetic Variants, Syndromic Autism, Genetic Disorder +9

Reassessment of the cutoff values of waist circumference and visceral fat area for identifying Japanese subjects at risk for the metabolic syndrome

Rie Oka, Junji Kobayashi, Kunimasa Yagi et al. · Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice · 2007 · 168 citations

Obesity, Nutrition, Metabolic Syndrome +10

Characterization of Autosomal Dominant Hypercholesterolemia Caused by <i>PCSK9</i> Gain of Function Mutations and Its Specific Treatment With Alirocumab, a PCSK9 Monoclonal Antibody

Paul N. Hopkins, Joep C. Defesche, Sigrid W. Fouchier et al. · Circulation Cardiovascular Genetics · 2015 · 109 citations · Full text