Ikuyo Kou

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

Kazuyoshi Ishigaki, Masato Akiyama, Masahiro Kanai et al. · Nature Genetics · 2020 · 566 citations · Full text

Genome-wide Association Study, Disease Susceptibility, Genotype-phenotype Association +12

An aspartic acid repeat polymorphism in asporin inhibits chondrogenesis and increases susceptibility to osteoarthritis

Hideki Kizawa, Ikuyo Kou, Aritoshi Iida et al. · Nature Genetics · 2005 · 464 citations

Inflammation, Anti-inflammatory, Musculoskeletal Research +6

Signalling mediated by the endoplasmic reticulum stress transducer OASIS is involved in bone formation

Tomohiko Murakami, Atsushi Saito, Shin‐ichiro Hino et al. · Nature Cell Biology · 2009 · 398 citations

Mechanobiology, Sclerostin, Developmental Biology +9

The combination of SOX5, SOX6, and SOX9 (the SOX trio) provides signals sufficient for induction of permanent cartilage

Toshiyuki Ikeda, Satoru Kamekura, Akihiko Mabuchi et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism · 2004 · 355 citations

A genome-wide association study identifies common variants near LBX1 associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Yohei Takahashi, Ikuyo Kou, Atsushi Takahashi et al. · Nature Genetics · 2011 · 266 citations

Genetic Disorder, Medicine, Genetics +7