Taeko K. Naruse

Two Susceptibility Loci to Takayasu Arteritis Reveal a Synergistic Role of the IL12B and HLA-B Regions in a Japanese Population

Chikashi Terao, Hajime Yoshifuji, Akinori Kimura et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics · 2013 · 162 citations · Full text

Vasculitis, Autoimmune Disease, Disease Etiology +11

Comparative sequencing of human and chimpanzee MHC class I regions unveils insertions/deletions as the major path to genomic divergence

Tatsuya Anzai, Takashi Shiina, Natsuki Kimura et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 130 citations · Full text

HLA-DRB1*1502 allele, subtype of DR15, is associated with susceptibility to ulcerative colitis and its progression

Sachiko Futami, Nobuo Aoyama, Yoichiro Honsako et al. · Digestive Diseases and Sciences · 1995 · 121 citations

Pathogenesis, Immunology, Pathology +5

Rapid Evolution of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Genes in Primates Generates New Disease Alleles in Humans via Hitchhiking Diversity

Takashi Shiina, Masao Ôta, Sayoko Shimizu et al. · Genetics · 2006 · 108 citations · Full text

A Second Susceptibility Gene for Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Human MHC Is Localized within a 70-kb Interval Telomeric of the TNF Genes in the HLA Class III Region

Masao Ôta, Yoshihiko Katsuyama, Akinori Kimura et al. · Genomics · 2001 · 105 citations

Rheumatoid Disorder, Rheumatology, Immunogenetics +13