Isolation, characterization and mapping of the mouse and human PRG4 (proteoglycan 4) genes

Shiro Ikegawa, Masataka Sano, Y. Koshizuka, +1

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Association of the human NPPS gene with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL)

Isao Nakamura, Shiro Ikegawa, Akihiko Okawa, +11

Human Genetics

Musculoskeletal ResearchDevelopmental BiologyHuman Npps GeneSpinal BiomechanicsBiomechanics +6

Association of klotho gene polymorphism with bone density and spondylosis of the lumbar spine in postmenopausal women

N. Ogata, Yutaka Matsumura, Masataka Shiraki, +6

Bone

Bone DiseaseLumbar SpineDegenerative SpineKlotho Gene PolymorphismGenetic Epidemiology +6

Nucleotide Pyrophosphatase Gene Polymorphism Associated With Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament of the Spine

Y. Koshizuka, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Naoshi Ogata, +6

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

A large-scale genetic association study of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine

T. Horikoshi, Koichi Maeda, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, +15

Human Genetics

Degenerative SpineKinesiologySpinal BiomechanicsOsteoarthritisPosterior Longitudinal Ligament +5

Carminerin contributes to chondrocyte calcification during endochondral ossification

Takashi Yamada, Hirotaka Kawano, Y. Koshizuka, +12

Nature Medicine

Endochondral OssificationCartilage DegenerationOsteoarthritisBone MetabolismMedicine +3

Association of Bone Metabolism Regulatory Factor Gene Polymorphisms With Susceptibility to Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament of the Spine and Its Severity

Naoshi Ogata, Y. Koshizuka, Toshiki Miura, +6

Spine

A polymorphic variant at the Werner helicase (WRN) gene is associated with bone density, but not spondylosis, in postmenopausal women

Naoshi Ogata, Masataka Shiraki, Takayuki Hosoi, +3

Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Bone DiseaseSclerostinMusculoskeletal ResearchGeneticsWerner Helicase +7

Isolation of novel mouse genes associated with ectopic ossification by differential display method using <i>ttw</i>, a mouse model for ectopic ossification

Y. Koshizuka, Shiro Ikegawa, Masataka Sano, +2

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Cloning and characterization of ASH2L and <i>Ash2l</i>, human and mouse homologs of the Drosophila <i>ash2</i> gene

Shiro Ikegawa, Minoru Isomura, Y. Koshizuka, +1

Cytogenetic and Genome Research