Koji Okamoto

Common variation in GPC5 is associated with acquired nephrotic syndrome

Koji Okamoto, Katsushi Tokunaga, Kent Doi et al. · Nature Genetics · 2011 · 96 citations

Glomerulonephritis, Renal Function, Medicine +7

APOL1 risk allele RNA contributes to renal toxicity by activating protein kinase R

Koji Okamoto, Jason W. Rausch, Hidefumi Wakashin et al. · Communications Biology · 2018 · 77 citations · Full text

APOL1 renal risk variants promote cholesterol accumulation in tissues and cultured macrophages from APOL1 transgenic mice

Jung‐Hwa Ryu, Mengyuan Ge, Sandra Merscher et al. · PLoS ONE · 2019 · 66 citations · Full text

Immunology, Genetic Epidemiology, Apol1 Transgenic Mice +18

HIV-1 Vpr Enhances PPARβ/δ-Mediated Transcription, Increases PDK4 Expression, and Reduces PDC Activity

Shashi Shrivastav, Liyan Zhang, Koji Okamoto et al. · Molecular Endocrinology · 2013 · 14 citations · Full text

Immunology, Insulin Signaling, Metabolic Syndrome +22

Antisense oligonucleotides ameliorate kidney dysfunction in podocyte-specific APOL1 risk variant mice

Ya‐Wen Yang, Bibek Poudel, Julia Frederick et al. · Molecular Therapy · 2022 · 14 citations · Full text