Masahiro Nakajima

Follistatin-like 1 (Fstl1) is a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) 4 signaling antagonist in controlling mouse lung development

Yan Geng, Yingying Dong, Mingyan Yu et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 219 citations

Life Sciences, Developmental Biology, Genetics +17

Identification of DIO2 as a new susceptibility locus for symptomatic osteoarthritis

Ingrid Meulenbelt, Josine L. Min, Steffan D. Bos et al. · Human Molecular Genetics · 2008 · 209 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +14

Mechanisms for Asporin Function and Regulation in Articular Cartilage

Masahiro Nakajima, Hideki Kizawa, Masao Saitoh et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2007 · 166 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cell Biology, Orthopedic Surgery +14

Common variants in DVWA on chromosome 3p24.3 are associated with susceptibility to knee osteoarthritis

Yoshinari Miyamoto, Dongquan Shi, Masahiro Nakajima et al. · Nature Genetics · 2008 · 164 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +13

A Functional Polymorphism in THBS2 that Affects Alternative Splicing and MMP Binding Is Associated with Lumbar-Disc Herniation

Yuichiro Hirose, Kazuhiro Chiba, Tatsuki Karasugi et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics · 2008 · 151 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics +12