Research keywords (4)：
Pigment cell
, Albinism
, Genetic disorders of pigmentation
, vitiligo
Research theme for competitive and other funds (5)：
2021 - 2022 Establishment of an efficient gene testing system for hereditary pigmentation disorders and functional analysis using genome editing technology
2016 - 2019 Identification and functional analyzes of chemical-induced vitiligo susceptibility genes.
2016 - 2018 Exhaustive mutation analysis and functional study of hereditary pigmentation disorders
2013 - 2015 Identification and functional analysis of responsible gene(s) for Mongolian blue spot
2010 - 2012 Functional analyses of the genes responsible for hereditary pigment disorders
Papers (48)：
Qi Tang, Jacquelyn Sousa, Dimas Echeverria, Xueli Fan, Ying-Chao Hsueh, Khashayar Afshari, Nicholas MeHugh, David A Cooper, Lorenc Vangjeli, Kathryn Monopoli, et al. RNAi-based modulation of IFN-γ signaling in skin. Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy. 2022. 30. 8. 2709-2721
Takatomo Tokito, Noriho Sakamoto, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Daisuke Okuno, Takuto Miyamura, Atsuko Hara, Takashi Kido, Kazuko Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Yasushi Obase, et al. Pulmonary and Intestinal Involvement in a Patient with Myeloperoxidase-specific Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-positive Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome. Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan). 2022
Yuko Abe, Ken Okamura, Shosuke Ito, Yutaka Hozumi, Tamio Suzuki. The effect of a topical vitamin D3 analog on repigmentation in mice with rhododendrol-induced leukoderma. Journal of dermatological science. 2022. 106. 2. 127-129
Toru Saito, Ken Okamura, Rika Kosaki, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Shosuke Ito, Osamu Nakajima, Hidetoshi Yamashita, Yutaka Hozumi, Tamio Suzuki. Impact of a SLC24A5 variant on the retinal pigment epithelium of a Japanese patient with oculocutaneous albinism type 6. Pigment cell & melanoma research. 2022. 35. 2. 212-219
Keigo Matsuyuki, Mizuki Ide, Keishirou Houjou, Saho Shima, Seiji Tanaka, Yoriko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Tomino, Tomoko Egashira, Toshimitsu Takayanagi, Katsuya Tashiro, et al. Novel AP3B1 mutations in a Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type2 with neonatal interstitial lung disease. Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 2022. 33. 2. e13748
2012 - 2016 Yamagata University Graduate School of Medical Science Major of Medicine
2004 - 2010 Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine School of Medicine
Work history (3)：
2022/01 - 現在 Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology Assistant Professor
2019/09 - 2021/12 University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Department of Dermatology Postdoctral Associate
2016/04 - 2019/08 Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology Assistant Professor
Committee career (1)：
2016/06 - 現在 Japanese Dermatological Association Wound/Burn Guidelines Committee
Awards (3)：
2022/08 - Japanese Association of Geriatric Dermatology Research Rhoto Award Investigating genetic factors which determine melanin content in the skin among diffrent population
2017/10 - Japanese Society for Pigment Cell Research Encouraging Prize
2017/04 - SID/JSID Young Fellow Collegiality Awards A novel variant in the regulatory region of the SLC45A2 is possibly associated with mild OCA4
Association Membership(s) (4)：
Society for Investigative Dermatology
, The Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology
, Japanese Society for Pigment Cell Research
, Japanese Dermatological Association
