Research theme for competitive and other funds (2):
2020 - 2023 脊椎後縦靭帯骨化症の疾患感受性遺伝子の同定
2000 - 2002 The changes of bone metabolism induced by quasi-microgravity and its recovery by the bone-metabolizing agents.
Papers (60):
Masahiro Nakajima, Masaru Koido, Long Guo, Chikashi Terao, Shiro Ikegawa. A novel CCDC91 isoform associated with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine works as a non-coding RNA to regulate osteogenic genes. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 2023
Yoshiro Yonezawa, Long Guo, Hisaya Kakinuma, Nao Otomo, Soichiro Yoshino, Kazuki Takeda, Masahiro Nakajima, Toshiyuki Shiraki, Yoji Ogura, Yohei Takahashi, et al. Identification of a functional susceptibility variant for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis that upregulates EGR1-mediated UNCX expression. Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. 2022
Yoshinao Koike, Masahiko Takahata, Masahiro Nakajima, Nao Otomo, Hiroyuki Suetsugu, Xiaoxi Liu, Tsutomu Endo, Shiro Imagama, Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Takashi Kaito, et al. Genetic insights into ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine. 2022