# Ken Yamamoto

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/ken-yamamoto/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 16,380 |
| Field | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology |
| h-index | 61 |
| i10-index | 158 |
| Last Known Institution | Kurume University |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5101640718 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1531-9685 |
| Works | 260 |

## Researcher papers

- [Variants in KCNQ1 are associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus](https://scholariq.org/papers/variants-in-kcnq1-are-associated-with-susceptibility-to-type-2-diabetes-mellitus/)
- [Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians](https://scholariq.org/papers/meta-analysis-of-genome-wide-association-studies-identifies-eight-new-loci-for/)
- [Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common variants associated with blood pressure variation in east Asians](https://scholariq.org/papers/meta-analysis-of-genome-wide-association-studies-identifies-common-variants/)
- [Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation](https://scholariq.org/papers/trans-ancestry-genome-wide-association-study-identifies-12-genetic-loci/)
- [Genomic Landscape of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Japanese Population](https://scholariq.org/papers/genomic-landscape-of-esophageal-squamous-cell-carcinoma-in-a-japanese-population/)
- [GWAS of clinically defined gout and subtypes identifies multiple susceptibility loci that include urate transporter genes](https://scholariq.org/papers/gwas-of-clinically-defined-gout-and-subtypes-identifies-multiple-susceptibility/)

## Researcher topics

- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid](https://scholariq.org/topics/gout-hyperuricemia-uric-acid/)
- [T-cell and B-cell Immunology](https://scholariq.org/topics/t-cell-and-b-cell-immunology/)
- [Epigenetics and DNA Methylation](https://scholariq.org/topics/epigenetics-and-dna-methylation/)
- [Immune Cell Function and Interaction](https://scholariq.org/topics/immune-cell-function-and-interaction/)

## Researcher university

- [Kurume University](https://scholariq.org/institutions/kurume-university/)

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