Makito Hirano

5.7k citations

149 papers · 3.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 29

Neurology top 0.5%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 2%
Physiology top 5%
Genetics top 2%

Co-authors: Satoshi Ueno Yoshiko Furiya Susumu Kusunoki Yusaku Nakamura Hans von Leden Hirohide Asai Shingo Kariya Han‐Xiang Deng
Topics: Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (30 papers)Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (19 papers)Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (19 papers)
Cited by: Neurology Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nature GeneticsSHILAP Revista de lepidopterología
Partner nations: Japan United States United Kingdom

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Makito Hirano

144 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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The gene encoding alsin, a protein with three guanine-nucleotide exchange factor domains, is mutated in a form of recessive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2001 548 citations Han‐Xiang Deng, Makito Hirano et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Utility of Long‐Read Sequencing in Diagnosing Early Onset Parkinson's Disease 2024 ·Annals of Neurology ·Kensuke Daida,Hiroyo Yoshino,Laksh Malik,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Kimberly Paquette,Yuanzhe Li,Kenya Nishioka,(unknown),Makito Hirano,Kenta Takahashi,Mikhail Kolmogorov,Kimberley J. Billingsley,Manabu Funayama,Cornelis Blauwendraat,Nobutaka Hattori	2
2	The effect of rasagiline on swallowing function in Parkinson's disease 2023 ·Heliyon ·Makito Hirano,Makoto Samukawa,(unknown),Susumu Kusunoki,Yoshitaka Nagai	6
3	CANVAS-related RFC1 mutations in patients with immune-mediated neuropathy 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·Makito Hirano,Motoi Kuwahara,Yuko Yamagishi,Makoto Samukawa,(unknown),Shoko Yamashita,Masahiro Ando,Nobuyuki Oka,Mamoru Nagano,(unknown),Toshihide Takeuchi,Kazumasa Saigoh,Susumu Kusunoki,Hiroshi Takashima,Yoshitaka Nagai	4
4	Identification of a novel mutation and genotype–phenotype relationship in MEGF10 myopathy 2022 ·Neuromuscular Disorders ·(unknown),Makito Hirano,(unknown),(unknown),Yoshihiko Saito,Ichizo Nishino,Yoshitaka Nagai	6
5	COQ2 V393A confers high risk susceptibility for multiple system atrophy in East Asian population 2021 ·Journal of the Neurological Sciences ·(unknown),Makito Hirano,Jun Mitsui,(unknown),Takashi Matsukawa,Hiroyuki Ishiura,Tatsushi Toda,Susumu Kusunoki,Shoji Tsuji	16
6	Bardet–Biedl syndrome and related disorders in Japan 2020 ·Journal of Human Genetics ·Makito Hirano,Wataru Satake,Nobuko Moriyama,Ken Saida,Nobuhiko Okamoto,Pei-Chieng Cha,Yutaka Suzuki,Susumu Kusunoki,Tatsushi Toda	10
7	Unexpectedly mild phenotype in an ataxic family with a two-base deletion in the APTX gene 2017 ·Journal of the Neurological Sciences ·Makito Hirano,Ryusuke Matsumura,Yusaku Nakamura,Kazumasa Saigoh,Hikaru Sakamoto,Shuichi Ueno,(unknown),Susumu Kusunoki	5
8	Treatable Leukoencephalopathy in a Patient with Hypophosphatemia 2017 ·Case Reports in Neurology ·Masahiro Okazaki,Makito Hirano,(unknown),(unknown),Hidekazu Suzuki,Takao Satou,Susumu Kusunoki	1
9	Multiple system involvement in a Japanese patient with a V31A mutation in theSOD1gene 2014 ·Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration ·Hikaru Sakamoto,(unknown),Makito Hirano,Kazumasa Saigoh,Shuichi Ueno,(unknown),Susumu Kusunoki,Yusaku Nakamura	10
10	A novel mutation in the calcium channel gene in a family with hypokalemic periodic paralysis 2011 ·Journal of the Neurological Sciences ·Makito Hirano,Yosuke Kokunai,(unknown),Yusaku Nakamura,Kazumasa Saigoh,Susumu Kusunoki,Masanori Takahashi	15
11	Artery‐to‐Artery Embolism with a Mobile Mural Thrombus Due to Rotational Vertebral Artery Occlusion 2010 ·Journal of Neuroimaging ·Kozue Saito,Makito Hirano,Toshiaki Taoka,Hiroyuki Nakagawa,(unknown),(unknown),Koichi Yoshida,Yoshihiko Sakurai,Kentaro Tamura,Hiroyuki Nakase,Akira Yoshioka,Toshisuke Sakaki,Kimihiko Kichikawa,Satoshi Ueno	22
12	Molecular dissection of ALS-associated toxicity of SOD1 in transgenic mice using an exon-fusion approach 2008 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Han‐Xiang Deng,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Yong Shi,Erdong Liu,Makito Hirano,(unknown),Teepu Siddique	28
13	Sympathetic disturbances increase risk of sudden cardiac arrest in sporadic ALS 2007 ·Journal of the Neurological Sciences ·Hirohide Asai,Makito Hirano,Fukashi Udaka,Keiji Shimada,Masaya Oda,Tamotsu Kubori,Kazuto Nishinaka,Takahiro Tsujimura,Yuishin Izumi,Noboru Konishi,Sadayuki Matsumoto,Masakuni Kameyama,Satoshi Ueno	61
14	DNA single‐strand break repair is impaired in aprataxin‐related ataxia 2007 ·Annals of Neurology ·Makito Hirano,Aya Yamamoto,Toshio Mori,Li Lan,Takaaki Iwamoto,Masashi Aoki,Keiji Shimada,Yoshiko Furiya,Shingo Kariya,Hirohide Asai,Akira Yasui,(unknown),Kyoko Imoto,Nobuhiko Kobayashi,Takao Kiriyama,Tetsuya Nagata,Noboru Konishi,Yasuto Itoyama,Satoshi Ueno	62
15	Short half-lives of ataxia-associated aprataxin proteins in neuronal cells 2007 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Makito Hirano,Hirohide Asai,Takao Kiriyama,Yoshiko Furiya,Takaaki Iwamoto,(unknown),Aya Yamamoto,Toshio Mori,Satoshi Ueno	10
16	Diffusivity and diffusion anisotropy of cerebellar peduncles in cases of spinocerebellar degenerative disease 2007 ·NeuroImage ·Toshiaki Taoka,(unknown),Hiroyuki Nakagawa,Makito Hirano,Masahiko Sakamoto,Takeshi Wada,(unknown),(unknown),Satoru Iwasaki,Satoshi Ueno,Kimihiko Kichikawa	52
17	Effect of humanin on decreased ATP levels of human lymphocytes harboring A3243G mutant mitochondrial DNA 2005 ·Neuropeptides ·Shingo Kariya,Makito Hirano,Yoshiko Furiya,Satoshi Ueno	33
18	Ileosigmoid knot: case report and CT findings 2005 ·Abdominal Imaging ·Yasumitsu Hirano,Takuo Hara,(unknown),Hiroshi Nozawa,(unknown),(unknown),Masahiro Hada,Tadayuki Takagi,Makito Hirano,Kiyohide Kitagawa	25
19	Effect of the neurotoxic dose of methamphetamine on gene expression of parkin and Pael-receptors in rat striatum 2003 ·Parkinsonism & Related Disorders ·Tadaki Nakahara,Tomoyuki Kuroki,(unknown),(unknown),Hisao Yamada,(unknown),Kenji Hashimoto,T. Tsutsumi,Makito Hirano,Hideyuki Uchimura	13
20	Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Novel Peptide (LN1) Gene: Reduced Expression in the Renal Cortex of Lupus Nephritis in MRL/lpr Mouse 1996 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Masayuki Iwano,Satoshi Ueno,Masanobu Miyazaki,(unknown),Yoshitaka Nagai,Makito Hirano,Yoshiko Dohi,Yasuhiro Akai,Hideyuki Kurioka,Kazuhiro Dohi	7

About Makito Hirano

Makito Hirano is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology, having authored 149 papers that have together received 3.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (30 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (19 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neurology (1.4k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (884 citations) and Neurology (377 citations). Makito Hirano has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Satoshi Ueno, Yoshiko Furiya, Susumu Kusunoki, Yusaku Nakamura, Hans von Leden, Hirohide Asai, Shingo Kariya, Han‐Xiang Deng, Teepu Siddique and Y. Koike. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Genetics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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