Dermatologist Prof. Dr. Okamoto has several scientific publications released. The following list is a selection of his scientific publications:

Dermatologist Prof. Dr. Okamoto’s list of selected scientific publications

  1. Wendt J., Rauscher S., Burgstaller-Muehlbacher S., Fae I., Fischer G., Pehamberger H., Okamoto I. (2016) Melanocortin-1-Receptor variants: human determinants  of melanoma risk independent of ultraviolet radiation, JAMA Dermatology
  2. Muller, C., Wendt, J., Rauscher, S., Burgstaller-Muehlbacher, S., Sunder-Plassmann, R., Scheurecker, C., Richtig, E., Fae, I., Fischer, G., Pehamberger, H. & Okamoto, I. (2016) Characterization of high risk melanoma patients in Austria, Br J Dermatol.
    Pubmed: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
    British Journal of Dermatology: onlinelibrary.wiley.com
  3. Stacey, S. N., Kehr, B., Gudmundsson, J., Zink, F., Jonasdottir, A., Gudjonsson, S. A., Sigurdsson, A., Halldorsson, B. V., Agnarsson, B. A., Benediktsdottir, K. R., Aben, K. K., Vermeulen, S. H., Cremers, R. G., Panadero, A., Helfand, B. T., Cooper, P. R., Donovan, J. L., Hamdy, F. C., Jinga, V., Okamoto, I., Jonasson, J. G., Tryggvadottir, L., Johannsdottir, H., Kristinsdottir, A. M., Masson, G., Magnusson, O. T., Iordache, P. D., Helgason, A., Helgason, H., Sulem, P., Gudbjartsson, D. F., Kong, A., Jonsson, E., Barkardottir, R. B., Einarsson, G. V., Rafnar, T., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Mates, I. N., Neal, D. E., Catalona, W. J., Mayordomo, J. I., Kiemeney, L. A., Thorleifsson, G. & Stefansson, K. (2016) Insertion of an SVA-E retrotransposon into the CASP8 gene is associated with protection against prostate cancer, Human molecular genetics.
    Pubmed: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
    Human Molecular Genetics: hmg.oxfordjournals.org
  4. Burgstaller-Muehlbacher, S., Marko, M., Muller, C., Wendt, J., Pehamberger, H. & Okamoto, I. (2015) Novel CDKN2A mutations in Austrian melanoma patients, Melanoma Res. 25, 412-20.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26225579
    Melanoma Research: http://journals.lww.com/melanomaresearch
  5. Wendt, J., Rauscher, S., Burgstaller-Muhlbacher, S., Roka, F., Fae, I., Fischer, G., Pehamberger, H. & Okamoto, I. (2014) Actinic damage on the back is significantly determined by MC1R variants and previous sun exposure compared with other body sites in a multivariate analysis, Br J Dermatol. 171, 622-30.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24665948
    British Journal of Dermatology: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
  6. Davies, J. R., Jewell, R., Affleck, P., Anic, G. M., Randerson-Moor, J., Ozola, A., Egan, K. M., Elliott, F., Garcia-Casado, Z., Hansson, J., Harland, M., Hoiom, V., Jian, G., Jonsson, G., Kumar, R., Nagore, E., Wendt, J., Olsson, H., Park, J. Y., Patel, P., Pjanova, D., Puig, S., Schadendorf, D., Sivaramakrishna Rachakonda, P., Snowden, H., Stratigos, A. J., Bafaloukos, D., Ogbah, Z., Sucker, A., Van den Oord, J. J., Van Doorn, R., Walker, C., Okamoto, I., Wolter, P., Barrett, J. H., Timothy Bishop, D. & Newton-Bishop, J. (2014) Inherited variation in the PARP1 gene and survival from melanoma, Int J Cancer. 135, 1625-33.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24535833
    International Journal of Cancer:
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  7. Davies, J. R., Field, S., Randerson-Moor, J., Harland, M., Kumar, R., Anic, G. M., Nagore, E., Hansson, J., Hoiom, V., Jonsson, G., Gruis, N. A., Park, J. Y., Guan, J., Sivaramakrishna Rachakonda, P., Wendt, J., Pjanova, D., Puig, S., Schadendorf, D., Okamoto, I., Olsson, H., Affleck, P., Garcia-Casado, Z., Puig-Butille, J. A., Stratigos, A. J., Kodela, E., Donina, S., Sucker, A., Hosen, I., Egan, K. M., Barrett, J. H., van Doorn, R., Bishop, D. T. & Newton-Bishop, J. (2014) An inherited variant in the gene coding for vitamin D-binding protein and survival from cutaneous melanoma: a BioGenoMEL study, Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 27, 234-43.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24219834
    Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research:
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  8. Tschandl, P., Berghoff, A. S., Preusser, M., Burgstaller-Muehlbacher, S., Pehamberger, H., Okamoto, I. & Kittler, H. (2013) NRAS and BRAF mutations in melanoma-associated nevi and uninvolved nevi, PLoS One. 8, e69639.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23861977
    PLOS ONE:
    http://journals.plos.org
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3704624
  9. Iles, M. M., Law, M. H., Stacey, S. N., Han, J., Fang, S., Pfeiffer, R., Harland, M., Macgregor, S., Taylor, J. C., Aben, K. K., Akslen, L. A., Avril, M. F., Azizi, E., Bakker, B., Benediktsdottir, K. R., Bergman, W., Scarra, G. B., Brown, K. M., Calista, D., Chaudru, V., Fargnoli, M. C., Cust, A. E., Demenais, F., de Waal, A. C., Debniak, T., Elder, D. E., Friedman, E., Galan, P., Ghiorzo, P., Gillanders, E. M., Goldstein, A. M., Gruis, N. A., Hansson, J., Helsing, P., Hocevar, M., Hoiom, V., Hopper, J. L., Ingvar, C., Janssen, M., Jenkins, M. A., Kanetsky, P. A., Kiemeney, L. A., Lang, J., Lathrop, G. M., Leachman, S., Lee, J. E., Lubinski, J., Mackie, R. M., Mann, G. J., Martin, N. G., Mayordomo, J. I., Molven, A., Mulder, S., Nagore, E., Novakovic, S., Okamoto, I., Olafsson, J. H., Olsson, H., Pehamberger, H., Peris, K., Grasa, M. P., Planelles, D., Puig, S., Puig-Butille, J. A., Randerson-Moor, J., Requena, C., Rivoltini, L., Rodolfo, M., Santinami, M., Sigurgeirsson, B., Snowden, H., Song, F., Sulem, P., Thorisdottir, K., Tuominen, R., Van Belle, P., van der Stoep, N., van Rossum, M. M., Wei, Q., Wendt, J., Zelenika, D., Zhang, M., Landi, M. T., Thorleifsson, G., Bishop, D. T., Amos, C. I., Hayward, N. K., Stefansson, K., Bishop, J. A. & Barrett, J. H. (2013) A variant in FTO shows association with melanoma risk not due to BMI, Nat Genet. 45, 428-32.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23455637
    Nature genetics:
    http://www.nature.com
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3640814
  10. Davies, J. R., Field, S., Randerson-Moor, J., Harland, M., Kumar, R., Anic, G. M., Nagore, E., Hansson, J., Hoiom, V., Jonsson, G., Gruis, N. A., Park, J. Y., Jian, G., Rachakonda, P. S., Wendt, J., Pjanova, D., Puig, S., Schadendorf, D., Okamoto, I., Olsson, H., Affleck, P., Garcia-Casado, Z., Puig-Butille, J. A., Stratigos, A. J., Kodela, E., Donina, S., Sucker, A., Hosen, I., Egan, K. M., Barrett, J. H., van Doorn, R., Bishop, D. T. & Newton-Bishop, J. (2013) An inherited variant in the gene coding for vitamin D binding protein and survival from cutaneous melanoma: a BioGenoMEL study, Pigment Cell Melanoma Res.Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24219834
    Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research:
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4065372
  11. Wendt, J., Schanab, O., Binder, M., Pehamberger, H. & Okamoto, I. (2012) Site-dependent actinic skin damage as risk factor for melanoma in a central European population, Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 25, 234-42.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22145962
    Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
  12. Davies, J. R., Randerson-Moor, J., Kukalizch, K., Harland, M., Kumar, R., Madhusudan, S., Nagore, E., Hansson, J., Hoiom, V., Ghiorzo, P., Gruis, N. A., Kanetsky, P. A., Wendt, J., Pjanova, D., Puig, S., Saiag, P., Schadendorf, D., Soufir, N., Okamoto, I., Affleck, P., Garcia-Casado, Z., Ogbah, Z., Ozola, A., Queirolo, P., Sucker, A., Barrett, J. H., van Doorn, R., Bishop, D. T. & Newton-Bishop, J. (2012) Inherited variants in the MC1R gene and survival from cutaneous melanoma: a BioGenoMEL study, Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 25, 384-394.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22325793
    Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research:
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3490389
  13. Swoboda, A., Rasin-Streden, D., Schanab, O., Okamoto, I., Pehamberger, H., Petzelbauer, P. & Mikula, M. (2011) Identification of genetic disparity between primary and metastatic melanoma in human patients, Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 50, 680-8.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21584902
    Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
  14. Schanab, O., Humer, J., Gleiss, A., Mikula, M., Sturlan, S., Grunt, S., Okamoto, I., Muster, T., Pehamberger, H. & Waltenberger, A. (2011) Expression of human endogenous retrovirus K is stimulated by ultraviolet radiation in melanoma, Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 24, 656-65.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21501418
    Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
  15. Bauer, J., Buttner, P., Murali, R., Okamoto, I., Kolaitis, N. A., Landi, M. T., Scolyer, R. A. & Bastian, B. C. (2011) BRAF mutations in cutaneous melanoma are independently associated with age, anatomic site of the primary tumor, and the degree of solar elastosis at the primary tumor site, Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 24, 345-51.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21324100
    Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research:
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3107974
  16. Broekaert, S. M., Roy, R., Okamoto, I., van den Oord, J., Bauer, J., Garbe, C., Barnhill, R. L., Busam, K. J., Cochran, A. J., Cook, M. G., Elder, D. E., McCarthy, S. W., Mihm, M. C., Schadendorf, D., Scolyer, R. A., Spatz, A. & Bastian, B. C. (2010) Genetic and morphologic features for melanoma classification, Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 23, 763-70.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20874733
    Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research:
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3107973
  17. Stacey, S. N., Sulem, P., Masson, G., Gudjonsson, S. A., Thorleifsson, G., Jakobsdottir, M., Sigurdsson, A., Gudbjartsson, D. F., Sigurgeirsson, B., Benediktsdottir, K. R., Thorisdottir, K., Ragnarsson, R., Scherer, D., Hemminki, K., Rudnai, P., Gurzau, E., Koppova, K., Botella-Estrada, R., Soriano, V., Juberias, P., Saez, B., Gilaberte, Y., Fuentelsaz, V., Corredera, C., Grasa, M., Hoiom, V., Lindblom, A., Bonenkamp, J. J., van Rossum, M. M., Aben, K. K., de Vries, E., Santinami, M., Di Mauro, M. G., Maurichi, A., Wendt, J., Hochleitner, P., Pehamberger, H., Gudmundsson, J., Magnusdottir, D. N., Gretarsdottir, S., Holm, H., Steinthorsdottir, V., Frigge, M. L., Blondal, T., Saemundsdottir, J., Bjarnason, H., Kristjansson, K., Bjornsdottir, G., Okamoto, I., Rivoltini, L., Rodolfo, M., Kiemeney, L. A., Hansson, J., Nagore, E., Mayordomo, J. I., Kumar, R., Karagas, M. R., Nelson, H. H., Gulcher, J. R., Rafnar, T., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Olafsson, J. H., Kong, A. & Stefansson, K. (2009) New common variants affecting susceptibility to basal cell carcinoma, Nat Genet. 41, 909-14.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19578363
    Nature genetics:
    http://www.nature.com
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2973331
  18. Roka, F., Mastan, P., Binder, M., Okamoto, I., Mittlboeck, M., Horvat, R., Pehamberger, H. & Diem, E. (2008) Prediction of non-sentinel node status and outcome in sentinel node-positive melanoma patients, Eur J Surg Oncol. 34, 82-8.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17360144
    European Journal of Surgical Oncology: http://www.sciencedirect.com
  19. Okamoto, I., Roka, F., Krogler, J., Endler, G., Kaufmann, S., Tockner, S., Marsik, C., Jilma, B., Mannhalter, C., Wagner, O. & Pehamberger, H. (2006) The EGF A61G polymorphism is associated with disease-free period and survival in malignant melanoma, J Invest Dermatol. 126, 2242-6.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16691190
    Journal of Investigative Dermatology: http://www.sciencedirect.com
  20. Okamoto, I., Krogler, J., Endler, G., Kaufmann, S., Mustafa, S., Exner, M., Mannhalter, C., Wagner, O. & Pehamberger, H. (2006) A microsatellite polymorphism in the heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter is associated with risk for melanoma, Int J Cancer. 119, 1312-5.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16596642
    International Journal of Cancer: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
  21. Okamoto, I., Pirker, C., Bilban, M., Berger, W., Losert, D., Marosi, C., Haas, O. A., Wolff, K. & Pehamberger, H. (2005) Seven novel and stable translocations associated with oncogenic gene expression in malignant melanoma, Neoplasia. 7, 303-11.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15967107
    Neoplasia: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1501156
  22. Henderson, L. J., Okamoto, I., Lestou, V. S., Ludkovski, O., Robichaud, M., Chhanabhai, M., Gascoyne, R. D., Klasa, R. J., Connors, J. M., Marra, M. A., Horsman, D. E. & Lam, W. L. (2004) Delineation of a minimal region of deletion at 6q16.3 in follicular lymphoma and construction of a bacterial artificial chromosome contig spanning a 6-megabase region of 6q16-q21, Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 40, 60-5.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15034870
    Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
  23. Horsman, D. E., Okamoto, I., Ludkovski, O., Le, N., Harder, L., Gesk, S., Siebert, R., Chhanabhai, M., Sehn, L., Connors, J. M. & Gascoyne, R. D. (2003) Follicular lymphoma lacking the t(14;18)(q32;q21): identification of two disease subtypes, Br J Haematol. 120, 424-33.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12580956
    British Journal of Haematology: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com
  24. Fazeny-Dorner, B., Piribauer, M., Wenzel, C., Fakhrai, N., Pirker, C., Berger, W., Sedivy, R., Rudas, M., Filipits, M., Okamoto, I. & Marosi, C. (2003) Cytogenetic and comparative genomic hybridization findings in four cases of breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 146, 161-6.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14553951
    Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics: http://www.sciencedirect.com
  25. Selzer, E., Okamoto, I., Lucas, T., Kodym, R., Pehamberger, H. & Jansen, B. (2002) Protein kinase C isoforms in normal and transformed cells of the melanocytic lineage, Melanoma Res. 12, 201-9.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12140376
    Melanoma Research: http://journals.lww.com/melanomaresearch
  26. Rudas, M., Schmidinger, M., Wenzel, C., Okamoto, I., Budinsky, A., Fazeny, B. & Marosi, C. (2000) Karyotypic findings in two cases of male breast cancer, Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 121, 190-3.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11063806
    Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics: http://www.sciencedirect.com
  27. Gombas, W., Fischer, G., Jagsch, R., Eder, H., Okamoto, I., Schindler, S., Muller, C., Ferenci, P. & Kasper, S. (2000) Prevalence and distribution of hepatitis C subtypes in patients with opioid dependence, Eur Addict Res. 6, 198-204.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11124573
    European Addiction Research: http://www.karger.com
  28. Okamoto, I., Pirc-Danoewinata, H., Ackermann, J., Drach, J., Schlagbauer Wadl, H., Jansen, B., Wolff, K., Pehamberger, H. & Marosi, C. (1999) Deletions of the region 17p11-13 in advanced melanoma revealed by cytogenetic analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization, Br J Cancer. 79, 131-7.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10408704
    British Journal of Cancer:
    http://www.nature.com
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2362169
  29. Weinlander, G., Drach, J., Raderer, M., Okamoto, I., Ackermann, J., Stogermayer, B., Fazeny, B., Nowotny, H. & Marosi, C. (1998) Cytogenetic analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization in a case of IgD multiple myeloma, Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 105, 172-6.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9723037
    Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics: http://www.sciencedirect.com
  30. Selzer, E., Schlagbauer-Wadl, H., Okamoto, I., Pehamberger, H., Potter, R. & Jansen, B. (1998) Expression of Bcl-2 family members in human melanocytes, in melanoma metastases and in melanoma cell lines, Melanoma Res. 8, 197-203.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9664140
  31. Pirc-Danoewinata, H., Bull, J. P., Okamoto, I., Karner, J., Breiteneder, S., Liebhardt, A., Budinsky, A. & Marosi, C. (1996) Cytogenetic findings in colorectal cancer mirror multistep evolution of colorectal cancer, Wien Klin Wochenschr. 108, 752-8.
    Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8990513