[Press Release]The association between the cancer-related gene CHEK2 and the risk of 23 cancer types was evaluated

A study utilizing the research resources of BioBank Japan (BBJ) has been published in JCO precision oncology. […]

[Press Release]First-ever report about association of local radiotherapy for cancer patients with mosaic loss of chromosome Y, a hallmark of male aging

A study utilizing the research resources of BioBank Japan (BBJ) has been published in NPJ-Aging. A research te […]

[Press Release]Rare and structural variants revealed by whole-genome sequencing implicate CERCAM in psoriasis susceptibility

A study utilizing the research resources of BioBank Japan (BBJ) has been published in Cell Genomics. A researc […]

A group of students from the University of Carifornia, San Diego, who were staying in Tokyo for a summer program visited BBJ

On July 22, 2025, 28 students and a faculty member from the University of Carifornia, San Diego visited the Bi […]

[Press Release] Genetic factors involving BRCA2 and TP53 are partly associated with the development of early-onset lung adenocarcinoma　- The first large-scale genomic analysis of early-onset lung adenocarcinoma in the Japanese population

Research results utilizing the research resources of BioBank Japan (BBJ) have been published in the internatio […]

A government mission from the Netherlands toured BBJ’s sample storage facilities

On June 23, 2025, 19 officials from the Netherlands visited the Institute of Medical Science and toured the DN […]

[Press Release] Unraveling the Complex Interplay Between Clonal Hematopoiesis, Genetic Factors, and Environmental Exposures— Broad Impact of TP53-Mutated Clonal Hematopoiesis Revealed —

Research results utilizing the bio-resources of BioBank Japan (BBJ) have been published in the international m […]

Enterprise Singapore (ESG) Healthcare Delegation Visits Biobank Japan

On Tuesday, May 27, a five-member healthcare delegation from Enterprise Singapore (ESG), a government agency u […]

[Press Release]Dissecting cross-population polygenic heterogeneity in respiratory and cardiometabolic diseases: Opposite genetic correlations in East Asian and European Populations

Research results utilizing the research resources of BioBank Japan (BBJ) have been published in Nature Co […]

[Press Release]Germline variants and mosaic chromosomal alterations affect COVID-19 vaccine immunogenicity

Research results utilizing the research resources of BioBank Japan (BBJ) have been published in Cell Genomics. […]