[Press Release] Large-scale pan-cancer genomic analysis in a Japanese population reveals insights into four causative genes of Lynch syndrome, a hereditary cancer predisposition

A study utilizing the research resources of BioBank Japan (BBJ) has been published in Communications Medi […]

[Press Release] Unraveling distinct genetic mechanisms of heart failure subtypes – Genome-wide analysis paves the way for prognosis prediction in the Japanese population

A study utilizing the research resources of BioBank Japan (BBJ) has been published in Nature Communications. K […]

[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 […]

[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 […]

[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 […]

[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. […]

[Press Release] Genetic mutations risked of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders  discovered　－ both germline and somatic mutations are involved

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