Initiatives & Research Initiatives & Research

Initiatives & Research

List of Publications

2023

Genome-wide association study identifies risk loci within the major histocompatibility complex region for Hunner-type interstitial cystitis

Yoshiyuki Akiyama, Kyuto Sonehara, Daichi Maeda, et al.

2023

Genetic insights into ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine

Yoshinao Koike, Masahiko Takahata, Masahiro Nakajima, et al.

2023

Pan-cancer and cross-population genome-wide association studies dissect shared genetic backgrounds underlying carcinogenesis

Go Sato, Yuya Shirai, Shinichi Namba, et al.

2023

Evidence of causality of low body mass index on risk of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a Mendelian randomization study

Nao Otomo, Anas M. Khanshour, Masaru Koido, et al.

2023

Detection of trait-associated structural variations using short-read sequencing

Shunichi Kosugi, Yoichiro Kamatani, Katsutoshi Harada, et al.

2023

Improved genetic prediction of the risk of knee osteoarthritis using the risk factor-based polygenic score

Yugo Morita, Yoichiro Kamatani, Hiromu Ito, et al.

2023

Prediction of the cell-type-specific transcription of non-coding RNAs from genome sequences via machine learning

Masaru Koido, Chung-Chau Hon, Satoshi Koyama, et al.

2023

Mobile element variation contributes to population-specific genome diversification, gene regulation and disease risk

Shohei Kojima, Satoshi Koyama, Mirei Ka, et al.

2023

Genome-Wide Association Study of Intracranial Artery Stenosis Followed by Phenome-Wide Association Study

Shogo Dofuku, Kyuto Sonehara, Satoru Miyawaki, et al.

2023

Genome-wide association study of lung adenocarcinoma in East Asia and comparison with a European population

Jianxin Shi, Kouya Shiraishi, Jiyeon Choi, et al.

2023

Investigating the association between glycaemic traits and colorectal cancer in the Japanese population using Mendelian randomisation

Akiko Hanyuda, Atsushi Goto, Ryoko Katagiri, et al.

2023

Population-Based Impact of Smoking, Drinking, and Genetic Factors on HDL-Cholesterol Levels in J-MICC Study Participants

Yora Nindita, Masahiro Nakatochi, Rie Ibusuki, et al.

2023

Genetic Risk of Primary Aldosteronism and its Contribution to Hypertension: A Cross-Ancestry Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies

Tatsuhiko Naito, Kosuke Inoue, Kyuto Sonehara, et al.

2023

Comparison of the loci associated with HbA1c and blood glucose levels identified by a genome-wide association study in the Japanese population

Takuya Sakashita, Yasuyuki Nakamura, Yoichi Sutoh, et al.

2023

Helicobacter pylori, Homologous-Recombination Genes, and Gastric Cancer

Yoshiaki Usui, Yukari Taniyama, Mikiko Endo, et al.

2023

Genetic Risk Score for Intracranial Aneurysms: Prediction of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Role in Clinical Heterogeneity

Mark K. Bakker, Jos P. Kanning, Gad Abraham, et al.

2023

Prediction Model with HLA-A*33:03 Reveals Number of Days to Develop Liver Cancer from Blood Test

Nao Nishida, Jun Ohashi, Goki Suda, et al.

2023

The genetic basis of endometriosis and comorbidity with other pain and inflammatory conditions

Nilufer Rahmioglu, Sally Mortlock, Marzieh Ghiasi, et al.

2023

Genome-wide association study reveals BET1L associated with survival time in the 137,693 Japanese individuals

Masato Akiyama, Saori Sakaue, Atsushi Takahashi, et al.

2023

Predictive Utility of a Coronary Artery Disease Polygenic Risk Score in Primary Prevention

Nicholas A. Marston, James P. Pirruccello, Giorgio E. M. Melloni, et al.

2023

Cross-ancestry genome-wide analysis of atrial fibrillation unveils disease biology and enables cardioembolic risk prediction

Kazuo Miyazawa, Kaoru Ito, Masamichi Ito, et al.

2023

Hereditary cancer variants and homologous recombination deficiency in biliary tract cancer

Yuki Okawa, Yusuke Iwasaki, Todd A Johnson, et al.

2023

Global Biobank analyses provide lessons for developing polygenic risk scores across diverse cohorts

Ying Wang, Shinichi Namba, Esteban Lopera, et al.

2023

Identification of serum metabolome signatures associated with retinal and renal complications of type 2 diabetes

Yoshihiko Tomofuji, Ken Suzuki, Toshihiro Kishikawa, et al.

2023

Association Between Glycemic Traits and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Mendelian Randomization Study in the Japanese Population

Akiko Hanyuda, Atsushi Goto, Masahiro Nakatochi, et al.

2023

Genetic footprints of assortative mating in the Japanese population

Kenichi Yamamoto, Kyuto Sonehara, Shinichi Namba, et al.

2022

Association of germline TYK2 variation with lung cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk

James Yarmolinsky, Christopher I. Amos, Rayjean J. Hung, et al.

2022

Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use

Gretchen R. B. Saunders, Xingyan Wang, Fang Chen, et al.

2022

Discovery and systematic characterization of risk variants and genes for coronary artery disease in over a million participants

Krishna G. Aragam, Tao Jiang, Anuj Goel, et al.

2022

Genetic Architectures Underlie Onset Age of Atopic Dermatitis

Keiko Hikino, Nao Tanaka, Masaru Koido, et al.

2022

Developing and validating polygenic risk scores for colorectal cancer risk prediction in East Asians

Jie Ping, Yaohua Yang, Wanqing Wen, et al.

2022

Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses identify novel genetic mechanisms in rheumatoid arthritis

Kazuyoshi Ishigaki, Saori Sakaue, Chikashi Terao, et al.

2022

Stroke genetics informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries

Aniket Mishra, Rainer Malik, Tsuyoshi Hachiya, et al.

2022

Association between germline pathogenic variants in cancer-predisposing genes and lymphoma risk

Yoshiaki Usui, Yusuke Iwasaki, Keitaro Matsuo, et al.

2022

Population-based Screening for Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Variants in Japan

Masashi Fujita, Xiaoxi Liu, Yusuke Iwasaki, et al.

2022

DOCK2 is involved in the host genetics and biology of severe COVID-19

Ho Namkoong, Ryuya Edahiro, Tomomi Takano, et al.

2022

Large-scale genome-wide association study of coronary artery disease in genetically diverse populations

Catherine Tcheandjieu, Xiang Zhu, Austin T. Hilliard, et al.

2022

Multi-trait and cross-population genome-wide association studies across autoimmune and allergic diseases identify shared and distinct genetic component

Yuya Shirai, Yoshimitsu Nakanishi, Akari Suzuki, et al.

2022

Different risk genes contribute to clear cell and non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma in 1532 Japanese patients and 5996 controls

Yuya Sekine, Yusuke Iwasaki, Tomomi Aoi, et al.

2022

Differential and shared genetic effects on kidney function between diabetic and non-diabetic individuals

Thomas W. Winkler, Humaira Rasheed, Alexander Teumer, et al.

2022

Genetic analysis of right heart structure and function in 40,000 people

James P. Pirruccello, Paolo Di Achille, Victor Nauffal, et al.

2022

Expansion of Cancer Risk Profile for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Pathogenic Variants

Yukihide Momozawa, Rumi Sasai, Yoshiaki Usui, et al.

2022

Large-scale Integrated Analysis of Genetics and Metabolomic Data Reveals Potential Links Between Lipids and Colorectal Cancer Risk

Xiang Shu, Zhishan Chen, Jirong Long, et al.

2022

Biological insights into systemic lupus erythematosus through an immune cell-specific transcriptome-wide association study

Xianyong Yin, Kwangwoo Kim, Hiroyuki Suetsugu, et al.

2022

Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation

Anubha Mahajan, Cassandra N. Spracklen, Weihua Zhang, et al.

2022

A polygenic risk score improves risk stratification of coronary artery disease: a large-scale prospective Chinese cohort study

Xiangfeng Lu, Zhongying Liu, Qingmei Cui, et al.

2022

Editorial: Current Status and Future Challenges of Biobank Data Analysis

Tzu-Pin Lu, Yoichiro Kamatani, Gillian Belbin, et al.

2022

Genome-wide risk prediction of common diseases across ancestries in one million people

Nina Mars, Sini Kerminen, Yen-Chen A. Feng, et al.

2022

Leveraging fine-mapping and multipopulation training data to improve cross-population polygenic risk scores

Omer Weissbrod, Masahiro Kanai, Huwenbo Shi, et al.

2022

Mapping genomic loci implicates genes and synaptic biology in schizophrenia

Vassily Trubetskoy, Antonio F. Pardiñas, Ting Qi, et al.