Initiatives & Research Initiatives & Research

Initiatives & Research

List of Publications

2013

Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration

Lars G. Fritsche, Wei Chen, Matthew Schu, et al.

2013

Genome-wide association analysis of red blood cell traits in African Americans: the COGENT Network

Zhao Chen, Hua Tang, Rehan Qayyum, et al.

2013

Association study of 71 European Crohn’s disease susceptibility loci in a Japanese population.

Atsushi Hirano, Keiko Yamazaki, Junji Umeno, et al.

2013

A genome-wide association study of HCV-induced liver cirrhosis in the Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci at the MHC region

Yuji Urabe, Hidenori Ochi, Naoya Kato, et al.

2013

A genome-wide association study identifies 2 susceptibility Loci for Crohn’s disease in a Japanese population

Keiko Yamazaki, Junji Umeno, Atsushi Takahashi, et al.

2013

Comparative analysis in cynomolgus macaque identifies a novel human MHC locus controlling platelet blood counts independently of BAK1

A. Aarnink, H. -J Garchon, Y. Okada, et al.

2013

Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

Anna Köttgen, Eva Albrecht, Alexander Teumer, et al.

2013

Variants in the 17q21 asthma susceptibility locus are associated with allergic rhinitis in the Japanese population

K. Tomita, M. Sakashita, T. Hirota, et al.

2012

Large-scale screening of TARDBP mutation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Japanese

Aritoshi Iida, Tetsumasa Kamei, Motoki Sano, et al.

2012

Optineurin mutations in Japanese amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Aritoshi Iida, Naoya Hosono, Motoki Sano, et al.

2012

Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new endometriosis risk loci

Dale R. Nyholt, Siew-Kee Low, Carl A. Anderson, et al.

2012

Reproducibility, performance, and clinical utility of a genetic risk prediction model for prostate cancer in Japanese

Shusuke Akamatsu, Atsushi Takahashi, Ryo Takata, et al.

2012

Haplotypes with copy number and single nucleotide polymorphisms in CYP2A6 locus are associated with smoking quantity in a Japanese population

Natsuhiko Kumasaka, Masayuki Aoki, Yukinori Okada, et al.

2012

Genome-wide association study identifies eight new susceptibility loci for atopic dermatitis in the Japanese population

Tomomitsu Hirota, Atsushi Takahashi, Michiaki Kubo, et al.

2012

Functional variants in NFKBIE and RTKN2 involved in activation of the NF-κB pathway are associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Japanese

Keiko Myouzen, Yuta Kochi, Yukinori Okada, et al.

2012

Soluble MICA and a MICA variation as possible prognostic biomarkers for HBV-induced hepatocellular carcinoma

Vinod Kumar, Paulisally Hau Yi Lo, Hiromi Sawai, et al.

2012

Discovery and fine mapping of serum protein loci through transethnic meta-analysis

Nora Franceschini, Frank J. A. van Rooij, Bram P. Prins, et al.

2012

A genome-wide association study identifies a genetic variant in the SIAH2 locus associated with hormonal receptor-positive breast cancer in Japanese

Seham Elgazzar, Hitoshi Zembutsu, Atsushi Takahashi, et al.

2012

Evaluating genetic risk for prostate cancer among Japanese and Latinos

Iona Cheng, Gary K. Chen, Hidewaki Nakagawa, et al.

2012

Meta-analysis identifies multiple loci associated with kidney function-related traits in east Asian populations

Yukinori Okada, Xueling Sim, Min Jin Go, et al.

2012

A genome-wide association study identifies two new susceptibility loci for lung adenocarcinoma in the Japanese population

Kouya Shiraishi, Hideo Kunitoh, Yataro Daigo, et al.

2012

No association for Chinese HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma susceptibility SNP in other East Asian populations

Hiromi Sawai, Nao Nishida, Hamdi Mbarek, et al.

2012

Common variation near CDKN1A, POLD3 and SHROOM2 influences colorectal cancer risk

Malcolm G. Dunlop, Sara E. Dobbins, Susan Mary Farrington, et al.

2012

Association of common variants in TNFRSF13B, TNFSF13, and ANXA3 with serum levels of non-albumin protein and immunoglobulin isotypes in Japanese

Wael Osman, Yukinori Okada, Yoichiro Kamatani, et al.

2012

Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation

Patrick T. Ellinor, Kathryn L. Lunetta, Christine M. Albert, et al.

2012

A single-nucleotide polymorphism in ANK1 is associated with susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in Japanese populations

Minako Imamura, Shiro Maeda, Toshimasa Yamauchi, et al.

2012

Genetic differences in the two main groups of the Japanese population based on autosomal SNPs and haplotypes

Yumi Yamaguchi-Kabata, Tatsuhiko Tsunoda, Natsuhiko Kumasaka, et al.

2012

Meta-analysis identifies nine new loci associated with rheumatoid arthritis in the Japanese population

Yukinori Okada, Chikashi Terao, Katsunori Ikari, et al.

2012

A genome-wide association study in the Japanese population confirms 9p21 and 14q23 as susceptibility loci for primary open angle glaucoma

Wael Osman, Siew-Kee Low, Atsushi Takahashi, et al.

2012

Novel deletion mutations of OPTN in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Japanese

Aritoshi Iida, Naoya Hosono, Motoki Sano, et al.

2012

A genome-wide association study of nephrolithiasis in the Japanese population identifies novel susceptible Loci at 5q35.3, 7p14.3, and 13q14.1

Yuji Urabe, Chizu Tanikawa, Atsushi Takahashi, et al.

2012

A genome-wide association study identifies two susceptibility loci for duodenal ulcer in the Japanese population

Chizu Tanikawa, Yuji Urabe, Keitaro Matsuo, et al.

2012

Common variants at 11q12, 10q26 and 3p11.2 are associated with prostate cancer susceptibility in Japanese

Shusuke Akamatsu, Ryo Takata, Christopher A. Haiman, et al.

2012

Common variants at CDKAL1 and KLF9 are associated with body mass index in east Asian populations

Yukinori Okada, Michiaki Kubo, Hiroko Ohmiya, et al.

2012

Meta-analysis identifies common variants associated with body mass index in east Asians

Wanqing Wen, Yoon-Shin Cho, Wei Zheng, et al.

2012

A genome-wide association study identifies SNP in DCC is associated with gallbladder cancer in the Japanese population

Pei-Chieng Cha, Hitoshi Zembutsu, Atsushi Takahashi, et al.

2012

A genome-wide association study identifies four genetic markers for hematological toxicities in cancer patients receiving gemcitabine therapy

Kazuma Kiyotani, Satoko Uno, Taisei Mushiroda, et al.

2012

Genome-wide association study for intracranial aneurysm in the Japanese population identifies three candidate susceptible loci and a functional genetic variant at EDNRA

Siew-Kee Low, Atsushi Takahashi, Pei-Chieng Cha, et al.

2011

Variants of C-C motif chemokine 22 (CCL22) are associated with susceptibility to atopic dermatitis: case-control studies

Tomomitsu Hirota, Hidehisa Saeki, Kaori Tomita, et al.

2011

PlatinumCNV: a Bayesian Gaussian mixture model for genotyping copy number polymorphisms using SNP array signal intensity data

Natsuhiko Kumasaka, Hironori Fujisawa, Naoya Hosono, et al.

2011

Common variant near the endothelin receptor type A (EDNRA) gene is associated with intracranial aneurysm risk

Katsuhito Yasuno, Mehmet Bakırcıoğlu, Siew-Kee Low, et al.

2011

New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation

Christian Gieger, Aparna Radhakrishnan, Ana Cvejic, et al.

2011

Identification of independent risk loci for Graves’ disease within the MHC in the Japanese population

Kazuhiko Nakabayashi, Atsushi Tajima, Ken Yamamoto, et al.

2011

Genome-wide association study identifies three new susceptibility loci for adult asthma in the Japanese population

Tomomitsu Hirota, Atsushi Takahashi, Michiaki Kubo, et al.

2011

Genome-wide association study of epirubicin-induced leukopenia in Japanese patients

Yuvaraj Srinivasan, Mitsunori Sasa, Junko Honda, et al.

2011

A genome-wide association study of chronic hepatitis B identified novel risk locus in a Japanese population

Hamdi Mbarek, Hidenori Ochi, Yuji Urabe, et al.

2011

Identification of nine novel loci associated with white blood cell subtypes in a Japanese population

Yukinori Okada, Tomomitsu Hirota, Yoichiro Kamatani, et al.

2011

Variation in the DEPDC5 locus is associated with progression to hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis C virus carriers

Daiki Miki, Hidenori Ochi, C. Nelson Hayes, et al.

2011

A functional variant in ZNF512B is associated with susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Japanese

Aritoshi Iida, Atsushi Takahashi, Michiaki Kubo, et al.

2011

Common variants in a novel gene, FONG on chromosome 2q33.1 confer risk of osteoporosis in Japanese

Ikuyo Kou, Atsushi Takahashi, Tomohiko Urano, et al.