Search Results - "Yukihide Momozawa"
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Unique roles of rare variants in the genetics of complex diseases in humans
Published in Journal of human genetics (01-01-2021)“…Genome-wide association studies have identified >10,000 genetic variants associated with various phenotypes and diseases. Although the majority are common…”
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Comprehensive evaluation of structural variation detection algorithms for whole genome sequencing
Published in Genome Biology (03-06-2019)“…Structural variations (SVs) or copy number variations (CNVs) greatly impact the functions of the genes encoded in the genome and are responsible for diverse…”
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Genetic analysis of quantitative traits in the Japanese population links cell types to complex human diseases
Published in Nature genetics (01-03-2018)“…Clinical measurements can be viewed as useful intermediate phenotypes to promote understanding of complex human diseases. To acquire comprehensive insights…”
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Characterizing rare and low-frequency height-associated variants in the Japanese population
Published in Nature communications (27-09-2019)“…Human height is a representative phenotype to elucidate genetic architecture. However, the majority of large studies have been performed in European…”
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Chromosomal alterations among age-related haematopoietic clones in Japan
Published in Nature (London) (06-08-2020)“…The extent to which the biology of oncogenesis and ageing are shaped by factors that distinguish human populations is unknown. Haematopoietic clones with…”
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High-throughput functional evaluation of BRCA2 variants of unknown significance
Published in Nature communications (22-05-2020)“…Numerous nontruncating missense variants of the BRCA2 gene have been identified, but there is a lack of convincing evidence, such as familial data,…”
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Genome-wide association study identifies 112 new loci for body mass index in the Japanese population
Published in Nature genetics (01-10-2017)“…Yoichiro Kamatani and colleagues perform a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for body mass index using data from 173,430 Japanese individuals. They find 85…”
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Germline pathogenic variants of 11 breast cancer genes in 7,051 Japanese patients and 11,241 controls
Published in Nature communications (04-10-2018)“…Pathogenic variants in highly penetrant genes are useful for the diagnosis, therapy, and surveillance for hereditary breast cancer. Large-scale studies are…”
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Helicobacter pylori, Homologous-Recombination Genes, and Gastric Cancer
Published in The New England journal of medicine (30-03-2023)“…Infection with Helicobacter pylori is known to confer a risk of gastric cancer. In this study, persons who carried certain genetic variants and were infected…”
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Eight novel susceptibility loci and putative causal variants in atopic dermatitis
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-11-2021)“…Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common allergic disease in the world. While genetic components play critical roles in its pathophysiology, a large…”
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Construction of a population-specific HLA imputation reference panel and its application to Graves' disease risk in Japanese
Published in Nature genetics (01-07-2015)“…Yukinori Okada, Michiaki Kubo and colleagues report the construction of a new HLA imputation reference panel for the Japanese population. They apply this…”
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Deep whole-genome sequencing reveals recent selection signatures linked to evolution and disease risk of Japanese
Published in Nature communications (24-04-2018)“…Understanding natural selection is crucial to unveiling evolution of modern humans. Here, we report natural selection signatures in the Japanese population…”
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Empirical evaluation of variant calling accuracy using ultra-deep whole-genome sequencing data
Published in Scientific reports (11-02-2019)“…In the design of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) studies, sequencing depth is a crucial parameter to define variant calling accuracy and study cost, with no…”
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Diabetes and cancer risk: A Mendelian randomization study
Published in International journal of cancer (01-02-2020)“…Earlier cohort studies using conventional regression models have consistently shown an increased cancer risk among individuals with type 2 diabetes. However,…”
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Genetic and phenotypic landscape of the major histocompatibilty complex region in the Japanese population
Published in Nature genetics (01-03-2019)“…To perform detailed fine-mapping of the major-histocompatibility-complex region, we conducted next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based typing of the 33 human…”
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Combined landscape of single-nucleotide variants and copy number alterations in clonal hematopoiesis
Published in Nature medicine (01-07-2021)“…Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) in apparently healthy individuals is implicated in the development of hematological malignancies (HM) and cardiovascular diseases…”
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Association between germline pathogenic variants in cancer‐predisposing genes and lymphoma risk
Published in Cancer science (01-11-2022)“…The application of advanced molecular technology has significantly expanded lymphoma classification, allowing risk stratification and treatment optimization…”
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ZNF384-related fusion genes define a subgroup of childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a characteristic immunotype
Published in Haematologica (Roma) (01-01-2017)“…Fusion genes involving ZNF384 have recently been identified in B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and 7 fusion partners have been reported. We…”
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Genome-Wide Association Study Detected Novel Susceptibility Genes for Schizophrenia and Shared Trans-Populations/Diseases Genetic Effect
Published in Schizophrenia bulletin (18-06-2019)“…Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified >100 susceptibility loci for schizophrenia (SCZ) and demonstrated that SCZ is a polygenic disorder…”
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GWAS of mosaic loss of chromosome Y highlights genetic effects on blood cell differentiation
Published in Nature communications (17-10-2019)“…Mosaic loss of chromosome Y (mLOY) is frequently observed in the leukocytes of ageing men. However, the genetic architecture and biological mechanisms…”
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