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Rare Urinary Bladder Disease GWAS Points to Importance of Autoimmunity, Inflammation

A genome-wide association study for Hunner-type interstitial cystitis led to amino acid variants in the class II human leukocyte antigen DQ-beta1 and DP-beta1 chain genes.

Gastric Cancer Driver Analysis Leads to Ancestry-, Subtype-Specific Features

A multi-ancestry analysis highlighted gastric cancer drivers, including those linked to specific cancer subtypes, patient ancestry, and lifestyle-related risk factors.

Coronary Artery Disease Loci Identified in Japanese GWAS, Trans-Ancestry Meta-Analysis

Researchers found ancestry-specific risk variants and developed a better polygenic risk score based on a GWAS and subsequent meta-analysis.

Japanese Startup BitBiome Builds Single-Cell Bacterial Sequencing Services Business
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The Tokyo-based firm is looking to expand into the US market following a recent ¥700 million ($6.6 million) Series B financing round.

Japan's BitBiome Raises ¥700M in Series B Financing

he single-cell microbiome sequencing firm has raised a total of ¥1.5 billion in equity financin

Jun 9, 2020

Large-Scale Japanese GWAS Uncovers Two Novel Loci Associated With Lung Cancer, Heart Disease

May 6, 2020

Gastric Cancer Analysis Uncovers Links to Alcohol Use, Genetic Factors in East Asians

Oct 9, 2019

Japanese Informatics Firm Genomedia Sees SCRUM Cancer Project as Path to Wider Adoption
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Jul 22, 2019

Two Studies Tie Repeat Expansions to Rare, Progressive Neurodegenerative Disease

Feb 4, 2019

Type 2 Diabetes GWAS Meta-Analysis in Japanese Population Identifies 28 Novel Risk Loci

Nov 20, 2017

Multi-Platform Omics Analysis Reveals Biomarkers of Human Host Response to Ebola Infection

Jul 5, 2017

Studies Describe New Alterations in Pediatric T-Cell ALL

Jun 22, 2017

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Study Finds Homologous Recombination, Structural Variant Shifts

Dec 19, 2016

Editas Medicine Inks Licensing Deals for CRISPR IP

Mar 28, 2016

Team IDs New Recurrent Fusions in ALL Cases in Adolescents, Young Adults

Dec 22, 2015

Japanese Scientists Perform CRISPR/Cas9 Editing on Fungus Used in Sake, Soy Sauce Production

Jul 10, 2015

Light-Inducible CRISPR/Cas9 Systems May Provide Greater Control Over Experiments
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Nov 4, 2014

IP Roundup: GE, Luminex, and University of Tokyo Win US Patents
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Jul 22, 2014

Mammalian Genome Analyses Find Elephants Have Large Number of Olfactory Receptor Genes

Sep 23, 2013

Researchers Report on Recurrent Mutations in Down Syndrome-related Myeloid Condition, Blood Cancer

Aug 19, 2013

Pair of Studies Link Telomere, Cohesin-related Variants to Myeloma

Jun 25, 2013

Japanese Researchers Report on Integrated Kidney Cancer Genomic Study

Aug 24, 2011

Shimadzu, University of Tokyo Developing Lipidomics Biomarker Technologies

Apr 18, 2011

Sequencing, Association Studies ID New Liver Cancer Genes

Oct 25, 2010

Team Sequences First Japanese Genome

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Positive Framing of Genetic Studies Can Spark Mistrust Among Underrepresented Groups

Researchers in Human Genetics and Genomics Advances report that how researchers describe genomic studies may alienate potential participants.

Small Study of Gene Editing to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

In a Novartis-sponsored study in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that a CRISPR-Cas9-based treatment targeting promoters of genes encoding fetal hemoglobin could reduce disease symptoms.

Gut Microbiome Changes Appear in Infants Before They Develop Eczema, Study Finds

Researchers report in mSystems that infants experienced an enrichment in Clostridium sensu stricto 1 and Finegoldia and a depletion of Bacteroides before developing eczema.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Specificity Enhanced With Stem Cell Editing

A study in Nature suggests epitope editing in donor stem cells prior to bone marrow transplants can stave off toxicity when targeting acute myeloid leukemia with immunotherapy.