University of Tokyo
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.
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