BioBank Japan GWAS, males

Summary statistics are available for download from the Japanese ENcyclopedia of GEnetic associations by Riken.

Publications

Genetic analysis of quantitative traits in the Japanese population links cell types to complex human diseases.
Kanai M, et al.
Nat Genet. 2018 Mar;50(3):390-400. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0047-6.
PMID: 29403010

Identification of 28 new susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes in the Japanese population.
Suzuki K, et al.
Nat Genet. 2019 Mar;51(3):379-386. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0332-4.
PMID: 30718926

Phenotypes

  • BMI
  • Open-angle glaucoma

Subjects

Samples Cohort Ancestry
85,894 BioBank Japan, males East Asian, Japanese

Project

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Experiment summary

This study determined genetic associations with multiple diseases and clinical measurements in a Japanese population from BioBank Japan. Associations for open-angle glaucoma in males were analyzed for chromosome X only.

Dataset ID
GWAS_BBJmales_ea