BioBank Japan GWAS

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

  • Alanine transaminase
  • Alkaline phosphatase
  • Aspartate aminotransferase
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Bilirubin
  • Blood urea nitrogen
  • BMI
  • Calcium
  • Chloride
  • Total cholesterol
  • Creatine kinase
  • Serum creatinine
  • Diastolic blood pressure
  • eGFR-creat (serum creatinine)
  • Fibrinogen
  • Gamma-glutamyl transferase
  • HbA1c
  • Hemoglobin
  • HDL cholesterol
  • Lactate dehydrogenase
  • LDL cholesterol
  • Mean arterial pressure
  • Menarche
  • Menopause
  • Open-angle glaucoma
  • Phosphorus
  • Plasma C-reactive protein
  • Potassium
  • Pulse pressure
  • Random glucose
  • Serum albumin
  • Sodium
  • Systolic blood pressure
  • Triglycerides
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Uric acid

Subjects

Samples Cohort Ancestry
191,764 BioBank Japan 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.

 

Dataset ID
GWAS_BBJ_ea