Norie Sawada

Combining Asian-European Genome-Wide Association Studies of Colorectal Cancer Improves Risk Prediction Across Race and Ethnicity

This study improves polygenic risk scores for colorectal cancer by combining Asian and European ancestry data, enhancing risk prediction across diverse racial and ethnic groups.

Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies novel GP2 gene risk variants for pancreatic cancer in the Japanese population

Large scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identified 45 novel susceptibility loci for 22 diseases

A large-scale GWAS in 212,453 Japanese individuals identified 45 novel susceptibility loci for 22 diseases, highlighting the importance of non-European population studies.

Transethnic meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies three new loci and characterizes population-specific differences for coronary artery disease

This study identifies three new CAD loci through transethnic GWAS and highlights population-specific genetic differences between Japanese and European populations.

Population-specific and transethnic genome-wide analyses reveal distinct and shared genetic risks of coronary artery disease

This study identifies novel genetic loci for coronary artery disease in Japanese and transethnic populations and develops a polygenic risk score that outperforms population-specific scores.

GWAS identifies nine nephrolithiasis susceptibility loci related with metabolic and crystallization pathways

This study identifies 14 nephrolithiasis susceptibility loci in the Japanese population, including 9 novel loci, and links them to metabolic and crystallization pathways.