Spouses Really Are Together in Sickness and in Health Suggests New Study [Press Release]

Researchers examined spouses in Japan and the Netherlands, drawing on data from the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project, and the Lifelines study in the Netherlands.
Allele frequency data of the 8.3KJPN has been released from dbSNP

Allele frequency data of the Japanese whole genome reference panel 8.3KJPN, constructed by Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, has been registered and available in The Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Database (dbSNP).
Constructing the First Version of the Japanese Reference Genome [Press Release]

Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization completed and released the first Japanese reference genome (JG1). The study was published in the journal Nature Communications on January 11, 2021.
Japonica Array NEO

ToMMo designed “Japonica Array^TM NEO”, a novel SNP array equipped with SNPs unique to the Japanese population including disease-related SNPs.

News & Topics

Spouses Really Are Together in Sickness and in Health Suggests New Study [Press Release]

Researchers examined spouses in Japan and the Netherlands, drawing on data from the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project, and the Lifelines study in the Netherlands. Many of the correlations were between couples with low genetic similarity and high lifestyle similarity, and the article was published on the Journal Atherosclerosis.
Demonstration of the Use of Quantum Cryptography Communication and Secret Sharing Technologies for Distributed Storage of Genome Analysis Data

Toshiba Corporation, Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo), Tohoku University Hospital, and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) have developed a distributed storage technology that combines quantum cryptography communication and secret sharing technologies, successfully demonstrating the world’s first experimental large-scale genome analysis data backup to multiple sites.
Key Publications: Design and Pilot Study for Return of Genomic Results

The article about the design and pilot study for return of genomic results in Tohoku Medical Megabank (TMM) Project cohort study was published on the Journal of Human Genetics.
Allele frequency data of the 8.3KJPN has been released from dbSNP

Allele frequency data of the Japanese whole genome reference panel 8.3KJPN, constructed by Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, has been registered and available in The Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Database (dbSNP).
Research

New article about design and development of a novel version of the SNP Array for the Japanese population, Japonica Array NEO was published on the Journal of Biochemistry.
Constructing the First Version of the Japanese Reference Genome [Press Release]

The Japanese now have their own reference genome thanks to researchers at Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization who completed and released the first Japanese reference genome (JG1). The study was published in the journal Nature Communications on January 11, 2021.
Key Publications: Study profile of The Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study

New article about study profile of The Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study was published on the Journal of Epidemiology.
Key Publications: Design and Progress of Oral Health Examinations

New article about design and progress of oral health examinations in Tohoku Medical Megabank Project was published in the Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine.
Key Publications: Public Relations and Communication Strategies

The article about the public relations and communication strategies of Tohoku Medical Megabank Project was published
Key Publications: Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study

The article about the design of Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study was published.
Key Publications: Biobank

New article about establishment and sample management of TMM biobank was published on the journal “The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine”.
ToMMo Introduction Movie

ToMMo Introduction Movie is available now!

You are able to know more about ToMMo, such as project overview, design, or facilities. Please visit the page “ToMMo’s Library”.
Key Publications: Genome Analyses

We published an article describing progress and perspectives of genomic research in Tohoku Medical Megabank Project.
Key Publications: Omics Research Project

The article about omics research project was published.
Key Publications: Project Design and Mission

Article about design and mission of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project was published.
Research aims to keep a healthy brain

Health surveillance of the brain and psychological state program with MRI