New article "Genome-wide association study identifies seven novel susceptibility loci for primary open-angle glaucoma", written by Dr. Yukihiro Shiga (Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine) and research groups from Tohoku University, Iwate Medical University and RIKEN, was published on Human Molecular Genetics. From ToMMo, Prof. Yoichi Suzuki and Prof. Nobuo Fuse participated in the research and the data from our biobank were used for the analysis.
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Article

Title: Genome-wide association study identifies seven novel susceptibility loci for primary open-angle glaucoma
Published journal: Human Molecular Genetics, ddy053
Authors: Yukihiro Shiga, Masato Akiyama, Koji M Nishiguchi, Kota Sato, Nobuhiro Shimozawa, Atsushi Takahashi, Yukihide Momozawa, Makoto Hirata, Matsuda Koichi, Taiki Yamaji, Motoki Iwasaki, Shoichiro Tsugane, Isao Oze, Haruo Mikami, Mariko Naito, Kenji Wakai, Munemitsu Yoshikawa, Masahiro Miyake, Kenji Yamashiro, Japan Glaucoma Society Omics Group, Kenji Kashiwagi, Takeshi Iwata, Fumihiko Mabuchi, Mitsuko Takamoto, Mineo Ozaki, Kazuhide Kawase, Makoto Aihara, Makoto Araie, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Kiuchi, Makoto Nakamura, Yasuhiro Ikeda Koh-Hei Sonoda, Tatsuro Ishibashi, Koji Nitta, Aiko Iwase, Shiroaki Shirato, Yoshitaka Oka, Mamoru Satoh, Makoto Sasaki, Nobuo Fuse, Yoichi Suzuki, Ching-Yu Cheng, Chiea Chuen Khor, Mani Baskaran, Shamira Perera, Tin Aung, Eranga N Vithana, Jessica N Cooke Bailey,Jae H Kang, Louis R Pasquale, Jonathan L Haines, NEIGHBORHOOD consortium, Janey L Wiggs, Kathryn P Burdon, Puya Gharahkhani, Alex W Hewitt, David A Mackey, Stuart MacGregor, Jamie E Craig, R Rand Allingham, Micheal Hauser, Adeyinka Ashaye, Donald L Budenz, Stephan Akafo, Susan EI Williams, Yoichiro Kamatani, Toru Nakazawa, Michiaki Kubo
Published date: 14 February 2018
https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddy053