Momoko Horikoshi

Oct 3, 2024 | nature.com | Satoshi Koyama |Xiaoxi Liu |Yoshinao Koike |Keiko Hikino |Masaru Koido |Wei Li | +13 more

AbstractHuman genetic variants are associated with many traits through largely unknown mechanisms. Here, combining approximately 260,000 Japanese study participants, a Japanese-specific genotype reference panel and statistical fine-mapping, we identified 4,423 significant loci across 63 quantitative traits, among which 601 were new, and 9,406 putatively causal variants.

Aug 23, 2023 | nature.com | Yuki Ishikawa |Rosalind A. Eeles |Yoshinao Koike |Keiko Hikino |Momoko Horikoshi |Kaoru Ito | +4 more

AbstractProstate cancer (PrCa) is the second most common cancer worldwide in males. While strongly warranted, the prediction of mortality risk due to PrCa, especially before its development, is challenging.