2008.06.11 PRESS RELEASE Open access to the SNP frequency information of 35 diseases, including cancers, heart diseases, and brain disorders, for the promotion of gene identification associated with diseases and drug adverse effects.
2008.05.02 PRESS RELEASE Discovery of two new genes for susceptibility to hernias, THBS2 and MMP9, providing a new step towards the treatment of lower back pain and sciatic neuralgia.
2008.04.30 PRESS RELEASE Launch of the international cancer genome consortium for the integration of cancer genome transformed catalogues by RIKEN and the National Cancer Center in collaboration with thirteen other organizations around the world.
2008.03.21 PRESS RELEASE New evidence from mice study explains what happens when cell signaling goes awry
2008.03.14 PRESS RELEASE RIKEN demonstrated that GDF5, a susceptive gene causing osteoarthritis,exerts the same influence irrespective of race, based on an internationalcomparative study in cooperation with 10 foreign institutions includingOxford University in England and Nanj
2008.01.15 PRESS RELEASE Opening of the RIKEN Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic and Research Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies