Detection of Ancestry Informative HLA Alleles Confirms the Admixed Origins of Japanese Population

• Hirofumi Nakaoka,

  Affiliation Division of Human Genetics, Department of Integrated Genetics, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan

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• Shigeki Mitsunaga,

  Affiliations Division of Molecular Life Science, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan, GenoDive Pharma Inc. Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

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• Kazuyoshi Hosomichi,

  Affiliation Division of Human Genetics, Department of Integrated Genetics, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan

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• Liou Shyh-Yuh,

  Affiliation Clinical Pharmacology, Clinical Data Science Department, Takeda Development Center Japan Takeda Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd. Chuo-ku Osaka, Japan

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• Taiji Sawamoto,

  Affiliation Clinical Pharmacology, Astellas Pharma Global Development Astellas Pharma Inc. Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Tsutomu Fujiwara,

  Affiliation PGx office, Department of Clinical Research and Development, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan

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• Naohisa Tsutsui,

  Affiliation Clinical Pharmacology Department, Development Division Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan

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• Koji Suematsu,

  Affiliation PGx, Clinical Research Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Akira Shinagawa,

  Affiliation Translational Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology Department, R&D Division Daiichi-Sankyo Co., Ltd. Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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• Hidetoshi Inoko,

  Affiliations Division of Molecular Life Science, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan, GenoDive Pharma Inc. Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

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• Ituro Inoue

  * E-mail: itinoue@nig.ac.jp

  Affiliations Division of Human Genetics, Department of Integrated Genetics, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan, Division of Molecular Life Science, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan

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