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Record W4416576099 · doi:10.1101/2025.11.20.25340712

Comprehensive genomic atlas of plasma proteome in the Japanese population: the Nagahama study

2025· preprint· W4416576099 on OpenAlexaff
Ta‐Yu Yang, Takahisa Kawaguchi, Shuji Kawaguchi, Koichiro Higasa, Satoshi Yoshiji, Takeshi Iwasaki, Tie Zhao, Meiko Takahashi, Kazuya Setoh, Katsunori Horii, Shintaro Kato, Takeo Nakayama, Shinji Kosugi, Iwao Waga, Yasuharu Tabara, Masao Nagasaki, Fumihiko Matsuda

Bibliographic record

VenuemedRxiv · 2025
Typepreprint
Language
FieldBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
TopicGenetic Associations and Epidemiology
Canadian institutionsMcGill University
FundersMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfare
KeywordsProteomeBiobankMendelian randomizationGenome-wide association studyGenomePopulationQuantitative trait locusBlood proteins

Abstract

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Abstract Combining the plasma proteome with the genome offers insights into diseases. Here, we characterized the genetic architecture of plasma proteins in 1,823 Japanese individuals. We identified 1,876 protein quantitative trait loci (pQTLs) comprising 1,395 variants associated with 1,254 unique proteins, with 77 pQTLs being specific to the Japanese population. Multi-ancestry fine-mapping identified 475 credible sets shared between Japanese cis -pQTLs and European cis -eQTLs. By integrating both cis - and trans -pQTLs, we identified a Japanese-specific trans -pQTL hotspot in the CD36 gene, associated with 10 proteins and linked to decreased platelet and white blood cell counts. Leveraging Mendelian randomization (MR) integrating pQTLs and Biobank Japan genome-wide association study (GWAS), we identified 42 putative causal relationships between 24 proteins and 20 diseases. This analysis identified 11 proteins (FCRL1, KLB, ADH1B, ADH1C, IL1RL1, IL18R1, DPEP1, HP, MICB, IL6R, LRP11) as potential drug targets. Our findings significantly enhance the understanding of the plasma proteomic landscape in an East Asian population and provide a valuable resource for prioritizing population-specific therapeutic targets.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.000
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Observational · Consensus signal: Observational
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.022
Threshold uncertainty score0.044

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0020.003
Science and technology studies0.0010.000
Scholarly communication0.0010.000
Open science0.0000.001
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0010.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.025
GPT teacher head0.295
Teacher spread0.270 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designObservational
Domainnot available
GenreEmpirical

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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Citations2
Published2025
Admission routes1
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