RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences Laboratory for Pharmacogenomics
Team Director: Taisei Mushiroda (Ph.D.)
Research Summary

Our research team aims to identify genes associated with drug efficacy and adverse drug reactions (drug responses) and to establish stratified medication regimens based on pharmacogenomics. So far, we have analyzed drugs such as anticancer drugs, anticoagulants, and antiepileptic drugs, which are essential in clinical practice but frequently cause strong adverse drug reactions. If we can predict in advance the likelihood of adverse reactions, we can avoid them by adjusting the dosage or paying attention to the course of treatment, or deal with them in a mild stage, thereby making a significant contribution to the field of medicine.
Main Research Fields
- Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmacy
Related Research Fields
- Genetics-related
Keywords
- Genetic testing
- Drug response
- Adverse drug reaction
- drug eruption
- HLA
Selected Publications
- 1.
Fukunaga K, Tsukagoshi E, Nakamura R, Matsunaga K, Ozeki T, Watanabe H, Hasegawa A, Hama N, Kurata M, Mizukawa Y, Watanabe Y, Yamaguchi Y, Niihara H, Morita E, Asada H, Abe R, Saito Y, Mushiroda T.:
"Association of HLA-A∗11:01, HLA-B∗39:01, and HLA-B∗56:03 with salazosulfapyridine-induced cutaneous adverse drug reactions"
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 12, 1355-1358 (2024). - 2.
Fukunaga K, Tsukagoshi E, Kurata M, Mizukawa Y, Niihara H, Morita E, Watanabe Y, Yamaguchi Y, Watanabe H, Nakajima S, Nomura T, Kabashima K, Tohyama M, Azukizawa H, Asada H, Hasegawa A, Hama N, Ozeki T, Mashimo Y, Sekine A, Matsunaga K, Tanaka Y, Nakamura R, Abe R, Mushiroda T, Saito Y.:
"Differential Effects of HLA-B∗15:11 and HLA-A∗31:01 on Carbamazepine-Induced Cutaneous Adverse Reactions"
J Invest Dermatol 144, 908-911 (2024). - 3.
Ozeki T, Muramatsu K, Yoshimoto N, Ujiie I, Izumi K, Iwata H, Mushiroda T, Ujiie H.:
"Association of Genetic Variants of HLA-DQA1 with Bullous Pemphigoid Induced by Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors"
J Invest Dermatol 143, 2219-2225 (2023). - 4.
Siamoglou S, Koromina M, Hishinuma E, Yamazaki S, Tsermpini EE, Kordou Z, Fukunaga K, Chantratita W, Zhou Y, Lauschke VM, Mushiroda T, Hiratsuka M, Patrinos GP.:
"Identification and functional validation of novel pharmacogenomic variants using a next-generation sequencing-based approach for clinical pharmacogenomics"
Pharmacol Res 176:106087 (2022). - 5.
Fukunaga K, Chinuki Y, Hamada Y, Fukutomi Y, Sugiyama A, Kishikawa R, Fukunaga A, Oda Y, Ugajin T, Yokozeki H, Harada N, Suehiro M, Hide M, Nakagawa Y, Noguchi E, Nakamura M, Matsunaga K, Yagami A, Morita E, Mushiroda T.:
"Genome-wide association study reveals an association between the HLA-DPB1∗02:01:02 allele and wheat-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis"
Am J Hum Genet 108, 1540-1548 (2021). - 6.
Kordou Z, Skokou M, Tsermpini EE, Chantratita W, Fukunaga K, Mushiroda T, Patrinos GP, Koromina M.:
"Discrepancies and similarities in the genome-informed guidance for psychiatric disorders amongst different regulatory bodies and research consortia using next generation sequencing-based clinical pharmacogenomics data"
Pharmacol Res 167, 105538 (2021). - 7.
Fukunaga K, Hishinuma E, Hiratsuka M, Kato K, Okusaka T, Saito T, Ikeda M, Yoshida T, Zembutsu H, Iwata N, Mushiroda T.:
"Determination of novel CYP2D6 haplotype using the targeted sequencing followed by the long-read sequencing and the functional characterization in the Japanese population"
J Hum Genet 66, 139-149 (2021). - 8.
Nakamura R, Ozeki T, Hirayama N, Sekine A, Yamashita T, Mashimo Y, Mizukawa Y, Shiohara T, Watanabe H, Sueki H, Ogawa K, Asada H, Kaniwa N, Tsukagoshi E, Matsunaga K, Niihara H, Yamaguchi Y, Aihara M, Mushiroda T, Saito Y, Morita E.:
"Association of HLA-A*11:01 with Sulfonamide-Related Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions in Japanese Patients"
J Invest Dermatol 140, 1659-1662 (2020). - 9.
Tamura K, Imamura CK, Takano T, Saji S, Yamanaka T, Yonemori K, Takahashi M, Tsurutani J, Nishimura R, Sato K, Kitani A, Ueno NT, Mushiroda T, Kubo M, Fujiwara Y, Tanigawara Y.:
"CYP2D6 Genotype-Guided Tamoxifen Dosing in Hormone Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer (TARGET-1): A Randomized, Open-Label, Phase II Study"
J Clin Oncol 38, 558-566 (2020). - 10.
Hikino K, Ozeki T, Koido M, Terao C, Kamatani Y, Mizukawa Y, Shiohara T, Tohyama M, Azukizawa H, Aihara M, Nihara H, Morita E, Murakami Y, Kubo M, Mushiroda T.:
"HLA-B*51:01 and CYP2C9*3 Are Risk Factors for Phenytoin-Induced Eruption in the Japanese Population: Analysis of Data From the Biobank Japan Project"
Clin Pharmacol Ther 107, 1170-1178 (2020).
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Lab Members
Principal investigator
- Taisei Mushiroda
- Team Director
Core members
- Koya Fukunaga
- Research Scientist
- Keiko Hikino
- Research Scientist
Contact Information
East Research Building
1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku,
Yokohama City, Kanagawa,
230-0045, Japan
Tel: +81-(0)45-503-9597
Email: mushiroda@riken.jp