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Malamon JS, Farrell JJ, Xia LC, Dombroski BA, Das RG, Way J, Kuzma AB, Valladares O, Leung YY, Scanlon AJ, Lopez IAB, Brehony J, Worley KC, Zhang NR, Wang LS, Farrer LA, Schellenberg GD, Lee WP, Vardarajan BN. A comparative study of structural variant calling in WGS from Alzheimer's disease families. Life Sci Alliance 2024; 7:e202302181. [PMID: 38418088 PMCID: PMC10902710 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202302181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024] Open
Abstract
Detecting structural variants (SVs) in whole-genome sequencing poses significant challenges. We present a protocol for variant calling, merging, genotyping, sensitivity analysis, and laboratory validation for generating a high-quality SV call set in whole-genome sequencing from the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project comprising 578 individuals from 111 families. Employing two complementary pipelines, Scalpel and Parliament, for SV/indel calling, we assessed sensitivity through sample replicates (N = 9) with in silico variant spike-ins. We developed a novel metric, D-score, to evaluate caller specificity for deletions. The accuracy of deletions was evaluated by Sanger sequencing. We generated a high-quality call set of 152,301 deletions of diverse sizes. Sanger sequencing validated 114 of 146 detected deletions (78.1%). Scalpel excelled in accuracy for deletions ≤100 bp, whereas Parliament was optimal for deletions >900 bp. Overall, 83.0% and 72.5% of calls by Scalpel and Parliament were validated, respectively, including all 11 deletions called by both Parliament and Scalpel between 101 and 900 bp. Our flexible protocol successfully generated a high-quality deletion call set and a truth set of Sanger sequencing-validated deletions with precise breakpoints spanning 1-17,000 bp.
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- John S Malamon
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Biomedical Genetics Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- https://ror.org/03mtd9a03 Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Statistics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Broad Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- https://ror.org/02pttbw34 Human Genome Sequencing Center, and Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Statistics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Biomedical Genetics Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
- Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
- Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- https://ror.org/01esghr10 Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center and Taub Institute of Aging Brain, Department of Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Nievergelt CM, Maihofer AX, Atkinson EG, Chen CY, Choi KW, Coleman JRI, Daskalakis NP, Duncan LE, Polimanti R, Aaronson C, Amstadter AB, Andersen SB, Andreassen OA, Arbisi PA, Ashley-Koch AE, Austin SB, Avdibegoviç E, Babić D, Bacanu SA, Baker DG, Batzler A, Beckham JC, Belangero S, Benjet C, Bergner C, Bierer LM, Biernacka JM, Bierut LJ, Bisson JI, Boks MP, Bolger EA, Brandolino A, Breen G, Bressan RA, Bryant RA, Bustamante AC, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Bækvad-Hansen M, Børglum AD, Børte S, Cahn L, Calabrese JR, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Chatzinakos C, Cheema S, Clouston SAP, Colodro-Conde L, Coombes BJ, Cruz-Fuentes CS, Dale AM, Dalvie S, Davis LK, Deckert J, Delahanty DL, Dennis MF, Desarnaud F, DiPietro CP, Disner SG, Docherty AR, Domschke K, Dyb G, Kulenović AD, Edenberg HJ, Evans A, Fabbri C, Fani N, Farrer LA, Feder A, Feeny NC, Flory JD, Forbes D, Franz CE, Galea S, Garrett ME, Gelaye B, Gelernter J, Geuze E, Gillespie CF, Goleva SB, Gordon SD, Goçi A, Grasser LR, Guindalini C, Haas M, Hagenaars S, Hauser MA, Heath AC, Hemmings SMJ, Hesselbrock V, Hickie IB, Hogan K, Hougaard DM, Huang H, Huckins LM, Hveem K, Jakovljević M, Javanbakht A, Jenkins GD, Johnson J, Jones I, Jovanovic T, Karstoft KI, Kaufman ML, Kennedy JL, Kessler RC, Khan A, Kimbrel NA, King AP, Koen N, Kotov R, Kranzler HR, Krebs K, Kremen WS, Kuan PF, Lawford BR, Lebois LAM, Lehto K, Levey DF, Lewis C, Liberzon I, Linnstaedt SD, Logue MW, Lori A, Lu Y, Luft BJ, Lupton MK, Luykx JJ, Makotkine I, Maples-Keller JL, Marchese S, Marmar C, Martin NG, Martínez-Levy GA, McAloney K, McFarlane A, McLaughlin KA, McLean SA, Medland SE, Mehta D, Meyers J, Michopoulos V, Mikita EA, Milani L, Milberg W, Miller MW, Morey RA, Morris CP, Mors O, Mortensen PB, Mufford MS, Nelson EC, Nordentoft M, Norman SB, Nugent NR, O'Donnell M, Orcutt HK, Pan PM, Panizzon MS, Pathak GA, Peters ES, Peterson AL, Peverill M, Pietrzak RH, Polusny MA, Porjesz B, Powers A, Qin XJ, Ratanatharathorn A, Risbrough VB, Roberts AL, Rothbaum AO, Rothbaum BO, Roy-Byrne P, Ruggiero KJ, Rung A, Runz H, Rutten BPF, de Viteri SS, Salum GA, Sampson L, Sanchez SE, Santoro M, Seah C, Seedat S, Seng JS, Shabalin A, Sheerin CM, Silove D, Smith AK, Smoller JW, Sponheim SR, Stein DJ, Stensland S, Stevens JS, Sumner JA, Teicher MH, Thompson WK, Tiwari AK, Trapido E, Uddin M, Ursano RJ, Valdimarsdóttir U, Van Hooff M, Vermetten E, Vinkers CH, Voisey J, Wang Y, Wang Z, Waszczuk M, Weber H, Wendt FR, Werge T, Williams MA, Williamson DE, Winsvold BS, Winternitz S, Wolf C, Wolf EJ, Xia Y, Xiong Y, Yehuda R, Young KA, Young RM, Zai CC, Zai GC, Zervas M, Zhao H, Zoellner LA, Zwart JA, deRoon-Cassini T, van Rooij SJH, van den Heuvel LL, Stein MB, Ressler KJ, Koenen KC. Genome-wide association analyses identify 95 risk loci and provide insights into the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder. Nat Genet 2024; 56:792-808. [PMID: 38637617 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01707-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
Abstract
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) genetics are characterized by lower discoverability than most other psychiatric disorders. The contribution to biological understanding from previous genetic studies has thus been limited. We performed a multi-ancestry meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies across 1,222,882 individuals of European ancestry (137,136 cases) and 58,051 admixed individuals with African and Native American ancestry (13,624 cases). We identified 95 genome-wide significant loci (80 new). Convergent multi-omic approaches identified 43 potential causal genes, broadly classified as neurotransmitter and ion channel synaptic modulators (for example, GRIA1, GRM8 and CACNA1E), developmental, axon guidance and transcription factors (for example, FOXP2, EFNA5 and DCC), synaptic structure and function genes (for example, PCLO, NCAM1 and PDE4B) and endocrine or immune regulators (for example, ESR1, TRAF3 and TANK). Additional top genes influence stress, immune, fear and threat-related processes, previously hypothesized to underlie PTSD neurobiology. These findings strengthen our understanding of neurobiological systems relevant to PTSD pathophysiology, while also opening new areas for investigation.
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- Caroline M Nievergelt
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, San Diego, CA, USA.
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Research Service, San Diego, CA, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, San Diego, CA, USA
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Research Service, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Biogen Inc.,Translational Sciences, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- King's College London, National Institute for Health and Care Research Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- King's College London, Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- McLean Hospital, Center of Excellence in Depression and Anxiety Disorders, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- VA Connecticut Healthcare Center, West Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Richmond, VA, USA
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- The Danish Veteran Centre, Research and Knowledge Centre, Ringsted, Denmark
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- Oslo University Hospital, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo, Norway
- University of Oslo, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oslo, Norway
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- Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Mental Health Service Line, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Clinical Center of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Clinical Center of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, San Diego, CA, USA
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Psychiatry Service, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- Research, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA
- VA Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Genetics Research Laboratory, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Morphology and Genetics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatraía Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Center for Global Mental Health, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Comprehensive Injury Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Cardiff University, National Centre for Mental Health, MRC Centre for Psychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Brain Center University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- King's College London, Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
- King's College London, NIHR Maudsley BRC, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- University of New South Wales, School of Psychology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department for Congenital Disorders, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department for Congenital Disorders, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
- Aarhus University, Centre for Integrative Sequencing, iSEQ, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Biomedicine-Human Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, K. G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, Trondheim, Norway
- Oslo University Hospital, Department of Research, Innovation and Education, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA
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- Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- McLean Hospital, Division of Depression and Anxiety Disorders, Belmont, MA, USA
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- University of Toronto, CanPath National Coordinating Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Stony Brook University, Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Stony Brook University, Public Health, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Mental Health & Neuroscience Program, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatraía Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Radiology, Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Division of Human Genetics, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Nashville, TN, USA
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- University Hospital of Würzburg, Center of Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Würzburg, Denmark
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- Research, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA
- VA Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Genetics Research Laboratory, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
- McLean Hospital, Division of Depression and Anxiety Disorders, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Research Service Line, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Huntsman Mental Health Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Basics in Neuromodulation, Freiburg, Denmark
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Denmark
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- University of Oslo, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oslo, Norway
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Clinical Center of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Indiana University School of Medicine, Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Cardiff University, National Centre for Mental Health, MRC Centre for Psychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff, UK
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- King's College London, Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Duke University, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- VA Connecticut Healthcare Center, Psychiatry Service, West Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Genetics and Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Netherlands Ministry of Defence, Brain Research and Innovation Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, UMC Utrecht Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Nashville, TN, USA
- National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Mental Health & Neuroscience Program, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Clinical Centre of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciencess, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation, Greenslopes Private Hospital, Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia
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- Cohen Veterans Bioscience, New York City, NY, USA
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- King's College London, National Institute for Health and Care Research Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- King's College London, Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
- SAMRC Genomics of Brain Disorders Research Unit, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Psychiatry, Farmington, CT, USA
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- University of Sydney, Brain and Mind Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, San Diego, CA, USA
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Research Service, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department for Congenital Disorders, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, K. G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Center of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciencess, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA
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- Cardiff University, National Centre for Mental Health, Cardiff University Centre for Psychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- The Danish Veteran Centre, Research and Knowledge Centre, Ringsted, Denmark
- Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Neurogenetics Section, Molecular Brain Science Department, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Tanenbaum Centre for Pharmacogenetics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- VA Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Genetics Research Laboratory, Durham, NC, USA
- Durham VA Health Care System, Mental Health Service Line, Durham, NC, USA
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- The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, Columbus, OH, USA
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- University of Cape Town, Department of Psychiatry & Neuroscience Institute, SA MRC Unit on Risk & Resilience in Mental Disorders, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Genomics, Estonian Genome Center, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Queensland University of Technology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- McLean Hospital, Center of Excellence in Depression and Anxiety Disorders, Belmont, MA, USA
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Genomics, Estonian Genome Center, Tartu, Estonia
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- VA Connecticut Healthcare Center, West Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Cardiff University, National Centre for Mental Health, MRC Centre for Psychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, UNC Institute for Trauma Recovery, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Boston University School of Medicine, Psychiatry, Biomedical Genetics, Boston, MA, USA
- VA Boston Healthcare System, National Center for PTSD, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Mental Health & Neuroscience Program, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, UMC Utrecht Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Translational Neuroscience, UMC Utrecht Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetic and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- New York University, Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Genetics, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Genetics, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatraía Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Mexico City, Mexico
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Mental Health & Neuroscience Program, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- University of Adelaide, Discipline of Psychiatry, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, UNC Institute for Trauma Recovery, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, UNC Institute for Trauma Recovery, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Mental Health & Neuroscience Program, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
- Queensland University of Technology, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, San Diego, CA, USA
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Research Service, San Diego, CA, USA
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- University of Tartu, Institute of Genomics, Estonian Genome Center, Tartu, Estonia
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Psychiatry, Biomedical Genetics, Boston, MA, USA
- VA Boston Healthcare System, National Center for PTSD, Boston, MA, USA
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- Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Queensland University of Technology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
- Aarhus University Hospital-Psychiatry, Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
- Aarhus University, Centre for Integrative Sequencing, iSEQ, Aarhus, Denmark
- Aarhus University, Centre for Integrated Register-Based Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Aarhus University, National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Division of Human Genetics, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
- University of Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, San Diego, CA, USA
- National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Executive Division, White River Junction, VT, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Alpert Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Phoenix Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Psychiatry, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- VA Connecticut Healthcare Center, West Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE, USA
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- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Research and Development Service, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, West Haven, CT, USA
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- Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Mental Health Service Line, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research (CCDOR), Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Duke University, Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailmain School of Public Health, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, San Diego, CA, USA
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Research Service, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Department of Research and Outcomes, Skyland Trail, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Nursing, Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Biogen Inc., Research & Development, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Child Mind Institute, New York City, NY, USA
- Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria de Desenvolvimento, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Bioquímica-Disciplina de Biologia Molecular, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Genetic and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
- Stellenbosch University, SAMRC Extramural Genomics of Brain Disorders Research Unit, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Women's and Gender Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- University of Michigan, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- University of Michigan, School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit (PNGU), Boston, MA, USA
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- Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Mental Health Service Line, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- University of Cape Town, Department of Psychiatry & Neuroscience Institute, SA MRC Unit on Risk & Resilience in Mental Disorders, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Oslo University Hospital, Department of Research, Innovation and Education, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo, Norway
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- McLean Hospital, Developmental Biopsychiatry Research Program, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Mental Health Centre Sct. Hans, Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Roskilde, Denmark
- University of California San Diego, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Neurogenetics Section, Molecular Brain Science Department, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Tanenbaum Centre for Pharmacogenetics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- University of South Florida College of Public Health, Genomics Program, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Karolinska Institutet, Unit of Integrative Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
- University of Iceland, Faculty of Medicine, Center of Public Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- University of Adelaide, Adelaide Medical School, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- ARQ Nationaal Psychotrauma Centrum, Psychotrauma Research Expert Group, Diemen, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
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- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Mood, Anxiety, Psychosis, Sleep & Stress Program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Queensland University of Technology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
- Queensland University of Technology, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition (LCBC), Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
- Department of Mental Health, Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- University Hospital of Würzburg, Center of Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Würzburg, Denmark
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, iPSYCH, Aarhus, Denmark
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Mental Health Services, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- University of Copenhagen, The Globe Institute, Lundbeck Foundation Center for Geogenetics, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- Research, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, K. G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, Trondheim, Norway
- Oslo University Hospital, Department of Research, Innovation and Education, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Neurology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
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- University Hospital of Würzburg, Center of Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Würzburg, Denmark
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- VA Boston Healthcare System, National Center for PTSD, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA
- Department of Mental Health, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Research Service, Temple, TX, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Texas A&M University School of Medicine, Bryan, TX, USA
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- Queensland University of Technology, School of Clinical Sciences, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
- University of the Sunshine Coast, The Chancellory, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Neurogenetics Section, Molecular Brain Science Department, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Tanenbaum Centre for Pharmacogenetics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Neurogenetics Section, Molecular Brain Science Department, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Tanenbaum Centre for Pharmacogenetics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, General Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Cohen Veterans Bioscience, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of Oslo, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, K. G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, Trondheim, Norway
- Oslo University Hospital, Department of Research, Innovation and Education, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
- SAMRC Genomics of Brain Disorders Research Unit, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Psychiatry Service, San Diego, CA, USA
- University of California San Diego, School of Public Health, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit (PNGU), Boston, MA, USA
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Vance JM, Farrer LA, Huang Y, Cruchaga C, Hyman BT, Pericak-Vance MA, Goate AM, Greicius MD, Griswold AJ, Haines JL, Tcw J, Schellenberg GD, Tsai LH, Herz J, Holtzman DM. Report of the APOE4 National Institute on Aging/Alzheimer Disease Sequencing Project Consortium Working Group: Reducing APOE4 in Carriers is a Therapeutic Goal for Alzheimer's Disease. Ann Neurol 2024; 95:625-634. [PMID: 38180638 DOI: 10.1002/ana.26864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder and one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. The apolipoprotein E4 gene (APOE4) is the strongest genetic risk factor for AD. In 2023, the APOE4 National Institute on Aging/Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project working group came together to gather data and discuss the question of whether to reduce or increase APOE4 as a therapeutic intervention for AD. It was the unanimous consensus that cumulative data from multiple studies in humans and animal models support that lowering APOE4 should be a target for therapeutic approaches for APOE4 carriers. ANN NEUROL 2024;95:625-634.
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- Jeffery M Vance
- John T. McDonald Department of Human Genetics, John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Departments of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Neurology and Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Gladstone Center for Translational Advancement, Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Alzheimer Research Unit, Department of Neurology, The Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- John T. McDonald Department of Human Genetics, John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Departments of Genetics & Genomic Sciences, Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer's disease, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Bioinformatics Program, Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Departments of Molecular Genetics, Neuroscience, Neurology, Center for Translational Neurodegeneration Research, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Panitch R, Sahelijo N, Hu J, Nho K, Bennett DA, Lunetta KL, Au R, Stein TD, Farrer LA, Jun GR. APOE genotype-specific methylation patterns are linked to Alzheimer disease pathology and estrogen response. Transl Psychiatry 2024; 14:129. [PMID: 38424036 PMCID: PMC10904829 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-02834-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
Abstract
The joint effects of APOE genotype and DNA methylation on Alzheimer disease (AD) risk is relatively unknown. We conducted genome-wide methylation analyses using 2,021 samples in blood (91 AD cases, 329 mild cognitive impairment, 1,391 controls) and 697 samples in brain (417 AD cases, 280 controls). We identified differentially methylated levels in AD compared to controls in an APOE genotype-specific manner at 25 cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) sites in brain and 36 CpG sites in blood. Additionally, we identified seven CpG sites in the APOE region containing TOMM40, APOE, and APOC1 genes with P < 5 × 10-8 between APOE ε4 carriers and non-carriers in brain or blood. In brain, the most significant CpG site hypomethylated in ε4 carriers compared to non-carriers was from the TOMM40 in the total sample, while most of the evidence was derived from AD cases. However, the CpG site was not significantly modulating expression of these three genes in brain. Three CpG sites from the APOE were hypermethylated in APOE ε4 carriers in brain or blood compared in ε4 non-carriers and nominally significant with APOE expression in brain. Three CpG sites from the APOC1 were hypermethylated in blood, which one of the 3 CpG sites significantly lowered APOC1 expression in blood using all subjects or ε4 non-carriers. Co-methylation network analysis in blood and brain detected eight methylation networks associated with AD and APOE ε4 status. Five of the eight networks included genes containing network CpGs that were significantly enriched for estradiol perturbation, where four of the five networks were enriched for the estrogen response pathway. Our findings provide further evidence of the role of APOE genotype on methylation levels associated with AD, especially linked to estrogen response pathway.
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- Rebecca Panitch
- Biomedical Genetics Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Biomedical Genetics Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Biomedical Genetics Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences and Indiana Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
- Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
- VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, 01730, USA
- VA Boston Healthcare Center, Boston, MA, 02130, USA
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- Biomedical Genetics Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
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- Biomedical Genetics Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
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Eissman JM, Archer DB, Mukherjee S, Lee ML, Choi S, Scollard P, Trittschuh EH, Mez JB, Bush WS, Kunkle BW, Naj AC, Gifford KA, Cuccaro ML, Cruchaga C, Pericak‐Vance MA, Farrer LA, Wang L, Schellenberg GD, Mayeux RP, Haines JL, Jefferson AL, Kukull WA, Keene CD, Saykin AJ, Thompson PM, Martin ER, Bennett DA, Barnes LL, Schneider JA, Crane PK, Hohman TJ, Dumitrescu L. Sex-specific genetic architecture of late-life memory performance. Alzheimers Dement 2024; 20:1250-1267. [PMID: 37984853 PMCID: PMC10917043 DOI: 10.1002/alz.13507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Women demonstrate a memory advantage when cognitively healthy yet lose this advantage to men in Alzheimer's disease. However, the genetic underpinnings of this sex difference in memory performance remain unclear. METHODS We conducted the largest sex-aware genetic study on late-life memory to date (Nmales = 11,942; Nfemales = 15,641). Leveraging harmonized memory composite scores from four cohorts of cognitive aging and AD, we performed sex-stratified and sex-interaction genome-wide association studies in 24,216 non-Hispanic White and 3367 non-Hispanic Black participants. RESULTS We identified three sex-specific loci (rs67099044-CBLN2, rs719070-SCHIP1/IQCJ-SCHIP), including an X-chromosome locus (rs5935633-EGL6/TCEANC/OFD1), that associated with memory. Additionally, we identified heparan sulfate signaling as a sex-specific pathway and found sex-specific genetic correlations between memory and cardiovascular, immune, and education traits. DISCUSSION This study showed memory is highly and comparably heritable across sexes, as well as highlighted novel sex-specific genes, pathways, and genetic correlations that related to late-life memory. HIGHLIGHTS Demonstrated the heritable component of late-life memory is similar across sexes. Identified two genetic loci with a sex-interaction with baseline memory. Identified an X-chromosome locus associated with memory decline in females. Highlighted sex-specific candidate genes and pathways associated with memory. Revealed sex-specific shared genetic architecture between memory and complex traits.
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Archer DB, Eissman JM, Mukherjee S, Lee ML, Choi S, Scollard P, Trittschuh EH, Mez JB, Bush WS, Kunkle BW, Naj AC, Gifford KA, Cuccaro ML, Pericak‐Vance MA, Farrer LA, Wang L, Schellenberg GD, Mayeux RP, Haines JL, Jefferson AL, Kukull WA, Keene CD, Saykin AJ, Thompson PM, Martin ER, Bennett DA, Barnes LL, Schneider JA, Crane PK, Dumitrescu L, Hohman TJ. Longitudinal change in memory performance as a strong endophenotype for Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement 2024; 20:1268-1283. [PMID: 37985223 PMCID: PMC10896586 DOI: 10.1002/alz.13508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Although large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been conducted on AD, few have been conducted on continuous measures of memory performance and memory decline. METHODS We conducted a cross-ancestry GWAS on memory performance (in 27,633 participants) and memory decline (in 22,365 participants; 129,201 observations) by leveraging harmonized cognitive data from four aging cohorts. RESULTS We found high heritability for two ancestry backgrounds. Further, we found a novel ancestry locus for memory decline on chromosome 4 (rs6848524) and three loci in the non-Hispanic Black ancestry group for memory performance on chromosomes 2 (rs111471504), 7 (rs4142249), and 15 (rs74381744). In our gene-level analysis, we found novel genes for memory decline on chromosomes 1 (SLC25A44), 11 (BSX), and 15 (DPP8). Memory performance and memory decline shared genetic architecture with AD-related traits, neuropsychiatric traits, and autoimmune traits. DISCUSSION We discovered several novel loci, genes, and genetic correlations associated with late-life memory performance and decline. HIGHLIGHTS Late-life memory has high heritability that is similar across ancestries. We discovered four novel variants associated with late-life memory. We identified four novel genes associated with late-life memory. Late-life memory shares genetic architecture with psychiatric/autoimmune traits.
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Rehman H, Ang TFA, Tao Q, Espenilla AL, Au R, Farrer LA, Zhang X, Qiu WQ. Comparison of Commonly Measured Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins and Their Significance for the Characterization of Cognitive Impairment Status. J Alzheimers Dis 2024; 97:621-633. [PMID: 38143358 DOI: 10.3233/jad-230837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) amyloid-β42 peptide (Aβ42) and phosphorylated tau (p-tau) and blood p-tau are valuable for differential diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) from cognitively normal (CN) there is a lack of validated biomarkers for mild cognitive impairment (MCI). OBJECTIVE This study sought to determine how plasma and CSF protein markers compared in the characterization of MCI and AD status. METHODS This cohort study included Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) participants who had baseline levels of 75 proteins measured commonly in plasma and CSF (257 total, 46 CN, 143 MCI, and 68 AD). Logistic regression, least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) and Random Forest (RF) methods were used to identify the protein candidates for the disease classification. RESULTS We observed that six plasma proteins panel (APOE, AMBP, C3, IL16, IGFBP2, APOD) outperformed the seven CSF proteins panel (VEGFA, HGF, PRL, FABP3, FGF4, CD40, RETN) as well as AD markers (CSF p-tau and Aβ42) to distinguish the MCI from AD [area under the curve (AUC) = 0.75 (plasma proteins), AUC = 0.60 (CSF proteins) and AUC = 0.56 (CSF p-tau and Aβ42)]. Also, these six plasma proteins performed better than the CSF proteins and were in line with CSF p-tau and Aβ42 in differentiating CN versus MCI subjects [AUC = 0.89 (plasma proteins), AUC = 0.85 (CSF proteins) and AUC = 0.89 (CSF p-tau and Aβ42)]. These results were adjusted for age, sex, education, and APOEϵ4 genotype. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that the combination of 6 plasma proteins can serve as an effective marker for differentiating MCI from AD and CN.
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- Habbiburr Rehman
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Tejeda M, Farrell J, Zhu C, Wetzler L, Lunetta KL, Bush WS, Martin ER, Wang L, Schellenberg GD, Pericak‐Vance MA, Haines JL, Farrer LA, Sherva R. DNA from multiple viral species is associated with Alzheimer's disease risk. Alzheimers Dement 2024; 20:253-265. [PMID: 37578203 PMCID: PMC10840621 DOI: 10.1002/alz.13414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Multiple infectious agents, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa, have been linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk by independent lines of evidence. We explored this association by comparing the frequencies of viral species identified in a large sample of AD cases and controls. METHODS DNA sequence reads that did not align to the human genome in sequences were mapped to viral reference sequences, quantified, and then were tested for association with AD in whole exome sequences (WES) and whole genome sequences (WGS) datasets. RESULTS Several viruses were significant predictors of AD according to the machine learning classifiers. Subsequent regression analyses showed that herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) (odds ratio [OR] = 3.71, p = 8.03 × 10-4) and human papillomavirus 71 (HPV-71; OR = 3.56, p = 0.02), were significantly associated with AD after Bonferroni correction. The phylogenetic-related cluster of Herpesviridae was significantly associated with AD in several strata of the data (p < 0.01). DISCUSSION Our results support the hypothesis that viral infection, especially HSV-1, is associated with AD risk.
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- Marlene Tejeda
- Departments of Medicine Biomedical GeneticsBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Departments of Medicine Biomedical GeneticsBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Departments of Medicine Biomedical GeneticsBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Departments of Medicine Infectious DiseaseBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Departments of Medicine MicrobiologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Departments of BiostatisticsBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Population & Quantitative Health SciencesCleveland Institute for Computational BiologyCase Western Reserve University School of MedicineClevelandOhioUSA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics and Dr John T. MacDonald Foundation Department of Human GeneticsMiller School of MedicineUniversity of MiamiMiamiFloridaUSA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of MedicinePhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of MedicinePhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics and Dr John T. MacDonald Foundation Department of Human GeneticsMiller School of MedicineUniversity of MiamiMiamiFloridaUSA
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- Department of Population & Quantitative Health SciencesCleveland Institute for Computational BiologyCase Western Reserve University School of MedicineClevelandOhioUSA
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- Departments of Medicine Biomedical GeneticsBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Departments of BiostatisticsBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Departments of Medicine Neurologyand Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- OphthalmologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Departments of EpidemiologyBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Departments of Medicine Biomedical GeneticsBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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Li D, Farrell JJ, Mez J, Martin ER, Bush WS, Ruiz A, Boada M, de Rojas I, Mayeux R, Haines JL, Vance MAP, Wang LS, Schellenberg GD, Lunetta KL, Farrer LA. Novel loci for Alzheimer's disease identified by a genome-wide association study in Ashkenazi Jews. Alzheimers Dement 2023; 19:5550-5562. [PMID: 37260021 PMCID: PMC10689571 DOI: 10.1002/alz.13117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Most Alzheimer's disease (AD) loci have been discovered in individuals with European ancestry (EA). METHODS We applied principal component analysis using Gaussian mixture models and an Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) reference genome-wide association study (GWAS) data set to identify Ashkenazi Jews ascertained in GWAS (n = 42,682), whole genome sequencing (WGS, n = 16,815), and whole exome sequencing (WES, n = 20,504) data sets. The association of AD was tested genome wide (GW) in the GWAS and WGS data sets and exome wide (EW) in all three data sets (EW). Gene-based analyses were performed using aggregated rare variants. RESULTS In addition to apolipoprotein E (APOE), GW analyses (1355 cases and 1661 controls) revealed associations with TREM2 R47H (p = 9.66 × 10-9 ), rs541586606 near RAB3B (p = 5.01 × 10-8 ), and rs760573036 between SPOCK3 and ANXA10 (p = 6.32 × 10-8 ). In EW analyses (1504 cases and 2047 controls), study-wide significant association was observed with rs1003710 near SMAP2 (p = 1.91 × 10-7 ). A significant gene-based association was identified with GIPR (p = 7.34 × 10-7 ). DISCUSSION Our results highlight the efficacy of founder populations for AD genetic studies.
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- Donghe Li
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Population & Quantitative Health Science and Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory Clinic, ACE Alzheimer Center Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Taub Institute on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center Department of Neurology, Columbia University, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Population & Quantitative Health Science and Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Belloy ME, Andrews SJ, Le Guen Y, Cuccaro M, Farrer LA, Napolioni V, Greicius MD. APOE Genotype and Alzheimer Disease Risk Across Age, Sex, and Population Ancestry. JAMA Neurol 2023; 80:1284-1294. [PMID: 37930705 PMCID: PMC10628838 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.3599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Importance Apolipoprotein E (APOE)*2 and APOE*4 are, respectively, the strongest protective and risk-increasing, common genetic variants for late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD), making APOE status highly relevant toward clinical trial design and AD research broadly. The associations of APOE genotypes with AD are modulated by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and ancestry, but these associations remain unclear, particularly among racial and ethnic groups understudied in the AD and genetics research fields. Objective To assess the stratified associations of APOE genotypes with AD risk across sex, age, race and ethnicity, and global population ancestry. Design, Setting, Participants This genetic association study included case-control, family-based, population-based, and longitudinal AD-related cohorts that recruited referred and volunteer participants. Data were analyzed between March 2022 and April 2023. Genetic data were available from high-density, single-nucleotide variant microarrays, exome microarrays, and whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing. Summary statistics were ascertained from published AD genetic studies. Main Outcomes and Measures The main outcomes were risk for AD (odds ratios [ORs]) and risk of conversion to AD (hazard ratios [HRs]), with 95% CIs. Risk for AD was evaluated through case-control logistic regression analyses. Risk of conversion to AD was evaluated through Cox proportional hazards regression survival analyses. Results Among 68 756 unique individuals, analyses included 21 852 East Asian (demographic data not available), 5738 Hispanic (68.2% female; mean [SD] age, 75.4 [8.8] years), 7145 non-Hispanic Black (hereafter referred to as Black) (70.8% female; mean [SD] age, 78.4 [8.2] years), and 34 021 non-Hispanic White (hereafter referred to as White) (59.3% female; mean [SD] age, 77.0 [9.1] years) individuals. There was a general, stepwise pattern of ORs for APOE*4 genotypes and AD risk across race and ethnicity groups. Odds ratios for APOE*34 and AD risk attenuated following East Asian (OR, 4.54; 95% CI, 3.99-5.17),White (OR, 3.46; 95% CI, 3.27-3.65), Black (OR, 2.18; 95% CI, 1.90-2.49) and Hispanic (OR, 1.90; 95% CI, 1.65-2.18) individuals. Similarly, ORs for APOE*22+23 and AD risk attenuated following White (OR, 0.53, 95% CI, 0.48-0.58), Black (OR, 0.69, 95% CI, 0.57-0.84), and Hispanic (OR, 0.89; 95% CI, 0.72-1.10) individuals, with no association for Hispanic individuals. Deviating from the global pattern of ORs, APOE*22+23 was not associated with AD risk in East Asian individuals (OR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.77-1.23). Global population ancestry could not explain why Hispanic individuals showed APOE associations with less pronounced AD risk compared with Black and White individuals. Within Black individuals, decreased global African ancestry or increased global European ancestry showed a pattern of APOE*4 dosage associated with increasing AD risk, but no such pattern was apparent for APOE*2 dosage with AD risk. The sex-by-age-specific interaction effect of APOE*34 among White individuals (higher risk in women) was reproduced but shifted to ages 60 to 70 years (OR, 1.48; 95% CI, 1.10-2.01) and was additionally replicated in a meta-analysis of Black individuals and Hispanic individuals (OR, 1.72; 95% CI, 1.01-2.94). Conclusion and Relevance Through recent advances in AD-related genetic cohorts, this study provided the largest-to-date overview of the association of APOE with AD risk across age, sex, race and ethnicity, and population ancestry. These novel insights are critical to guide AD clinical trial design and research.
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- Michael E. Belloy
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
- NeuroGenomics and Informatics Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
- Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation, Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Medicine, Biomedical Genetics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Shwani T, Zhang C, Owen LA, Shakoor A, Vitale AT, Lillvis JH, Barr JL, Cromwell P, Finley R, Husami N, Au E, Zavala RA, Graves EC, Zhang SX, Farkas MH, Ammar DA, Allison KM, Tawfik A, Sherva RM, Li M, Stambolian D, Kim IK, Farrer LA, DeAngelis MM. Patterns of Gene Expression, Splicing, and Allele-Specific Expression Vary among Macular Tissues and Clinical Stages of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Cells 2023; 12:2668. [PMID: 38067097 PMCID: PMC10705168 DOI: 10.3390/cells12232668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness, and elucidating its underlying disease mechanisms is vital to the development of appropriate therapeutics. We identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and differentially spliced genes (DSGs) across the clinical stages of AMD in disease-affected tissue, the macular retina pigment epithelium (RPE)/choroid and the macular neural retina within the same eye. We utilized 27 deeply phenotyped donor eyes (recovered within a 6 h postmortem interval time) from Caucasian donors (60-94 years) using a standardized published protocol. Significant findings were then validated in an independent set of well-characterized donor eyes (n = 85). There was limited overlap between DEGs and DSGs, suggesting distinct mechanisms at play in AMD pathophysiology. A greater number of previously reported AMD loci overlapped with DSGs compared to DEGs between disease states, and no DEG overlap with previously reported loci was found in the macular retina between disease states. Additionally, we explored allele-specific expression (ASE) in coding regions of previously reported AMD risk loci, uncovering a significant imbalance in C3 rs2230199 and CFH rs1061170 in the macular RPE/choroid for normal eyes and intermediate AMD (iAMD), and for CFH rs1061147 in the macular RPE/choroid for normal eyes and iAMD, and separately neovascular AMD (NEO). Only significant DEGs/DSGs from the macular RPE/choroid were found to overlap between disease states. STAT1, validated between the iAMD vs. normal comparison, and AGTPBP1, BBS5, CERKL, FGFBP2, KIFC3, RORα, and ZNF292, validated between the NEO vs. normal comparison, revealed an intricate regulatory network with transcription factors and miRNAs identifying potential upstream and downstream regulators. Findings regarding the complement genes C3 and CFH suggest that coding variants at these loci may influence AMD development via an imbalance of gene expression in a tissue-specific manner. Our study provides crucial insights into the multifaceted genomic underpinnings of AMD (i.e., tissue-specific gene expression changes, potential splice variation, and allelic imbalance), which may open new avenues for AMD diagnostics and therapies specific to iAMD and NEO.
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- Treefa Shwani
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (L.A.O.); (J.H.L.); (J.L.B.); (P.C.); (R.F.); (N.H.); (E.A.); (R.A.Z.); (E.C.G.); (S.X.Z.); (M.H.F.)
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (L.A.O.); (J.H.L.); (J.L.B.); (P.C.); (R.F.); (N.H.); (E.A.); (R.A.Z.); (E.C.G.); (S.X.Z.); (M.H.F.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (L.A.O.); (J.H.L.); (J.L.B.); (P.C.); (R.F.); (N.H.); (E.A.); (R.A.Z.); (E.C.G.); (S.X.Z.); (M.H.F.)
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA; (A.S.); (A.T.V.)
- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA; (A.S.); (A.T.V.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA; (A.S.); (A.T.V.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (L.A.O.); (J.H.L.); (J.L.B.); (P.C.); (R.F.); (N.H.); (E.A.); (R.A.Z.); (E.C.G.); (S.X.Z.); (M.H.F.)
- Veterans Administration Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY 14212, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (L.A.O.); (J.H.L.); (J.L.B.); (P.C.); (R.F.); (N.H.); (E.A.); (R.A.Z.); (E.C.G.); (S.X.Z.); (M.H.F.)
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (L.A.O.); (J.H.L.); (J.L.B.); (P.C.); (R.F.); (N.H.); (E.A.); (R.A.Z.); (E.C.G.); (S.X.Z.); (M.H.F.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (L.A.O.); (J.H.L.); (J.L.B.); (P.C.); (R.F.); (N.H.); (E.A.); (R.A.Z.); (E.C.G.); (S.X.Z.); (M.H.F.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (L.A.O.); (J.H.L.); (J.L.B.); (P.C.); (R.F.); (N.H.); (E.A.); (R.A.Z.); (E.C.G.); (S.X.Z.); (M.H.F.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (L.A.O.); (J.H.L.); (J.L.B.); (P.C.); (R.F.); (N.H.); (E.A.); (R.A.Z.); (E.C.G.); (S.X.Z.); (M.H.F.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (L.A.O.); (J.H.L.); (J.L.B.); (P.C.); (R.F.); (N.H.); (E.A.); (R.A.Z.); (E.C.G.); (S.X.Z.); (M.H.F.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (L.A.O.); (J.H.L.); (J.L.B.); (P.C.); (R.F.); (N.H.); (E.A.); (R.A.Z.); (E.C.G.); (S.X.Z.); (M.H.F.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (L.A.O.); (J.H.L.); (J.L.B.); (P.C.); (R.F.); (N.H.); (E.A.); (R.A.Z.); (E.C.G.); (S.X.Z.); (M.H.F.)
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (L.A.O.); (J.H.L.); (J.L.B.); (P.C.); (R.F.); (N.H.); (E.A.); (R.A.Z.); (E.C.G.); (S.X.Z.); (M.H.F.)
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Veterans Administration Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY 14212, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Lion’s Eye Institute for Transplant & Research, Tampa, FL 33605, USA;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA;
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- Department of Foundational Medical Studies and Eye Research Center, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI 48309, USA;
- Eye Research Institute, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA; (R.M.S.); (L.A.F.)
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA;
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA; (R.M.S.); (L.A.F.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (T.S.); (C.Z.); (L.A.O.); (J.H.L.); (J.L.B.); (P.C.); (R.F.); (N.H.); (E.A.); (R.A.Z.); (E.C.G.); (S.X.Z.); (M.H.F.)
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA; (A.S.); (A.T.V.)
- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
- Veterans Administration Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY 14212, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics Graduate Program, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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Chung J, Sahelijo N, Maruyama T, Hu J, Panitch R, Xia W, Mez J, Stein TD, Saykin AJ, Takeyama H, Farrer LA, Crane PK, Nho K, Jun GR. Alzheimer's disease heterogeneity explained by polygenic risk scores derived from brain transcriptomic profiles. Alzheimers Dement 2023; 19:5173-5184. [PMID: 37166019 PMCID: PMC10638468 DOI: 10.1002/alz.13069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Alzheimer's disease (AD) is heterogeneous, both clinically and neuropathologically. We investigated whether polygenic risk scores (PRSs) integrated with transcriptome profiles from AD brains can explain AD clinical heterogeneity. METHODS We conducted co-expression network analysis and identified gene sets (modules) that were preserved in three AD transcriptome datasets and associated with AD-related neuropathological traits including neuritic plaques (NPs) and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs). We computed the module-based PRSs (mbPRSs) for each module and tested associations with mbPRSs for cognitive test scores, cognitively defined AD subgroups, and brain imaging data. RESULTS Of the modules significantly associated with NPs and/or NFTs, the mbPRSs from two modules (M6 and M9) showed distinct associations with language and visuospatial functioning, respectively. They matched clinical subtypes and brain atrophy at specific regions. DISCUSSION Our findings demonstrate that polygenic profiling based on co-expressed gene sets can explain heterogeneity in AD patients, enabling genetically informed patient stratification and precision medicine in AD. HIGHLIGHTS Co-expression gene-network analysis in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains identified gene sets (modules) associated with AD heterogeneity. AD-associated modules were selected when genes in each module were enriched for neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Polygenic risk scores from two selected modules were linked to the matching cognitively defined AD subgroups (language and visuospatial subgroups). Polygenic risk scores from the two modules were associated with cognitive performance in language and visuospatial domains and the associations were confirmed in regional-specific brain atrophy data.
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- Jaeyoon Chung
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bedford, MA 01730, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bedford, MA 01730, USA
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Boston VA Healthcare Center, Boston, MA 02130, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences and Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
- Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan
- Computational Bio Big-Data Open Innovation Laboratory, AIST-Waseda University, Japan, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
- Research Organization for Nano and Life Innovations, Waseda University, 513, Wasedatsurumaki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan
- Institute for Advanced Research of Biosystem Dynamics, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences and Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
- Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Tao Q, Zhang C, Mercier G, Lunetta K, Ang TFA, Akhter‐Khan S, Zhang Z, Taylor A, Killiany RJ, Alosco M, Mez J, Au R, Zhang X, Farrer LA, Qiu WWQ. Identification of an APOE ε4-specific blood-based molecular pathway for Alzheimer's disease risk. Alzheimers Dement (Amst) 2023; 15:e12490. [PMID: 37854772 PMCID: PMC10579631 DOI: 10.1002/dad2.12490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The precise apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4-specific molecular pathway(s) for Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk are unclear. METHODS Plasma protein modules/cascades were analyzed using weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative study. Multivariable regression analyses were used to examine the associations among protein modules, AD diagnoses, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) phosphorylated tau (p-tau), and brain glucose metabolism, stratified by APOE genotype. RESULTS The Green Module was associated with AD diagnosis in APOE ε4 homozygotes. Three proteins from this module, C-reactive protein (CRP), complement C3, and complement factor H (CFH), had dose-dependent associations with CSF p-tau and cognitive impairment only in APOE ε4 homozygotes. The link among these three proteins and glucose hypometabolism was observed in brain regions of the default mode network (DMN) in APOE ε4 homozygotes. A Framingham Heart Study validation study supported the findings for AD. DISCUSSION The study identifies the APOE ε4-specific CRP-C3-CFH inflammation pathway for AD, suggesting potential drug targets for the disease.Highlights: Identification of an APOE ε4 specific molecular pathway involving blood CRP, C3, and CFH for the risk of AD.CRP, C3, and CFH had dose-dependent associations with CSF p-Tau and brain glucose hypometabolism as well as with cognitive impairment only in APOE ε4 homozygotes.Targeting CRP, C3, and CFH may be protective and therapeutic for AD onset in APOE ε4 carriers.
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- Qiushan Tao
- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & BiophysicsBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Slone Epidemiology CenterSchool of Public HealthBoston University Medical Campus (BUMC)BostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Section of Computational BiomedicineDepartment of MedicineBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Section of Molecular Imaging and Nuclear MedicineDepartment of RadiologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Slone Epidemiology CenterSchool of Public HealthBoston University Medical Campus (BUMC)BostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of BiostatisticsBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Slone Epidemiology CenterSchool of Public HealthBoston University Medical Campus (BUMC)BostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of Anatomy & NeurobiologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Health Service & Population ResearchKing's College London, LondonDavid Goldberg CentreLondonUK
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & BiophysicsBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of OphthalmologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Anatomy & NeurobiologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of NeurologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of NeurologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Alzheimer's Disease and CTE CentersBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Slone Epidemiology CenterSchool of Public HealthBoston University Medical Campus (BUMC)BostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of Anatomy & NeurobiologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of MedicineBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Alzheimer's Disease and CTE CentersBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of MedicineBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & BiophysicsBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Alzheimer's Disease and CTE CentersBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of PsychiatryBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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Ally M, Sugarman MA, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Ashton NJ, Karikari TK, Aparicio HJ, Frank B, Tripodis Y, Martin B, Palmisano JN, Steinberg EG, Simkin I, Farrer LA, Jun GR, Turk KW, Budson AE, O'Connor MK, Au R, Goldstein LE, Kowall NW, Killiany R, Stern RA, Stein TD, McKee AC, Qiu WQ, Mez J, Alosco ML. Cross-sectional and longitudinal evaluation of plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein to detect and predict clinical syndromes of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement (Amst) 2023; 15:e12492. [PMID: 37885919 PMCID: PMC10599277 DOI: 10.1002/dad2.12492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
Abstract
Introduction This study examined plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) as a biomarker of cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) with and against plasma neurofilament light chain (NfL), and phosphorylated tau (p-tau)181+231. Methods Plasma samples were analyzed using Simoa platform for 567 participants spanning the AD continuum. Cognitive diagnosis, neuropsychological testing, and dementia severity were examined for cross-sectional and longitudinal outcomes. Results Plasma GFAP discriminated AD dementia from normal cognition (adjusted mean difference = 0.90 standard deviation [SD]) and mild cognitive impairment (adjusted mean difference = 0.72 SD), and demonstrated superior discrimination compared to alternative plasma biomarkers. Higher GFAP was associated with worse dementia severity and worse performance on 11 of 12 neuropsychological tests. Longitudinally, GFAP predicted decline in memory, but did not predict conversion to mild cognitive impairment or dementia. Discussion Plasma GFAP was associated with clinical outcomes related to suspected AD and could be of assistance in a plasma biomarker panel to detect in vivo AD.
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- Madeline Ally
- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of PsychologyUniversity of ArizonaTucsonArizonaUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeurologyMedical University of South CarolinaCharlestonSouth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of Neurodegenerative DiseaseUCL Institute of NeurologyLondonUK
- UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, UCL Institute of NeurologyUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- Clinical Neurochemistry LaboratorySahlgrenska University HospitalMölndalSweden
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and PhysiologyThe Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Clinical Neurochemistry LaboratorySahlgrenska University HospitalMölndalSweden
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and PhysiologyThe Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and PhysiologyThe Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
- Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and NeuroscienceKing's College LondonLondonUK
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at South London and MaudsleyNHS FoundationLondonUK
- Centre for Age‐Related MedicineStavanger University HospitalStavangerNorway
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- Clinical Neurochemistry LaboratorySahlgrenska University HospitalMölndalSweden
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and PhysiologyThe Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeurologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- US Department of Veterans AffairsVA Boston Healthcare SystemJamaica PlainMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of BiostatisticsBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics CenterBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics CenterBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of MedicineBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeurologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of BiostatisticsBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of MedicineBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- The Framingham Heart StudyFraminghamMassachusettsUSA
- Department of EpidemiologyBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of OphthalmologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of MedicineBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeurologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- US Department of Veterans AffairsVA Boston Healthcare SystemJamaica PlainMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeurologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- US Department of Veterans AffairsVA Boston Healthcare SystemJamaica PlainMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeuropsychologyEdith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans HospitalBedfordMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeurologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- The Framingham Heart StudyFraminghamMassachusettsUSA
- Department of EpidemiologyBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of Anatomy and NeurobiologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics CenterBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of OphthalmologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of Biomedical, Electrical, and Computer EngineeringBoston University College of EngineeringBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeurologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- US Department of Veterans AffairsVA Boston Healthcare SystemJamaica PlainMassachusettsUSA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of Anatomy and NeurobiologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Center for Biomedical ImagingBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeurologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of Anatomy and NeurobiologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeurosurgeryBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- US Department of Veterans AffairsVA Boston Healthcare SystemJamaica PlainMassachusettsUSA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- US Department of Veterans AffairsVA Bedford Healthcare SystemBedfordMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeurologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- US Department of Veterans AffairsVA Boston Healthcare SystemJamaica PlainMassachusettsUSA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- US Department of Veterans AffairsVA Bedford Healthcare SystemBedfordMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of PsychiatryBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental TherapeuticsBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeurologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and CTE CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeurologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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Huang J, Wang Y, Stein TD, Ang TFA, Zhu Y, Tao Q, Lunetta KL, Mez J, Au R, Farrer LA, Qiu WQ, Zhang X. The impact of blood MCP-1 levels on Alzheimer's disease with genetic variation of UNC5C and NAV3 loci. Res Sq 2023:rs.3.rs-3376348. [PMID: 37841863 PMCID: PMC10571626 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3376348/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Background Previous study shows that monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), which is implicated in the peripheral proinflammatory cascade and blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption, modulates the genetic risks of AD in established AD loci. Methods In this study, we hypothesized that blood MCP-1 impacts the AD risk of genetic variants beyond known AD loci. We thus performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using the logistic regression via generalized estimating equations (GEE) and the Cox proportional-hazards models to examine the interactive effects between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and blood MCP-1 level on AD in three cohorts: the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) and Religious Orders Study/Memory and Aging Project (ROSMAP). Results We identified SNPs in two genes, neuron navigator 3 (NAV3, also named Unc-53 Homolog 3, rs696468) (p < 7.55×10- 9) and Unc-5 Netrin Receptor C (UNC5C rs72659964) (p < 1.07×10- 8) that showed an association between increasing levels of blood MCP-1 and AD. Elevating blood MCP-1 concentrations increased AD risk and AD pathology in genotypes of NAV3 (rs696468-CC) and UNC5C (rs72659964-AT + TT), but did not influence the other counterpart genotypes of these variants. Conclusions NAV3 and UNC5C are homologs and may increase AD risk through dysregulating the functions of neurite outgrowth and guidance. Overall, the association of risk alleles of NAV3 and UNC5C with AD is enhanced by peripheral MCP-1 level, suggesting that lowering the level of blood MCP-1 may reduce the risk of developing AD for people with these genotypes.
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- Jinghan Huang
- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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O'Neill NK, Stein TD, Hu J, Rehman H, Campbell JD, Yajima M, Zhang X, Farrer LA. Bulk brain tissue cell-type deconvolution with bias correction for single-nuclei RNA sequencing data using DeTREM. BMC Bioinformatics 2023; 24:349. [PMID: 37726653 PMCID: PMC10507917 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-023-05476-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Quantifying cell-type abundance in bulk tissue RNA-sequencing enables researchers to better understand complex systems. Newer deconvolution methodologies, such as MuSiC, use cell-type signatures derived from single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) data to make these calculations. Single-nuclei RNA-sequencing (snRNA-seq) reference data can be used instead of scRNA-seq data for tissues such as human brain where single-cell data are difficult to obtain, but accuracy suffers due to sequencing differences between the technologies. RESULTS We propose a modification to MuSiC entitled 'DeTREM' which compensates for sequencing differences between the cell-type signature and bulk RNA-seq datasets in order to better predict cell-type fractions. We show DeTREM to be more accurate than MuSiC in simulated and real human brain bulk RNA-sequencing datasets with various cell-type abundance estimates. We also compare DeTREM to SCDC and CIBERSORTx, two recent deconvolution methods that use scRNA-seq cell-type signatures. We find that they perform well in simulated data but produce less accurate results than DeTREM when used to deconvolute human brain data. CONCLUSION DeTREM improves the deconvolution accuracy of MuSiC and outperforms other deconvolution methods when applied to snRNA-seq data. DeTREM enables accurate cell-type deconvolution in situations where scRNA-seq data are not available. This modification improves characterization cell-type specific effects in brain tissue and identification of cell-type abundance differences under various conditions.
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- Nicholas K O'Neill
- Bioinformatics Program, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bedford, MA, USA
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- Bioinformatics Program, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Bioinformatics Program, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine (Computational Biomedicine), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Bioinformatics Program, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Bioinformatics Program, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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Wang H, Dombroski BA, Cheng PL, Tucci A, Si YQ, Farrell JJ, Tzeng JY, Leung YY, Malamon JS, Wang LS, Vardarajan BN, Farrer LA, Schellenberg GD, Lee WP. Structural Variation Detection and Association Analysis of Whole-Genome-Sequence Data from 16,905 Alzheimer's Diseases Sequencing Project Subjects. medRxiv 2023:2023.09.13.23295505. [PMID: 37745545 PMCID: PMC10516060 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.13.23295505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Structural variations (SVs) are important contributors to the genetics of numerous human diseases. However, their role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains largely unstudied due to challenges in accurately detecting SVs. Here, we analyzed whole-genome sequencing data from the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project (ADSP, N=16,905 subjects) and identified 400,234 (168,223 high-quality) SVs. We found a significant burden of deletions and duplications in AD cases (OR=1.05, P=0.03), particularly for singletons (OR=1.12, P=0.0002) and homozygous events (OR=1.10, P<0.0004). On AD genes, the ultra-rare SVs, including protein-altering SVs in ABCA7, APP, PLCG2, and SORL1, were associated with AD (SKAT-O P=0.004). Twenty-one SVs are in linkage disequilibrium (LD) with known AD-risk variants, e.g., a deletion (chr2:105731359-105736864) in complete LD (R2=0.99) with rs143080277 (chr2:105749599) in NCK2. We also identified 16 SVs associated with AD and 13 SVs associated with AD-related pathological/cognitive endophenotypes. Our findings demonstrate the broad impact of SVs on AD genetics.
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- Hui Wang
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
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- Bioinformatics Research Center, North Carolina State University, NC 27695, USA
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- Bioinformatics Research Center, North Carolina State University, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
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- Bioinformatics Research Center, North Carolina State University, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Scholl of Medicine, University of Colorado, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, NY 10032, USA
- Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
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Lee WP, Choi SH, Shea MG, Cheng PL, Dombroski BA, Pitsillides AN, Heard-Costa NL, Wang H, Bulekova K, Kuzma AB, Leung YY, Farrell JJ, Lin H, Naj A, Blue EE, Nusetor F, Wang D, Boerwinkle E, Bush WS, Zhang X, De Jager PL, Dupuis J, Farrer LA, Fornage M, Martin E, Pericak-Vance M, Seshadri S, Wijsman EM, Wang LS, Schellenberg GD, Destefano AL, Haines JL, Peloso GM. Association of Common and Rare Variants with Alzheimer's Disease in over 13,000 Diverse Individuals with Whole-Genome Sequencing from the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project. medRxiv 2023:2023.09.01.23294953. [PMID: 37693521 PMCID: PMC10491367 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.01.23294953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a common disorder of the elderly that is both highly heritable and genetically heterogeneous. Here, we investigated the association between AD and both common variants and aggregates of rare coding and noncoding variants in 13,371 individuals of diverse ancestry with whole genome sequence (WGS) data. Pooled-population analyses identified genetic variants in or near APOE, BIN1, and LINC00320 significantly associated with AD (p < 5×10-8). Population-specific analyses identified a haplotype on chromosome 14 including PSEN1 associated with AD in Hispanics, further supported by aggregate testing of rare coding and noncoding variants in this region. Finally, we observed suggestive associations (p < 5×10-5) of aggregates of rare coding rare variants in ABCA7 among non-Hispanic Whites (p=5.4×10-6), and rare noncoding variants in the promoter of TOMM40 distinct of APOE in pooled-population analyses (p=7.2×10-8). Complementary pooled-population and population-specific analyses offered unique insights into the genetic architecture of AD.
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- Wan-Ping Lee
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Research Computing Services, Information Services & Technology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Biomedical Genetics, Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Biomedical Genetics, Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
- Biomedical Genetics, Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
- Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- John P Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miami, FL, USA
- John T Macdonald Department of Human Genetics, Miami, FL, USA
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- John P Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miami, FL, USA
- John T Macdonald Department of Human Genetics, Miami, FL, USA
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Nievergelt CM, Maihofer AX, Atkinson EG, Chen CY, Choi KW, Coleman JR, Daskalakis NP, Duncan LE, Polimanti R, Aaronson C, Amstadter AB, Andersen SB, Andreassen OA, Arbisi PA, Ashley-Koch AE, Austin SB, Avdibegoviç E, Babic D, Bacanu SA, Baker DG, Batzler A, Beckham JC, Belangero S, Benjet C, Bergner C, Bierer LM, Biernacka JM, Bierut LJ, Bisson JI, Boks MP, Bolger EA, Brandolino A, Breen G, Bressan RA, Bryant RA, Bustamante AC, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Bækvad-Hansen M, Børglum AD, Børte S, Cahn L, Calabrese JR, Caldas-de-Almeida JM, Chatzinakos C, Cheema S, Clouston SAP, Colodro-Conde L, Coombes BJ, Cruz-Fuentes CS, Dale AM, Dalvie S, Davis LK, Deckert J, Delahanty DL, Dennis MF, deRoon-Cassini T, Desarnaud F, DiPietro CP, Disner SG, Docherty AR, Domschke K, Dyb G, Kulenovic AD, Edenberg HJ, Evans A, Fabbri C, Fani N, Farrer LA, Feder A, Feeny NC, Flory JD, Forbes D, Franz CE, Galea S, Garrett ME, Gelaye B, Gelernter J, Geuze E, Gillespie CF, Goci A, Goleva SB, Gordon SD, Grasser LR, Guindalini C, Haas M, Hagenaars S, Hauser MA, Heath AC, Hemmings SM, Hesselbrock V, Hickie IB, Hogan K, Hougaard DM, Huang H, Huckins LM, Hveem K, Jakovljevic M, Javanbakht A, Jenkins GD, Johnson J, Jones I, Jovanovic T, Karstoft KI, Kaufman ML, Kennedy JL, Kessler RC, Khan A, Kimbrel NA, King AP, Koen N, Kotov R, Kranzler HR, Krebs K, Kremen WS, Kuan PF, Lawford BR, Lebois LAM, Lehto K, Levey DF, Lewis C, Liberzon I, Linnstaedt SD, Logue MW, Lori A, Lu Y, Luft BJ, Lupton MK, Luykx JJ, Makotkine I, Maples-Keller JL, Marchese S, Marmar C, Martin NG, MartÍnez-Levy GA, McAloney K, McFarlane A, McLaughlin KA, McLean SA, Medland SE, Mehta D, Meyers J, Michopoulos V, Mikita EA, Milani L, Milberg W, Miller MW, Morey RA, Morris CP, Mors O, Mortensen PB, Mufford MS, Nelson EC, Nordentoft M, Norman SB, Nugent NR, O'Donnell M, Orcutt HK, Pan PM, Panizzon MS, Pathak GA, Peters ES, Peterson AL, Peverill M, Pietrzak RH, Polusny MA, Porjesz B, Powers A, Qin XJ, Ratanatharathorn A, Risbrough VB, Roberts AL, Rothbaum BO, Rothbaum AO, Roy-Byrne P, Ruggiero KJ, Rung A, Runz H, Rutten BPF, de Viteri SS, Salum GA, Sampson L, Sanchez SE, Santoro M, Seah C, Seedat S, Seng JS, Shabalin A, Sheerin CM, Silove D, Smith AK, Smoller JW, Sponheim SR, Stein DJ, Stensland S, Stevens JS, Sumner JA, Teicher MH, Thompson WK, Tiwari AK, Trapido E, Uddin M, Ursano RJ, Valdimarsdóttir U, van den Heuvel LL, Van Hooff M, van Rooij SJ, Vermetten E, Vinkers CH, Voisey J, Wang Z, Wang Y, Waszczuk M, Weber H, Wendt FR, Werge T, Williams MA, Williamson DE, Winsvold BS, Winternitz S, Wolf EJ, Wolf C, Xia Y, Xiong Y, Yehuda R, Young RM, Young KA, Zai CC, Zai GC, Zervas M, Zhao H, Zoellner LA, Zwart JA, Stein MB, Ressler KJ, Koenen KC. Discovery of 95 PTSD loci provides insight into genetic architecture and neurobiology of trauma and stress-related disorders. medRxiv 2023:2023.08.31.23294915. [PMID: 37693460 PMCID: PMC10491375 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.31.23294915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
Abstract
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) genetics are characterized by lower discoverability than most other psychiatric disorders. The contribution to biological understanding from previous genetic studies has thus been limited. We performed a multi-ancestry meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies across 1,222,882 individuals of European ancestry (137,136 cases) and 58,051 admixed individuals with African and Native American ancestry (13,624 cases). We identified 95 genome-wide significant loci (80 novel). Convergent multi-omic approaches identified 43 potential causal genes, broadly classified as neurotransmitter and ion channel synaptic modulators (e.g., GRIA1, GRM8, CACNA1E ), developmental, axon guidance, and transcription factors (e.g., FOXP2, EFNA5, DCC ), synaptic structure and function genes (e.g., PCLO, NCAM1, PDE4B ), and endocrine or immune regulators (e.g., ESR1, TRAF3, TANK ). Additional top genes influence stress, immune, fear, and threat-related processes, previously hypothesized to underlie PTSD neurobiology. These findings strengthen our understanding of neurobiological systems relevant to PTSD pathophysiology, while also opening new areas for investigation.
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Walters S, Contreras AG, Eissman JM, Mukherjee S, Lee ML, Choi SE, Scollard P, Trittschuh EH, Mez JB, Bush WS, Kunkle BW, Naj AC, Peterson A, Gifford KA, Cuccaro ML, Cruchaga C, Pericak-Vance MA, Farrer LA, Wang LS, Haines JL, Jefferson AL, Kukull WA, Keene CD, Saykin AJ, Thompson PM, Martin ER, Bennett DA, Barnes LL, Schneider JA, Crane PK, Hohman TJ, Dumitrescu L. Associations of Sex, Race, and Apolipoprotein E Alleles With Multiple Domains of Cognition Among Older Adults. JAMA Neurol 2023; 80:929-939. [PMID: 37459083 PMCID: PMC10352930 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.2169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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Importance Sex differences are established in associations between apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer disease (AD). However, it is unclear whether sex-specific cognitive consequences of APOE are consistent across races and extend to the APOE ε2 allele. Objective To investigate whether sex and race modify APOE ε4 and ε2 associations with cognition. Design, Setting, and Participants This genetic association study included longitudinal cognitive data from 4 AD and cognitive aging cohorts. Participants were older than 60 years and self-identified as non-Hispanic White or non-Hispanic Black (hereafter, White and Black). Data were previously collected across multiple US locations from 1994 to 2018. Secondary analyses began December 2021 and ended September 2022. Main Outcomes and Measures Harmonized composite scores for memory, executive function, and language were generated using psychometric approaches. Linear regression assessed interactions between APOE ε4 or APOE ε2 and sex on baseline cognitive scores, while linear mixed-effect models assessed interactions on cognitive trajectories. The intersectional effect of race was modeled using an APOE × sex × race interaction term, assessing whether APOE × sex interactions differed by race. Models were adjusted for age at baseline and corrected for multiple comparisons. Results Of 32 427 participants who met inclusion criteria, there were 19 007 females (59%), 4453 Black individuals (14%), and 27 974 White individuals (86%); the mean (SD) age at baseline was 74 years (7.9). At baseline, 6048 individuals (19%) had AD, 4398 (14%) were APOE ε2 carriers, and 12 538 (38%) were APOE ε4 carriers. Participants missing APOE status were excluded (n = 9266). For APOE ε4, a robust sex interaction was observed on baseline memory (β = -0.071, SE = 0.014; P = 9.6 × 10-7), whereby the APOE ε4 negative effect was stronger in females compared with males and did not significantly differ among races. Contrastingly, despite the large sample size, no APOE ε2 × sex interactions on cognition were observed among all participants. When testing for intersectional effects of sex, APOE ε2, and race, an interaction was revealed on baseline executive function among individuals who were cognitively unimpaired (β = -0.165, SE = 0.066; P = .01), whereby the APOE ε2 protective effect was female-specific among White individuals but male-specific among Black individuals. Conclusions and Relevance In this study, while race did not modify sex differences in APOE ε4, the APOE ε2 protective effect could vary by race and sex. Although female sex enhanced ε4-associated risk, there was no comparable sex difference in ε2, suggesting biological pathways underlying ε4-associated risk are distinct from ε2 and likely intersect with age-related changes in sex biology.
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- Skylar Walters
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
- NeuroGenomics and Informatics Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Services, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Ray NR, Kunkle BW, Hamilton-Nelson K, Kurup JT, Rajabli F, Cosacak MI, Kizil C, Jean-Francois M, Cuccaro M, Reyes-Dumeyer D, Cantwell L, Kuzma A, Vance JM, Gao S, Hendrie HC, Baiyewu O, Ogunniyi A, Akinyemi RO, Lee WP, Martin ER, Wang LS, Beecham GW, Bush WS, Farrer LA, Haines JL, Byrd GS, Schellenberg GD, Mayeux R, Pericak-Vance MA, Reitz C. Extended genome-wide association study employing the African Genome Resources Panel identifies novel susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's Disease in individuals of African ancestry. medRxiv 2023:2023.08.29.23294774. [PMID: 37693582 PMCID: PMC10491365 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.29.23294774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Despite a two-fold increased risk, individuals of African ancestry have been significantly underrepresented in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) genomics efforts. METHODS GWAS of 2,903 AD cases and 6,265 cognitive controls of African ancestry. Within-dataset results were meta-analyzed, followed by gene-based and pathway analyses, and analysis of RNAseq and whole-genome sequencing data. RESULTS A novel AD risk locus was identified in MPDZ on chromosome 9p23 (rs141610415, MAF=.002, P =3.68×10 -9 ). Two additional novel common and nine novel rare loci approached genome-wide significance at P <9×10 -7 . Comparison of association and LD patterns between datasets with higher and lower degrees of African ancestry showed differential association patterns at chr12q23.2 ( ASCL1 ), suggesting that the association is modulated by regional origin of local African ancestry. DISCUSSION Increased sample sizes and sample sets from Africa covering as much African genetic diversity as possible will be critical to identify additional disease-associated loci and improve deconvolution of local genetic ancestry effects.
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Logue MW, Dasgupta S, Farrer LA. Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease in the African American Population. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5189. [PMID: 37629231 PMCID: PMC10455208 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12165189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Black/African American (AA) individuals have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) than White non-Hispanic persons of European ancestry (EUR) for reasons that may include economic disparities, cardiovascular health, quality of education, and biases in the methods used to diagnose AD. AD is also heritable, and some of the differences in risk may be due to genetics. Many AD-associated variants have been identified by candidate gene studies, genome-wide association studies (GWAS), and genome-sequencing studies. However, most of these studies have been performed using EUR cohorts. In this paper, we review the genetics of AD and AD-related traits in AA individuals. Importantly, studies of genetic risk factors in AA cohorts can elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying AD risk in AA and other populations. In fact, such studies are essential to enable reliable precision medicine approaches in persons with considerable African ancestry. Furthermore, genetic studies of AA cohorts allow exploration of the ways the impact of genes can vary by ancestry, culture, and economic and environmental disparities. They have yielded important gains in our knowledge of AD genetics, and increasing AA individual representation within genetic studies should remain a priority for inclusive genetic study design.
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- Mark W. Logue
- National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Sciences Division, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA;
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA;
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA;
- Department of Medical Sciences and Education, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA;
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Puri S, Hu J, Sun Z, Lin M, Stein TD, Farrer LA, Wolozin B, Zhang X. Identification of circRNAs linked to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Alzheimers Dement 2023; 19:3389-3405. [PMID: 36795937 PMCID: PMC10427739 DOI: 10.1002/alz.12960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Circular RNAs (circRNAs) exhibit selective expression in the brain and differential regulation in Alzheimer's disease (AD). To explore the role of circRNAs in AD, we investigated how circRNA expression varies between brain regions and with AD-related stress in human neuronal precursor cells (NPCs). METHODS Ribosomal RNA-depleted hippocampus RNA-sequencing data were generated. Differentially regulated circRNAs in AD and related dementias were detected using CIRCexplorer3 and limma. circRNA results were validated using quantitative real-time PCR of cDNA from the brain and NPCs. RESULTS We identified 48 circRNAs that were significantly associated with AD. We observed that circRNA expression differed by dementia subtype. Using NPCs, we demonstrated that exposure to oligomeric tau elicits downregulation of circRNA similar to that observed in the AD brain. DISCUSSION Our study shows that differential expression of circRNA can vary by dementia subtype and brain region. We also demonstrated that circRNAs can be regulated by AD-linked neuronal stress independently from their cognate linear messenger RNAs (mRNAs).
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- Sambhavi Puri
- Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
- VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
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Rajabli F, Benchek P, Tosto G, Kushch N, Sha J, Bazemore K, Zhu C, Lee WP, Haut J, Hamilton-Nelson KL, Wheeler NR, Zhao Y, Farrell JJ, Grunin MA, Leung YY, Kuksa PP, Li D, Lucio da Fonseca E, Mez JB, Palmer EL, Pillai J, Sherva RM, Song YE, Zhang X, Iqbal T, Pathak O, Valladares O, Kuzma AB, Abner E, Adams PM, Aguirre A, Albert MS, Albin RL, Allen M, Alvarez L, Apostolova LG, Arnold SE, Asthana S, Atwood CS, Ayres G, Baldwin CT, Barber RC, Barnes LL, Barral S, Beach TG, Becker JT, Beecham GW, Beekly D, Benitez BA, Bennett D, Bertelson J, Bird TD, Blacker D, Boeve BF, Bowen JD, Boxer A, Brewer J, Burke JR, Burns JM, Buxbaum JD, Cairns NJ, Cantwell LB, Cao C, Carlson CS, Carlsson CM, Carney RM, Carrasquillo MM, Chasse S, Chesselet MF, Chin NA, Chui HC, Chung J, Craft S, Crane PK, Cribbs DH, Crocco EA, Cruchaga C, Cuccaro ML, Cullum M, Darby E, Davis B, De Jager PL, DeCarli C, DeToledo J, Dick M, Dickson DW, Dombroski BA, Doody RS, Duara R, Ertekin-Taner NI, Evans DA, Faber KM, Fairchild TJ, Fallon KB, Fardo DW, Farlow MR, Fernandez-Hernandez V, Ferris S, Foroud TM, Frosch MP, Fulton-Howard B, Galasko DR, Gamboa A, Gearing M, Geschwind DH, Ghetti B, Gilbert JR, Goate AM, Grabowski TJ, Graff-Radford NR, Green RC, Growdon JH, Hakonarson H, Hall J, Hamilton RL, Harari O, Hardy J, Harrell LE, Head E, Henderson VW, Hernandez M, Hohman T, Honig LS, Huebinger RM, Huentelman MJ, Hulette CM, Hyman BT, Hynan LS, Ibanez L, Jarvik GP, Jayadev S, Jin LW, Johnson K, Johnson L, Kamboh MI, Karydas AM, Katz MJ, Kauwe JS, Kaye JA, Keene CD, Khaleeq A, Kim R, Knebl J, Kowall NW, Kramer JH, Kukull WA, LaFerla FM, Lah JJ, Larson EB, Lerner A, Leverenz JB, Levey AI, Lieberman AP, Lipton RB, Logue M, Lopez OL, Lunetta KL, Lyketsos CG, Mains D, Margaret FE, Marson DC, Martin ERR, Martiniuk F, Mash DC, Masliah E, Massman P, Masurkar A, McCormick WC, McCurry SM, McDavid AN, McDonough S, McKee AC, Mesulam M, Miller BL, Miller CA, Miller JW, Montine TJ, Monuki ES, Morris JC, Mukherjee S, Myers AJ, Nguyen T, O'Bryant S, Olichney JM, Ory M, Palmer R, Parisi JE, Paulson HL, Pavlik V, Paydarfar D, Perez V, Peskind E, Petersen RC, Pierce A, Polk M, Poon WW, Potter H, Qu L, Quiceno M, Quinn JF, Raj A, Raskind M, Reiman EM, Reisberg B, Reisch JS, Ringman JM, Roberson ED, Rodriguear M, Rogaeva E, Rosen HJ, Rosenberg RN, Royall DR, Sager MA, Sano M, Saykin AJ, Schneider JA, Schneider LS, Seeley WW, Slifer SH, Small S, Smith AG, Smith JP, Sonnen JA, Spina S, St George-Hyslop P, Stern RA, Stevens AB, Strittmatter SM, Sultzer D, Swerdlow RH, Tanzi RE, Tilson JL, Trojanowski JQ, Troncoso JC, Tsuang DW, Van Deerlin VM, van Eldik LJ, Vance JM, Vardarajan BN, Vassar R, Vinters HV, Vonsattel JP, Weintraub S, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Whitehead PL, Wijsman EM, Wilhelmsen KC, Williams B, Williamson J, Wilms H, Wingo TS, Wisniewski T, Woltjer RL, Woon M, Wright CB, Wu CK, Younkin SG, Yu CE, Yu L, Zhu X, Kunkle BW, Bush WS, Wang LS, Farrer LA, Haines JL, Mayeux R, Pericak-Vance MA, Schellenberg GD, Jun GR, Reitz C, Naj AC. Multi-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis of 56,241 individuals identifies LRRC4C, LHX5-AS1 and nominates ancestry-specific loci PTPRK , GRB14 , and KIAA0825 as novel risk loci for Alzheimer's disease: the Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Consortium. medRxiv 2023:2023.07.06.23292311. [PMID: 37461624 PMCID: PMC10350126 DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.06.23292311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Limited ancestral diversity has impaired our ability to detect risk variants more prevalent in non-European ancestry groups in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). We constructed and analyzed a multi-ancestry GWAS dataset in the Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Genetics Consortium (ADGC) to test for novel shared and ancestry-specific AD susceptibility loci and evaluate underlying genetic architecture in 37,382 non-Hispanic White (NHW), 6,728 African American, 8,899 Hispanic (HIS), and 3,232 East Asian individuals, performing within-ancestry fixed-effects meta-analysis followed by a cross-ancestry random-effects meta-analysis. We identified 13 loci with cross-ancestry associations including known loci at/near CR1 , BIN1 , TREM2 , CD2AP , PTK2B , CLU , SHARPIN , MS4A6A , PICALM , ABCA7 , APOE and two novel loci not previously reported at 11p12 ( LRRC4C ) and 12q24.13 ( LHX5-AS1 ). Reflecting the power of diverse ancestry in GWAS, we observed the SHARPIN locus using 7.1% the sample size of the original discovering single-ancestry GWAS (n=788,989). We additionally identified three GWS ancestry-specific loci at/near ( PTPRK ( P =2.4×10 -8 ) and GRB14 ( P =1.7×10 -8 ) in HIS), and KIAA0825 ( P =2.9×10 -8 in NHW). Pathway analysis implicated multiple amyloid regulation pathways (strongest with P adjusted =1.6×10 -4 ) and the classical complement pathway ( P adjusted =1.3×10 -3 ). Genes at/near our novel loci have known roles in neuronal development ( LRRC4C, LHX5-AS1 , and PTPRK ) and insulin receptor activity regulation ( GRB14 ). These findings provide compelling support for using traditionally-underrepresented populations for gene discovery, even with smaller sample sizes.
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Kang M, Ang TFA, Devine SA, Sherva R, Mukherjee S, Trittschuh EH, Gibbons LE, Scollard P, Lee M, Choi SE, Klinedinst B, Nakano C, Dumitrescu LC, Durant A, Hohman TJ, Cuccaro ML, Saykin AJ, Kukull WA, Bennett DA, Wang LS, Mayeux RP, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA, Schellenberg GD, Crane PK, Au R, Lunetta KL, Mez JB, Farrer LA. A genome-wide search for pleiotropy in more than 100,000 harmonized longitudinal cognitive domain scores. Mol Neurodegener 2023; 18:40. [PMID: 37349795 PMCID: PMC10286470 DOI: 10.1186/s13024-023-00633-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND More than 75 common variant loci account for only a portion of the heritability for Alzheimer's disease (AD). A more complete understanding of the genetic basis of AD can be deduced by exploring associations with AD-related endophenotypes. METHODS We conducted genome-wide scans for cognitive domain performance using harmonized and co-calibrated scores derived by confirmatory factor analyses for executive function, language, and memory. We analyzed 103,796 longitudinal observations from 23,066 members of community-based (FHS, ACT, and ROSMAP) and clinic-based (ADRCs and ADNI) cohorts using generalized linear mixed models including terms for SNP, age, SNP × age interaction, sex, education, and five ancestry principal components. Significance was determined based on a joint test of the SNP's main effect and interaction with age. Results across datasets were combined using inverse-variance meta-analysis. Genome-wide tests of pleiotropy for each domain pair as the outcome were performed using PLACO software. RESULTS Individual domain and pleiotropy analyses revealed genome-wide significant (GWS) associations with five established loci for AD and AD-related disorders (BIN1, CR1, GRN, MS4A6A, and APOE) and eight novel loci. ULK2 was associated with executive function in the community-based cohorts (rs157405, P = 2.19 × 10-9). GWS associations for language were identified with CDK14 in the clinic-based cohorts (rs705353, P = 1.73 × 10-8) and LINC02712 in the total sample (rs145012974, P = 3.66 × 10-8). GRN (rs5848, P = 4.21 × 10-8) and PURG (rs117523305, P = 1.73 × 10-8) were associated with memory in the total and community-based cohorts, respectively. GWS pleiotropy was observed for language and memory with LOC107984373 (rs73005629, P = 3.12 × 10-8) in the clinic-based cohorts, and with NCALD (rs56162098, P = 1.23 × 10-9) and PTPRD (rs145989094, P = 8.34 × 10-9) in the community-based cohorts. GWS pleiotropy was also found for executive function and memory with OSGIN1 (rs12447050, P = 4.09 × 10-8) and PTPRD (rs145989094, P = 3.85 × 10-8) in the community-based cohorts. Functional studies have previously linked AD to ULK2, NCALD, and PTPRD. CONCLUSION Our results provide some insight into biological pathways underlying processes leading to domain-specific cognitive impairment and AD, as well as a conduit toward a syndrome-specific precision medicine approach to AD. Increasing the number of participants with harmonized cognitive domain scores will enhance the discovery of additional genetic factors of cognitive decline leading to AD and related dementias.
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- Moonil Kang
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street E200, Boston, MA 02118 USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
- Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street E200, Boston, MA 02118 USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL USA
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- Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN USA
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Services, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN USA
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Department of Neurology, Columbia University School of Medicine, New York, NY USA
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
- Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
- Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA
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- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA
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- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
- Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street E200, Boston, MA 02118 USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
- Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA
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Orozco LD, Owen LA, Hofmann J, Stockwell AD, Tao J, Haller S, Mukundan VT, Clarke C, Lund J, Sridhar A, Mayba O, Barr JL, Zavala RA, Graves EC, Zhang C, Husami N, Finley R, Au E, Lillvis JH, Farkas MH, Shakoor A, Sherva R, Kim IK, Kaminker JS, Townsend MJ, Farrer LA, Yaspan BL, Chen HH, DeAngelis MM. A systems biology approach uncovers novel disease mechanisms in age-related macular degeneration. Cell Genom 2023; 3:100302. [PMID: 37388919 PMCID: PMC10300496 DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness, affecting 200 million people worldwide. To identify genes that could be targeted for treatment, we created a molecular atlas at different stages of AMD. Our resource is comprised of RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and DNA methylation microarrays from bulk macular retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)/choroid of clinically phenotyped normal and AMD donor eyes (n = 85), single-nucleus RNA-seq (164,399 cells), and single-nucleus assay for transposase-accessible chromatin (ATAC)-seq (125,822 cells) from the retina, RPE, and choroid of 6 AMD and 7 control donors. We identified 23 genome-wide significant loci differentially methylated in AMD, over 1,000 differentially expressed genes across different disease stages, and an AMD Müller state distinct from normal or gliosis. Chromatin accessibility peaks in genome-wide association study (GWAS) loci revealed putative causal genes for AMD, including HTRA1 and C6orf223. Our systems biology approach uncovered molecular mechanisms underlying AMD, including regulators of WNT signaling, FRZB and TLE2, as mechanistic players in disease.
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- Luz D. Orozco
- Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Departments of Microchemistry, Proteomics and Lipidomics, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Human Pathobiology & OMNI Reverse Translation, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Veterans Administration Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY 14212, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Veterans Administration Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY 14212, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Biomedical Genetics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Retina Service, Massachusetts Eye & Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Human Pathobiology & OMNI Reverse Translation, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Biomedical Genetics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Human Pathobiology & OMNI Reverse Translation, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
- Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics Graduate Program, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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Rajabli F, Tosto G, Hamilton-Nelson KL, Kunkle BW, Vardarajan BN, Naj A, Whitehead PG, Gardner OK, Bush WS, Sariya S, Mayeux RP, Farrer LA, Cuccaro ML, Vance JM, Griswold AJ, Schellenberg GD, Haines JL, Byrd GS, Reitz C, Beecham GW, Pericak-Vance MA, Martin ER. Admixture mapping identifies novel Alzheimer's disease risk regions in African Americans. Alzheimers Dement 2023; 19:2538-2548. [PMID: 36539198 PMCID: PMC10272044 DOI: 10.1002/alz.12865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study used admixture mapping to prioritize the genetic regions associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in African American (AA) individuals, followed by ancestry-aware regression analysis to fine-map the prioritized regions. METHODS We analyzed 10,271 individuals from 17 different AA datasets. We performed admixture mapping and meta-analyzed the results. We then used regression analysis, adjusting for local ancestry main effects and interactions with genotype, to refine the regions identified from admixture mapping. Finally, we leveraged in silico annotation and differential gene expression data to prioritize AD-related variants and genes. RESULTS Admixture mapping identified two genome-wide significant loci on chromosomes 17p13.2 (p = 2.2 × 10-5 ) and 18q21.33 (p = 1.2 × 10-5 ). Our fine mapping of the chromosome 17p13.2 and 18q21.33 regions revealed several interesting genes such as the MINK1, KIF1C, and BCL2. DISCUSSION Our ancestry-aware regression approach showed that AA individuals have a lower risk of AD if they inherited African ancestry admixture block at the 17p13.2 locus. HIGHLIGHTS We identified two genome-wide significant admixture mapping signals: on chromosomes 17p13.2 and 18q21.33, which are novel in African American (AA) populations. Our ancestry-aware regression approach showed that AA individuals have a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) if they inherited African ancestry admixture block at the 17p13.2 locus. We found that the overall proportion of African ancestry does not differ between the cases and controls that suggest African genetic ancestry alone is not likely to explain the AD prevalence difference between AA and non-Hispanic White populations.
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- Farid Rajabli
- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Taub Institute for Research on the Aging Brain, Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Epidemiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Taub Institute for Research on the Aging Brain, Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Epidemiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PE, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Taub Institute for Research on the Aging Brain, Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Epidemiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Taub Institute for Research on the Aging Brain, Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Epidemiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Departments of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Neurology, Ophthalmology, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics, Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
- Dr. John T. MacDonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
- Dr. John T. MacDonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
- Dr. John T. MacDonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PE, USA
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- Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Taub Institute for Research on the Aging Brain, Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Epidemiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
- Dr. John T. MacDonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
- Dr. John T. MacDonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
- Dr. John T. MacDonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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Lee Y, Park JY, Lee JJ, Gim J, Do AR, Jo J, Park J, Kim K, Park K, Jin H, Choi KY, Kang S, Kim H, Kim S, Moon SH, Farrer LA, Lee KH, Won S. Heritability of cognitive abilities and regional brain structures in middle-aged to elderly East Asians. Cereb Cortex 2023; 33:6051-6062. [PMID: 36642501 PMCID: PMC10183741 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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This study examined the single-nucleotide polymorphism heritability and genetic correlations of cognitive abilities and brain structural measures (regional subcortical volume and cortical thickness) in middle-aged and elderly East Asians (Korean) from the Gwangju Alzheimer's and Related Dementias cohort study. Significant heritability was found in memory function, caudate volume, thickness of the entorhinal cortices, pars opercularis, superior frontal gyri, and transverse temporal gyri. There were 3 significant genetic correlations between (i) the caudate volume and the thickness of the entorhinal cortices, (ii) the thickness of the superior frontal gyri and pars opercularis, and (iii) the thickness of the superior frontal and transverse temporal gyri. This is the first study to describe the heritability and genetic correlations of cognitive and neuroanatomical traits in middle-aged to elderly East Asians. Our results support the previous findings showing that genetic factors play a substantial role in the cognitive and neuroanatomical traits in middle to advanced age. Moreover, by demonstrating shared genetic effects on different brain regions, it gives us a genetic insight into understanding cognitive and brain changes with age, such as aging-related cognitive decline, cortical atrophy, and neural compensation.
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- Younghwa Lee
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Gwangju Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementia Cohort Research Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Gwangju Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementia Cohort Research Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Gwangju Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementia Cohort Research Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Gwangju Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementia Cohort Research Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Gwangju Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementia Cohort Research Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea
- Department of Neurology, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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- Gwangju Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementia Cohort Research Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea
- Dementia Research Group, Korea Brain Research Institute, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- RexSoft Inc., Seoul, Korea
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Huang J, Stein TD, Wang Y, Ang TFA, Tao Q, Lunetta KL, Massaro J, Akhter-Khan SC, Mez J, Au R, Farrer LA, Zhang X, Qiu WQ. Blood levels of MCP-1 modulate the genetic risks of Alzheimer's disease mediated by HLA-DRB1 and APOE for Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement 2023; 19:1925-1937. [PMID: 36396603 PMCID: PMC10182187 DOI: 10.1002/alz.12851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION C-Reactive protein (CRP) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) are both implicated in the peripheral proinflammatory cascade and blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption. Since the blood CRP level increases Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk depending on the apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype, we hypothesized that the blood MCP-1 level exerts different effects on the AD risk depending on the genotypes. METHODS Using multiple regression analyses, data from the Framingham Heart Study (n = 2884) and Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative study (n = 231) were analyzed. RESULTS An elevated blood MCP-1 level was associated with AD risk in major histocompatibility complex, Class II, DR beta 1 (HLA-DRB1) rs9271192-AC/CC (hazard ratio [HR] = 3.07, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.50-6.28, p = 0.002) and in APOE ε4 carriers (HR = 3.22, 95% CI = 1.59-6.53, p = 0.001). In contrast, among HLA-DRB1 rs9271192-AA and APOE ε4 noncarriers, blood MCP-1 levels were not associated with these phenotypes. DISCUSSION Since HLA-DRB1 and APOE are expressed in the BBB, blood MCP-1 released in the peripheral inflammatory cascade may function as a mediator of the effects of HLA-DRB1 rs9271192-AC/CC and APOE ε4 genotypes on AD pathogenesis in the brain via the BBB pathways.
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- Jinghan Huang
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
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- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
- Department of Health Service & Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Sherva R, Zhang R, Sahelijo N, Jun G, Anglin T, Chanfreau C, Cho K, Fonda JR, Gaziano JM, Harrington KM, Ho YL, Kremen WS, Litkowski E, Lynch J, Neale Z, Roussos P, Marra D, Mez J, Miller MW, Salat DH, Tsuang D, Wolf E, Zeng Q, Panizzon MS, Merritt VC, Farrer LA, Hauger RL, Logue MW. African ancestry GWAS of dementia in a large military cohort identifies significant risk loci. Mol Psychiatry 2023; 28:1293-1302. [PMID: 36543923 PMCID: PMC10066923 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01890-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
While genome wide association studies (GWASs) of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) in European (EUR) ancestry cohorts have identified approximately 83 potentially independent AD risk loci, progress in non-European populations has lagged. In this study, data from the Million Veteran Program (MVP), a biobank which includes genetic data from more than 650,000 US Veteran participants, was used to examine dementia genetics in an African descent (AFR) cohort. A GWAS of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), an expanded AD phenotype including dementias such as vascular and non-specific dementia that included 4012 cases and 18,435 controls age 60+ in AFR MVP participants was performed. A proxy dementia GWAS based on survey-reported parental AD or dementia (n = 4385 maternal cases, 2256 paternal cases, and 45,970 controls) was also performed. These two GWASs were meta-analyzed, and then subsequently compared and meta-analyzed with the results from a previous AFR AD GWAS from the Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Consortium (ADGC). A meta-analysis of common variants across the MVP ADRD and proxy GWASs yielded GWAS significant associations in the region of APOE (p = 2.48 × 10-101), in ROBO1 (rs11919682, p = 1.63 × 10-8), and RNA RP11-340A13.2 (rs148433063, p = 8.56 × 10-9). The MVP/ADGC meta-analysis yielded additional significant SNPs near known AD risk genes TREM2 (rs73427293, p = 2.95 × 10-9), CD2AP (rs7738720, p = 1.14 × 10-9), and ABCA7 (rs73505251, p = 3.26 × 10-10), although the peak variants observed in these genes differed from those previously reported in EUR and AFR cohorts. Of the genes in or near suggestive or genome-wide significant associated variants, nine (CDA, SH2D5, DCBLD1, EML6, GOPC, ABCA7, ROS1, TMCO4, and TREM2) were differentially expressed in the brains of AD cases and controls. This represents the largest AFR GWAS of AD and dementia, finding non-APOE GWAS-significant common SNPs associated with dementia. Increasing representation of AFR participants is an important priority in genetic studies and may lead to increased insight into AD pathophysiology and reduce health disparities.
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- Richard Sherva
- National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Sciences Division, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Biomedical Genetics, Boston, MA, USA
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- National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Sciences Division, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
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- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Biomedical Genetics, Boston, MA, USA
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- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Biomedical Genetics, Boston, MA, USA
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- VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI), Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI), Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Aging, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
- Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS) and Geriatric Research, Educational and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Aging, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Center for Behavior Genetics of Aging, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, Aurora, CO, USA
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- VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI), Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Sciences Division, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Center for Disease Neurogenomics, Departments of Psychiatry and Genetics and Genomic Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA
- Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York, NY, USA
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- Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Biomedical Genetics, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Sciences Division, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
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- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
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- National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Sciences Division, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- VA Washington DC Healthcare System, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Center for Behavior Genetics of Aging, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Biomedical Genetics, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Center for Behavior Genetics of Aging, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA, USA
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- National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Sciences Division, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.
- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Biomedical Genetics, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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Le Guen Y, Raulin AC, Logue MW, Sherva R, Belloy ME, Eger SJ, Chen A, Kennedy G, Kuchenbecker L, O’Leary JP, Zhang R, Merritt VC, Panizzon MS, Hauger RL, Gaziano JM, Bu G, Thornton TA, Farrer LA, Napolioni V, He Z, Greicius MD. Association of African Ancestry-Specific APOE Missense Variant R145C With Risk of Alzheimer Disease. JAMA 2023; 329:551-560. [PMID: 36809323 PMCID: PMC9945061 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.0268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
Abstract
Importance Numerous studies have established the association of the common APOE ε2 and APOE ε4 alleles with Alzheimer disease (AD) risk across ancestries. Studies of the interaction of these alleles with other amino acid changes on APOE in non-European ancestries are lacking and may improve ancestry-specific risk prediction. Objective To determine whether APOE amino acid changes specific to individuals of African ancestry modulate AD risk. Design, Setting, and Participants Case-control study including 31 929 participants and using a sequenced discovery sample (Alzheimer Disease Sequencing Project; stage 1) followed by 2 microarray imputed data sets derived from the Alzheimer Disease Genetic Consortium (stage 2, internal replication) and the Million Veteran Program (stage 3, external validation). This study combined case-control, family-based, population-based, and longitudinal AD cohorts, which recruited participants (1991-2022) in primarily US-based studies with 1 US/Nigerian study. Across all stages, individuals included in this study were of African ancestry. Exposures Two APOE missense variants (R145C and R150H) were assessed, stratified by APOE genotype. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was AD case-control status, and secondary outcomes included age at AD onset. Results Stage 1 included 2888 cases (median age, 77 [IQR, 71-83] years; 31.3% male) and 4957 controls (median age, 77 [IQR, 71-83] years; 28.0% male). In stage 2, across multiple cohorts, 1201 cases (median age, 75 [IQR, 69-81] years; 30.8% male) and 2744 controls (median age, 80 [IQR, 75-84] years; 31.4% male) were included. In stage 3, 733 cases (median age, 79.4 [IQR, 73.8-86.5] years; 97.0% male) and 19 406 controls (median age, 71.9 [IQR, 68.4-75.8] years; 94.5% male) were included. In ε3/ε4-stratified analyses of stage 1, R145C was present in 52 individuals with AD (4.8%) and 19 controls (1.5%); R145C was associated with an increased risk of AD (odds ratio [OR], 3.01; 95% CI, 1.87-4.85; P = 6.0 × 10-6) and was associated with a reported younger age at AD onset (β, -5.87 years; 95% CI, -8.35 to -3.4 years; P = 3.4 × 10-6). Association with increased AD risk was replicated in stage 2 (R145C was present in 23 individuals with AD [4.7%] and 21 controls [2.7%]; OR, 2.20; 95% CI, 1.04-4.65; P = .04) and was concordant in stage 3 (R145C was present in 11 individuals with AD [3.8%] and 149 controls [2.7%]; OR, 1.90; 95% CI, 0.99-3.64; P = .051). Association with earlier AD onset was replicated in stage 2 (β, -5.23 years; 95% CI, -9.58 to -0.87 years; P = .02) and stage 3 (β, -10.15 years; 95% CI, -15.66 to -4.64 years; P = 4.0 × 10-4). No significant associations were observed in other APOE strata for R145C or in any APOE strata for R150H. Conclusions and Relevance In this exploratory analysis, the APOE ε3[R145C] missense variant was associated with an increased risk of AD among individuals of African ancestry with the ε3/ε4 genotype. With additional external validation, these findings may inform AD genetic risk assessment in individuals of African ancestry.
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- Yann Le Guen
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
- Institut du Cerveau–Paris Brain Institute–ICM, Paris, France
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- National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Sciences Division, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
- Biomedical Genetics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Biomedical Genetics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- National Center for PTSD, Behavioral Sciences Division, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
- Center for Behavior Genetics of Aging, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
- Division of Aging, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
- Center for Behavior Genetics of Aging, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
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- Division of Aging, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Biomedical Genetics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
- Quantitative Sciences Unit, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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de Rojas I, Moreno-Grau S, Tesi N, Grenier-Boley B, Andrade V, Jansen IE, Pedersen NL, Stringa N, Zettergren A, Hernández I, Montrreal L, Antúnez C, Antonell A, Tankard RM, Bis JC, Sims R, Bellenguez C, Quintela I, González-Perez A, Calero M, Franco-Macías E, Macías J, Blesa R, Cervera-Carles L, Menéndez-González M, Frank-García A, Royo JL, Moreno F, Huerto Vilas R, Baquero M, Diez-Fairen M, Lage C, García-Madrona S, García-González P, Alarcón-Martín E, Valero S, Sotolongo-Grau O, Ullgren A, Naj AC, Lemstra AW, Benaque A, Pérez-Cordón A, Benussi A, Rábano A, Padovani A, Squassina A, de Mendonça A, Arias Pastor A, Kok AAL, Meggy A, Pastor AB, Espinosa A, Corma-Gómez A, Martín Montes A, Sanabria Á, DeStefano AL, Schneider A, Haapasalo A, Kinhult Ståhlbom A, Tybjærg-Hansen A, Hartmann AM, Spottke A, Corbatón-Anchuelo A, Rongve A, Borroni B, Arosio B, Nacmias B, Nordestgaard BG, Kunkle BW, Charbonnier C, Abdelnour C, Masullo C, Martínez Rodríguez C, Muñoz-Fernandez C, Dufouil C, Graff C, Ferreira CB, Chillotti C, Reynolds CA, Fenoglio C, Van Broeckhoven C, Clark C, Pisanu C, Satizabal CL, Holmes C, Buiza-Rueda D, Aarsland D, Rujescu D, Alcolea D, Galimberti D, Wallon D, Seripa D, Grünblatt E, Dardiotis E, Düzel E, Scarpini E, Conti E, Rubino E, Gelpi E, Rodriguez-Rodriguez E, Duron E, Boerwinkle E, Ferri E, Tagliavini F, Küçükali F, Pasquier F, Sanchez-Garcia F, Mangialasche F, Jessen F, Nicolas G, Selbæk G, Ortega G, Chêne G, Hadjigeorgiou G, Rossi G, Spalletta G, Giaccone G, Grande G, Binetti G, Papenberg G, Hampel H, Bailly H, Zetterberg H, Soininen H, Karlsson IK, Alvarez I, Appollonio I, Giegling I, Skoog I, Saltvedt I, Rainero I, Rosas Allende I, Hort J, Diehl-Schmid J, Van Dongen J, Vidal JS, Lehtisalo J, Wiltfang J, Thomassen JQ, Kornhuber J, Haines JL, Vogelgsang J, Pineda JA, Fortea J, Popp J, Deckert J, Buerger K, Morgan K, Fließbach K, Sleegers K, Molina-Porcel L, Kilander L, Weinhold L, Farrer LA, Wang LS, Kleineidam L, Farotti L, Parnetti L, Tremolizzo L, Hausner L, Benussi L, Froelich L, Ikram MA, Deniz-Naranjo MC, Tsolaki M, Rosende-Roca M, Löwenmark M, Hulsman M, Spallazzi M, Pericak-Vance MA, Esiri M, Bernal Sánchez-Arjona M, Dalmasso MC, Martínez-Larrad MT, Arcaro M, Nöthen MM, Fernández-Fuertes M, Dichgans M, Ingelsson M, Herrmann MJ, Scherer M, Vyhnalek M, Kosmidis MH, Yannakoulia M, Schmid M, Ewers M, Heneka MT, Wagner M, Scamosci M, Kivipelto M, Hiltunen M, Zulaica M, Alegret M, Fornage M, Roberto N, van Schoor NM, Seidu NM, Banaj N, Armstrong NJ, Scarmeas N, Scherbaum N, Goldhardt O, Hanon O, Peters O, Skrobot OA, Quenez O, Lerch O, Bossù P, Caffarra P, Dionigi Rossi P, Sakka P, Mecocci P, Hoffmann P, Holmans PA, Fischer P, Riederer P, Yang Q, Marshall R, Kalaria RN, Mayeux R, Vandenberghe R, Cecchetti R, Ghidoni R, Frikke-Schmidt R, Sorbi S, Hägg S, Engelborghs S, Helisalmi S, Botne Sando S, Kern S, Archetti S, Boschi S, Fostinelli S, Gil S, Mendoza S, Mead S, Ciccone S, Djurovic S, Heilmann-Heimbach S, Riedel-Heller S, Kuulasmaa T, Del Ser T, Lebouvier T, Polak T, Ngandu T, Grimmer T, Bessi V, Escott-Price V, Giedraitis V, Deramecourt V, Maier W, Jian X, Pijnenburg YAL, Kehoe PG, Garcia-Ribas G, Sánchez-Juan P, Pastor P, Pérez-Tur J, Piñol-Ripoll G, Lopez de Munain A, García-Alberca JM, Bullido MJ, Álvarez V, Lleó A, Real LM, Mir P, Medina M, Scheltens P, Holstege H, Marquié M, Sáez ME, Carracedo Á, Amouyel P, Schellenberg GD, Williams J, Seshadri S, van Duijn CM, Mather KA, Sánchez-Valle R, Serrano-Ríos M, Orellana A, Tárraga L, Blennow K, Huisman M, Andreassen OA, Posthuma D, Clarimón J, Boada M, van der Flier WM, Ramirez A, Lambert JC, van der Lee SJ, Ruiz A. Author Correction: Common variants in Alzheimer's disease and risk stratification by polygenic risk scores. Nat Commun 2023; 14:716. [PMID: 36759603 PMCID: PMC9911386 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36192-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Itziar de Rojas
- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Section Genomics of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Aging, Department of Clinical Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Delft Bioinformatics Lab, Delft Univeristy of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, Institut Pasteur de Lille, CHU Lille, U1167-Labex DISTALZ-RID-AGE-Risk Factors and Molecular Determinants of Aging-Related Diseases, Lille, France
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- Division of Neurogenetics and Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Neurodegenerative diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Amsterdam UMC-Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad de Demencias, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive disorders unit. Service of Neurology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona. Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Mathematics and Statistics, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinial Neurosciences, MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, Institut Pasteur de Lille, CHU Lille, U1167-Labex DISTALZ-RID-AGE-Risk Factors and Molecular Determinants of Aging-Related Diseases, Lille, France
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- Grupo de Medicina Xenómica, Centro Nacional de Genotipado (CEGEN-PRB3-ISCIII), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- UFIEC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- CIEN Foundation/Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Demencias, Servicio de Neurología y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Neurology, II B Sant Pau, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Neurology, II B Sant Pau, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Neurology, La Paz University Hospital, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
- Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Especialidades Quirúrgicas, Bioquímicas e Inmunología, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
- Neurosciences Area, Instituto Biodonostia, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Unitat Trastorns Cognitius, Hospital Universitari Santa Maria de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida (IRBLLeida), Lleida, Spain
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- Servei de Neurologia, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Fundació Docència i Recerca MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
- Memory Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Neurology Service, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (University of Cantabria and IDIVAL), Santander, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Departamento de Especialidades Quirúrgicas, Bioquímicas e Inmunología, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Karolinska Institutet, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department NVS, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Stockholm, Sweden
- Unit for Hereditary Dementias, Theme Aging, Karolinska University Hospital-Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- CIEN Foundation/Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, Madrid, Spain
- BT-CIEN, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Unitat Trastorns Cognitius, Hospital Universitari Santa Maria de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida (IRBLLeida), Lleida, Spain
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- Amsterdam UMC-Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- UK Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- CIEN Foundation/Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, Madrid, Spain
- BT-CIEN, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Neurology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurodegenerative diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- A.I Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
| | - Anne Kinhult Ståhlbom
- Karolinska Institutet, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department NVS, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Stockholm, Sweden
- Unit for Hereditary Dementias, Theme Aging, Karolinska University Hospital-Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Anne Tybjærg-Hansen
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - Annette M Hartmann
- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, University Clinic and Outpatient Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Halle (Saale), Germany
| | - Annika Spottke
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Arturo Corbatón-Anchuelo
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), Madrid, Spain
| | - Arvid Rongve
- Haugesund Hospital, Helse Fonna, Department of Research and Innovation, Haugesund, Norway
- University of Bergen, Institute of Clinical Medicine (K1), Bergen, Norway
| | - Barbara Borroni
- Centre for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
| | - Beatrice Arosio
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Geriatic Unit, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
| | - Benedetta Nacmias
- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy
| | - Børge G Nordestgaard
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
| | - Brian W Kunkle
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
| | - Camille Charbonnier
- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Inserm U1245, CHU Rouen, Department of Genetics and CNR-MAJ, FHU G4 Génomique, F-76000 Rouen, France
| | - Carla Abdelnour
- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
| | - Carlo Masullo
- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, School of Medicine, Milan, Italy
| | - Carmen Martínez Rodríguez
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Spain
| | - Carmen Muñoz-Fernandez
- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr.Negrín, Las Palmas, Spain
| | - Carole Dufouil
- Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, UMR 1219, Univ. Bordeaux, ISPED, CIC 1401-EC, Univ Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
- CHU de Bordeaux, Pole de Santé Publique, Bordeaux, France
| | - Caroline Graff
- Karolinska Institutet, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department NVS, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Stockholm, Sweden
- Unit for Hereditary Dementias, Theme Aging, Karolinska University Hospital-Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Catarina B Ferreira
- Instituto de Medicina Molecular João lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
| | - Caterina Chillotti
- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
| | - Chandra A Reynolds
- Department of Psychology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
| | | | - Christine Van Broeckhoven
- VIB Center for Molecular Neurology, Antwerp, Belgium
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Institute Born-Bunge, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp., Antwerp, Belgium
| | - Christopher Clark
- Insititute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
| | - Claudia Pisanu
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
| | - Claudia L Satizabal
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Department of Population Health Sciences, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
| | - Clive Holmes
- Division of Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
| | - Dolores Buiza-Rueda
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Unidad de Trastornos del Movimiento, Servicio de Neurología y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
| | - Dag Aarsland
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- Centre of Age-Related Medicine, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
| | - Dan Rujescu
- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, University Clinic and Outpatient Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Halle (Saale), Germany
| | - Daniel Alcolea
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Neurology, II B Sant Pau, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Daniela Galimberti
- University of Milan, Dino Ferrari Center, Milan, Italy
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Policlinico, Milan, Italy
| | - David Wallon
- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Inserm U1245, CHU Rouen, Department of Neurology and CNR-MAJ, FHU G4 Génomique, F-76000 Rouen, France
| | - Davide Seripa
- Complex Structure of Geriatrics, Department of Medical Sciences Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy
| | - Edna Grünblatt
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich (PUK), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | | | - Emrah Düzel
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany
- Institute of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research (IKND), Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
| | - Elio Scarpini
- University of Milan, Dino Ferrari Center, Milan, Italy
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Policlinico, Milan, Italy
| | - Elisa Conti
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Milan, Italy
| | - Elisa Rubino
- Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Italy
| | - Ellen Gelpi
- Neurological Tissue Bank of the Biobanc-Hospital Clinic-IDIBAPS, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
- Division of Neuropathology and Neurochemistry, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
| | - Eloy Rodriguez-Rodriguez
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Neurology Service, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (University of Cantabria and IDIVAL), Santander, Spain
| | - Emmanuelle Duron
- APHP, Hôpital Brousse, equipe INSERM 1178, MOODS, Villejuif, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, CESP, Team MOODS, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Paris, France
- APHP, Hôpital Broca, Paris, France
| | - Eric Boerwinkle
- School of Public Health, Human Genetics Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
| | - Evelyn Ferri
- Geriatic Unit, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
| | | | - Fahri Küçükali
- VIB Center for Molecular Neurology, Antwerp, Belgium
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Institute Born-Bunge, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp., Antwerp, Belgium
| | - Florence Pasquier
- Inserm U1172, CHU, DISTAlz, LiCEND, Univ Lille, Lille, France
- CHU CNR-MAJ, Lille, France
| | - Florentino Sanchez-Garcia
- Servicio de Inmunología, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
| | - Francesca Mangialasche
- Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Frank Jessen
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany
- Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
| | | | - Geir Selbæk
- Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Ageing and Health, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - Gemma Ortega
- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
| | - Geneviève Chêne
- Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, UMR 1219, Univ. Bordeaux, ISPED, CIC 1401-EC, Univ Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
- CHU de Bordeaux, Pole de Santé Publique, Bordeaux, France
| | | | - Giacomina Rossi
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
| | - Gianfranco Spalletta
- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
- Beth K. and Stuart C. Yudofsky Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
| | | | - Giulia Grande
- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Giuliano Binetti
- MAC-Memory Clinic, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
- Molecular Markers Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
| | - Goran Papenberg
- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Harald Hampel
- Sorbonne University, GRC n° 21, Alzheimer Precision Medicine (APM), AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
| | - Henri Bailly
- APHP, Hôpital Broca, Paris, France
- EA 4468, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
| | - Henrik Zetterberg
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
- UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, London, UK
| | - Hilkka Soininen
- Institute of Clinical Medicine Neurology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Neurocenter, neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
| | - Ida K Karlsson
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Institute for Gerontology and Aging Research Network-Jönköping (ARN-J), School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
| | - Ignacio Alvarez
- Fundació Docència i Recerca MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
- Memory Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Ildebrando Appollonio
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Milan, Italy
- Neurology Unit, 'San Gerardo' hospital, Monza, Italy
| | - Ina Giegling
- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, University Clinic and Outpatient Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Halle (Saale), Germany
| | - Ingmar Skoog
- Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
| | - Ingvild Saltvedt
- Department of Geriatrics, Clinic of Medicine, St Olavs Hospital, University Hospital of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technhology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
| | - Innocenzo Rainero
- Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Torino, Torino, Italy
| | - Irene Rosas Allende
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Laboratorio de Genética, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
| | - Jakub Hort
- Memory Clinic, Department of Neurology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
| | - Janine Diehl-Schmid
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, School of Medicine Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
| | - Jasper Van Dongen
- VIB Center for Molecular Neurology, Antwerp, Belgium
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Institute Born-Bunge, Antwerp, Belgium
| | - Jean-Sebastien Vidal
- APHP, Hôpital Broca, Paris, France
- EA 4468, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
| | - Jenni Lehtisalo
- Institute of Clinical Medicine Neurology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Population Health Unit, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
| | - Jens Wiltfang
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Goettingen, Germany
- Neurosciences and Signaling Group, Institute of Biomedicine (iBiMED), Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
| | | | - Johannes Kornhuber
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
| | - Jonathan L Haines
- Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Jonathan Vogelgsang
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
- Translational Neuroscience Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA, USA
| | - Juan A Pineda
- Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
| | - Juan Fortea
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Neurology, II B Sant Pau, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Julius Popp
- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Old age Psychiatry, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
| | - Jürgen Deckert
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Center of Mental Health, University Hospital, Wuerzburg, Germany
| | - Katharina Buerger
- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität LMU, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Munich, Germany
| | - Kevin Morgan
- Schools of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
| | - Klaus Fließbach
- Department of Neurodegenerative diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Kristel Sleegers
- VIB Center for Molecular Neurology, Antwerp, Belgium
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Institute Born-Bunge, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp., Antwerp, Belgium
| | - Laura Molina-Porcel
- Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive disorders unit. Service of Neurology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona. Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Neurological Tissue Bank of the Biobanc-Hospital Clinic-IDIBAPS, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Lena Kilander
- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences/Geriatrics, Uppsala, Sweden
| | - Leonie Weinhold
- Institute of Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Lindsay A Farrer
- Departments of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Neurology, Ophthalmology, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics, Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Li-San Wang
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
| | - Luca Kleineidam
- Division of Neurogenetics and Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Neurodegenerative diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Lucia Farotti
- Centre for Memory Disturbances, Lab of Clinical Neurochemistry, Section of Neurology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
| | - Lucilla Parnetti
- Centre for Memory Disturbances, Lab of Clinical Neurochemistry, Section of Neurology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
| | - Lucio Tremolizzo
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Milan, Italy
- Neurology Unit, 'San Gerardo' hospital, Monza, Italy
| | - Lucrezia Hausner
- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Central Institute for Mental Health Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Luisa Benussi
- Molecular Markers Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
| | - Lutz Froelich
- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Central Institute for Mental Health Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - M Arfan Ikram
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
| | - M Candida Deniz-Naranjo
- Servicio de Inmunología, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
| | - Magda Tsolaki
- 1st Department of Neurology Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Maitée Rosende-Roca
- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
| | - Malin Löwenmark
- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences/Geriatrics, Uppsala, Sweden
| | - Marc Hulsman
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Section Genomics of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Aging, Department of Clinical Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | | | - Margaret A Pericak-Vance
- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
| | - Margaret Esiri
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford, UK
| | - María Bernal Sánchez-Arjona
- Unidad de Demencias, Servicio de Neurología y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
| | - Maria Carolina Dalmasso
- Division of Neurogenetics and Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany
| | - María Teresa Martínez-Larrad
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), Madrid, Spain
| | - Marina Arcaro
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Policlinico, Milan, Italy
| | - Markus M Nöthen
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, School of Medicine & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Marta Fernández-Fuertes
- Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
| | - Martin Dichgans
- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität LMU, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Munich, Germany
- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
| | - Martin Ingelsson
- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences/Geriatrics, Uppsala, Sweden
| | - Martin J Herrmann
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Center of Mental Health, University Hospital, Wuerzburg, Germany
| | - Martin Scherer
- Department of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Martin Vyhnalek
- Memory Clinic, Department of Neurology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
| | - Mary H Kosmidis
- Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
| | - Mary Yannakoulia
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
| | - Matthias Schmid
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
| | - Michael Ewers
- Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität LMU, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Munich, Germany
| | - Michael T Heneka
- Department of Neurodegenerative diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
| | - Michael Wagner
- Department of Neurodegenerative diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
| | - Michela Scamosci
- Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
| | - Miia Kivipelto
- Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Neuroepidemiology and Ageing Research Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Stockholms Sjukhem, Research & Development Unit, Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Mikko Hiltunen
- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
| | - Miren Zulaica
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Neurosciences Area, Instituto Biodonostia, San Sebastian, Spain
| | - Montserrat Alegret
- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
| | - Myriam Fornage
- Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
| | - Natalia Roberto
- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Natasja M van Schoor
- Amsterdam UMC-Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Nazib M Seidu
- Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
| | - Nerisa Banaj
- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
| | | | - Nikolaos Scarmeas
- 1st Department of Neurology, Aiginition Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
- Taub Institute for Research in Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Depatment of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
| | - Norbert Scherbaum
- LVR-Hospital Essen, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
| | - Oliver Goldhardt
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, School of Medicine Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
| | - Oliver Hanon
- APHP, Hôpital Broca, Paris, France
- EA 4468, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
| | - Oliver Peters
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy and Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany
| | - Olivia Anna Skrobot
- Bristol Medical School (THS), University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
| | - Olivier Quenez
- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Inserm U1245, CHU Rouen, Department of Genetics and CNR-MAJ, FHU G4 Génomique, F-76000 Rouen, France
| | - Ondrej Lerch
- Memory Clinic, Department of Neurology, 2nd Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
| | - Paola Bossù
- Experimental Neuro-psychobiology Laboratory, Department of Clinical and Behavioral Neurology, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
| | - Paolo Caffarra
- Unit of Neuroscience, DIMEC, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
| | - Paolo Dionigi Rossi
- Geriatic Unit, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
| | - Paraskevi Sakka
- Athens Association of Alzheimer's disease and Related Disorders, Athens, Greece
| | - Patrizia Mecocci
- Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
| | - Per Hoffmann
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, School of Medicine & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
| | - Peter A Holmans
- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinial Neurosciences, MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
| | - Peter Fischer
- Department of Psychiatry, Social Medicine Center East- Donauspital, Vienna, Austria
| | - Peter Riederer
- Center of Mental Health, Clinic and Policlinic of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
| | - Qiong Yang
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinial Neurosciences, MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Translational and Clincial Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Campus for Ageing anf Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Taub Institute on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Neurology Department, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Molecular Markers Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Neurosciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Reference Center for Biological Markers of Dementia (BIODEM), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Institute Born-Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Neurology, VUB University Hospital Brussels (UZ Brussel), Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Internal Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, University Hospital of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, III Laboratory of Analysis, Brescia Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Molecular Markers Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Alzheimer Research Center & Memory Clinic, Andalusian Institute for Neuroscience, Málaga, Spain
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- MRC Prion Unit at UCL, Institute of Prion Diseases, London, UK
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- Geriatic Unit, Fondazione Cà Granda, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- NORMENT, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, School of Medicine & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Neurology/CIEN Foundation/Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, Madrid, Spain
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- Inserm U1172, CHU, DISTAlz, LiCEND, Univ Lille, Lille, France
- CHU CNR-MAJ, Lille, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Center of Mental Health, University Hospital, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Population Health Unit, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, School of Medicine Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi Largo Brambilla, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinial Neurosciences, MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- UKDRI Cardiff, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Inserm U1172, CHU, DISTAlz, LiCEND, Univ Lille, Lille, France
- CHU CNR-MAJ, Lille, France
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- Department of Neurodegenerative diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Bristol Medical School (THS), University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Neurology Service, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (University of Cantabria and IDIVAL), Santander, Spain
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- Fundació Docència i Recerca MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
- Memory Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Unitat de Genètica Molecular, Institut de Biomedicina de València-CSIC, Valencia, Spain
- Unidad Mixta de Neurologia Genètica, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Unitat Trastorns Cognitius, Hospital Universitari Santa Maria de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Biomedica de Lleida (IRBLLeida), Lleida, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
- Neurosciences Area, Instituto Biodonostia, San Sebastian, Spain
- Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine and Nursery, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastián, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Alzheimer Research Center & Memory Clinic, Andalusian Institute for Neuroscience, Málaga, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (UAM-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria 'Hospital la Paz' (IdIPaz), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
- Laboratorio de Genética, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Neurology, II B Sant Pau, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Especialidades Quirúrgicas, Bioquímica e Inmunología. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Unidad de Trastornos del Movimiento, Servicio de Neurología y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- CIEN Foundation/Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, Madrid, Spain
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Section Genomics of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Aging, Department of Clinical Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Medicina Xenómica, Centro Nacional de Genotipado (CEGEN-PRB3-ISCIII), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Fundación Pública Galega de Medicina Xenómica-CIBERER-IDIS, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, Institut Pasteur de Lille, CHU Lille, U1167-Labex DISTALZ-RID-AGE-Risk Factors and Molecular Determinants of Aging-Related Diseases, Lille, France
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinial Neurosciences, MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- UK Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive disorders unit. Service of Neurology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona. Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM), Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Amsterdam UMC-Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Sociology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- NORMENT Centre, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Neurology, II B Sant Pau, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Neurogenetics and Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Neurodegenerative diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, Institut Pasteur de Lille, CHU Lille, U1167-Labex DISTALZ-RID-AGE-Risk Factors and Molecular Determinants of Aging-Related Diseases, Lille, France
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Section Genomics of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Aging, Department of Clinical Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Research Center and Memory clinic Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
- CIBERNED, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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Marini S, Chung J, Han X, Sun X, Parodi L, Farrer LA, Rosand J, Romero JR, Anderson CD. Pleiotropy analysis between lobar intracerebral hemorrhage and CSF β-amyloid highlights new and established associations. Int J Stroke 2023:17474930231155816. [PMID: 36705426 DOI: 10.1177/17474930231155816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Combining biologically related traits in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) increases the power for genetic discovery. Given the established relationship between lobar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), and between the latter and levels of cerebrospinal fluid amyloid-β 42 (CSF-Aβ42), we leveraged genetic predisposition for lower CSF-Aβ42 levels as a proxy phenotype for CAA to identify new genes associated with lobar ICH. METHODS We used publicly available GWAS data for CSF-Aβ42 levels (n = 3146) and for lobar ICH (n = 2094). First, we evaluated the association between lobar ICH risk and CSF-Aβ42 in lobar ICH patients using a polygenic risk score (PRS) for CSF-Aβ42. Next, we conducted multi-trait analysis of GWAS (MTAG) for pleiotropy analysis of lobar ICH and CSF-Aβ42. MTAG results were further tested using Expression Quantitative Trait Locus and Differential Gene Expression Analyses. RESULTS CSF-Aβ42 PRS was associated with lobar ICH risk (p = 0.04). MTAG analysis identified a novel association within CDH9 (rs1007589; minor allele frequency = 0.09; MTAG p = 5.4 × 10-8; lobar ICH odds ratio = 1.4 and p = 2.4 × 10-3; CSF-Aβ42 β = -0.03 and p = 4.5 × 10-6). rs1007589 was significantly associated with the expression levels of CDH9 in temporal and occipital cortices, regions known to preferentially accumulate microhemorrhages in CAA. CONCLUSION Our pleiotropy analysis suggested a variant possibly implicated with lobar ICH driven by amyloid-related mechanisms in CDH9 and associated with differential expression in brain regions characteristically affected by CAA. CDH9 is one subtype of the cadherin superfamily, which regulates intercellular adhesion, is involved in blood-brain barrier integrity, and is elevated in Alzheimer's disease patients. Further analyses are warranted to understand the effects of the variant on the pathogenesis of ICH and its clinical significance.
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- Sandro Marini
- Department of Neurology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- McCance Center for Brain Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.,NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- McCance Center for Brain Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.,NHLBI's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
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- McCance Center for Brain Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Wang Y, Huang J, Ang TFA, Zhu Y, Tao Q, Mez J, Alosco M, Denis GV, Belkina A, Gurnani A, Ross M, Gong B, Han J, Lunetta KL, Stein TD, Au R, Farrer LA, Zhang X, Qiu WQ. Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease. medRxiv 2023:2023.01.16.23284571. [PMID: 36711847 PMCID: PMC9882408 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.16.23284571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Cerebrovascular damage coexists with Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology and increases AD risk. However, it is unclear whether endothelial progenitor cells reduce AD risk via cerebrovascular repair. By using the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) offspring cohort, which includes data on different progenitor cells, the incidence of AD dementia, peripheral and cerebrovascular pathologies, and genetic data (n = 1,566), we found that elevated numbers of circulating endothelial progenitor cells with CD34+CD133+ co-expressions had a dose-dependent association with decreased AD risk (HR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.46-0.96, p = 0.03) after adjusting for age, sex, years of education, and APOE ε4. With stratification, this relationship was only significant among those individuals who had vascular pathologies, especially hypertension (HTN) and cerebral microbleeds (CMB), but not among those individuals who had neither peripheral nor central vascular pathologies. We applied a genome-wide association study (GWAS) and found that the number of CD34+CD133+ cells impacted AD risk depending on the homozygous genotypes of two genes: KIRREL3 rs580382 CC carriers (HR = 0.31, 95% CI: 0.17-0.57, p<0.001), KIRREL3 rs4144611 TT carriers (HR = 0.29, 95% CI: 0.15-0.57, p<0.001), and EXOC6B rs61619102 CC carriers (HR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.31-0.75, p<0.001) after adjusting for confounders. In contrast, the relationship did not exist in their counterpart genotypes, e.g. KIRREL3 TT/CT or GG/GT carriers and EXOC6B GG/GC carriers. Our findings suggest that circulating CD34+CD133+ endothelial progenitor cells can be therapeutic in reducing AD risk in the presence of cerebrovascular pathology, especially in KIRREL3 and EXOC6B genotype carriers.
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Zhang X, Tong T, Chang A, Ang TFA, Tao Q, Auerbach S, Devine S, Qiu WQ, Mez J, Massaro J, Lunetta KL, Au R, Farrer LA. Midlife lipid and glucose levels are associated with Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement 2023; 19:181-193. [PMID: 35319157 PMCID: PMC10078665 DOI: 10.1002/alz.12641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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INTRODUCTION It is unknown whether vascular and metabolic diseases assessed in early adulthood are associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) later in life. METHODS Association of AD with lipid fractions, glucose, blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), and smoking obtained prospectively from 4932 Framingham Heart Study (FHS) participants across nine quadrennial examinations was evaluated using Cox proportional hazard and Kaplan-Meier models. Age-, sex-, and education-adjusted models were tested for each factor measured at each exam and within three adult age groups (early = 35-50, middle = 51-60, and late = 61-70). RESULTS A 15 mg/dL increase in high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol was associated with decreased AD risk during early (15.4%, P = 0.041) and middle (17.9%, P = 0.014) adulthood. A 15 mg/dL increase in glucose measured during middle adulthood was associated with 14.5% increased AD risk (P = 0.00029). These findings remained significant after adjusting for treatment. DISCUSSION Our findings suggest that careful management of cholesterol and glucose beginning in early adulthood can lower AD risk.
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- Xiaoling Zhang
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics)Boston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of BiostatisticsBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics)Boston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Physiology & BiophysicsBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Anatomy & NeurobiologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Framingham Heart StudyBoston University School of MedicineFraminghamMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Experimental TherapeuticsBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of NeurologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Anatomy & NeurobiologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Framingham Heart StudyBoston University School of MedicineFraminghamMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Experimental TherapeuticsBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of PsychiatryBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Framingham Heart StudyBoston University School of MedicineFraminghamMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeurologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of BiostatisticsBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Framingham Heart StudyBoston University School of MedicineFraminghamMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of BiostatisticsBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Anatomy & NeurobiologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Framingham Heart StudyBoston University School of MedicineFraminghamMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeurologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of EpidemiologyBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics)Boston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of BiostatisticsBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Framingham Heart StudyBoston University School of MedicineFraminghamMassachusettsUSA
- Department of NeurologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of EpidemiologyBoston University School of Public HealthBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of OphthalmologyBoston University School of MedicineBostonMassachusettsUSA
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Chung J, Vig V, Sun X, Han X, O’Connor GT, Chen X, DeAngelis MM, Farrer LA, Subramanian ML. Genome-Wide Pleiotropy Study Identifies Association of PDGFB with Age-Related Macular Degeneration and COVID-19 Infection Outcomes. J Clin Med 2022; 12:jcm12010109. [PMID: 36614910 PMCID: PMC9821609 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12010109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has been implicated as a risk factor for severe consequences from COVID-19. We evaluated the genetic architecture shared between AMD and COVID-19 (critical illness, hospitalization, and infections) using analyses of genetic correlations and pleiotropy (i.e., cross-phenotype meta-analysis) of AMD (n = 33,976) and COVID-19 (n ≥ 1,388,342) and subsequent analyses including expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL), differential gene expression, and Mendelian randomization (MR). We observed a significant genetic correlation between AMD and COVID-19 infection (rG = 0.10, p = 0.02) and identified novel genome-wide significant associations near PDGFB (best SNP: rs130651; p = 2.4 × 10-8) in the pleiotropy analysis of the two diseases. The disease-risk allele of rs130651 was significantly associated with increased gene expression levels of PDGFB in multiple tissues (best eQTL p = 1.8 × 10-11 in whole blood) and immune cells (best eQTL p = 7.1 × 10-20 in T-cells). PDGFB expression was observed to be higher in AMD cases than AMD controls {fold change (FC) = 1.02; p = 0.067}, as well as in the peak COVID-19 symptom stage (11-20 days after the symptom onset) compared to early/progressive stage (0-10 days) among COVID-19 patients over age 40 (FC = 2.17; p = 0.03) and age 50 (FC = 2.15; p = 0.04). Our MR analysis found that the liability of AMD risk derived from complement system dysfunction {OR (95% CI); hospitalization = 1.02 (1.01-1.03), infection = 1.02 (1.01-1.03) and increased levels of serum cytokine PDGF-BB {β (95% CI); critical illness = 0.07 (0.02-0.11)} are significantly associated with COVID-19 outcomes. Our study demonstrated that the liability of AMD is associated with an increased risk of COVID-19, and PDGFB may be responsible for the severe COVID-19 outcomes among AMD patients.
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- Jaeyoon Chung
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Pulmonary & Critical Care), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Population Health Sciences and Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo and VA Research Service, Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Correspondence: (L.A.F.); (M.L.S.); Tel.: +1-617-358-3550 (L.A.F.); +1-617-414-2020 (M.L.S.)
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- Department of Medicine (Pulmonary & Critical Care), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Correspondence: (L.A.F.); (M.L.S.); Tel.: +1-617-358-3550 (L.A.F.); +1-617-414-2020 (M.L.S.)
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Huang J, Tao Q, Ang TFA, Farrell J, Zhu C, Wang Y, Stein TD, Lunetta KL, Massaro J, Mez J, Au R, Farrer LA, Qiu WQ, Zhang X. The impact of increasing levels of blood C-reactive protein on the inflammatory loci SPI1 and CD33 in Alzheimer's disease. Transl Psychiatry 2022; 12:523. [PMID: 36550123 PMCID: PMC9780312 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-02281-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Apolipoprotein ε4 (APOE ε4) is the most significant genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). Elevated blood C-reactive protein (CRP) further increases the risk of AD for people carrying the APOE ε4 allele. We hypothesized that CRP, as a key inflammatory element, could modulate the impact of other genetic variants on AD risk. We selected ten single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in reported AD risk loci encoding proteins related to inflammation. We then tested the interaction effects between these SNPs and blood CRP levels on AD incidence using the Cox proportional hazards model in UK Biobank (n = 279,176 white participants with 803 incident AD cases). The five top SNPs were tested for their interaction with different CRP cutoffs for AD incidence in the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) Generation 2 cohort (n = 3009, incident AD = 156). We found that for higher concentrations of serum CRP, the AD risk increased for SNP genotypes in 3 AD-associated genes (SPI1, CD33, and CLU). Using the Cox model in stratified genotype analysis, the hazard ratios (HRs) for the association between a higher CRP level (≥10 vs. <10 mg/L) and the risk of incident AD were 1.94 (95% CI: 1.33-2.84, p < 0.001) for the SPI1 rs1057233-AA genotype, 1.75 (95% CI: 1.20-2.55, p = 0.004) for the CD33 rs3865444-CC genotype, and 1.76 (95% CI: 1.25-2.48, p = 0.001) for the CLU rs9331896-C genotype. In contrast, these associations were not observed in the other genotypes of these genes. Finally, two SNPs were validated in 321 Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging (ADNI) Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) patients. We observed that the SPI1 and CD33 genotype effects were enhanced by elevated CRP levels for the risk of MCI to AD conversion. Furthermore, the SPI1 genotype was associated with CSF AD biomarkers, including t-Tau and p-Tau, in the ADNI cohort when the blood CRP level was increased (p < 0.01). Our findings suggest that elevated blood CRP, as a peripheral inflammatory biomarker, is an important moderator of the genetic effects of SPI1 and CD33 in addition to APOE ε4 on AD risk. Monitoring peripheral CRP levels may be helpful for precise intervention and prevention of AD for these genotype carriers.
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- Jinghan Huang
- Departments of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
- VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
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- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
- Departments of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
- Departments of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA
- Departments of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Departments of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
- Departments of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Departments of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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Tejeda M, Farrell J, Zhu C, Wetzler L, Lunetta KL, Bush WS, Martin ER, Wang L, Schellenberg GD, Pericak‐Vance MA, Haines JL, Farrer LA, Sherva R. Multiple Viruses Detected in Human DNA are Associated with Alzheimer Disease Risk. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.065753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
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Contreras AG, Walters S, Mukherjee S, Lee ML, Choi S, Scollard P, Trittschuh EH, Mez JB, Bush WS, Engelman CD, Lu Q, Fardo DW, Widaman KF, Buckley RF, Mormino EC, Kunkle BW, Naj AC, Clark LR, Gifford KA, Cuccaro ML, Cruchaga C, Pericak‐Vance MA, Farrer LA, Wang L, Schellenberg GD, Haines JL, Jefferson AL, Johnson SC, Kukull WA, Albert MS, Keene CD, Saykin AJ, Larson EB, Sperling RA, Mayeux R, Thompson PM, Martin ER, Bennett DA, Barnes LL, Schneider JA, Crane PK, Hohman TJ, Dumitrescu L. Sex differences in
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effects on cognition are domain‐specific. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.068262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Alex G Contreras
- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville IN USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Cleveland OH USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
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- University of Kentucky / Sanders‐Brown Center on Aging Lexington KY USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology/Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Philadelphia PA USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute, University of Wisconsin‐Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Biomedical Genetics Boston MA USA
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- University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Path & Lab Med, Stellar Chance Philadelphia PA USA
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology Cleveland OH USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Madison WI USA
- University of Wisconsin‐Madison Madison WI USA
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- University of Washington Seattle WA USA
- National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center, University of Washington Seattle WA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Los Angeles CA USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center and Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
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- University of Washington Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle WA USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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Kurup JT, Kunkle BW, Hamilton‐Nelson KL, Jean‐Francois M, Schmidt MA, Martin ER, Wang L, Beecham GW, Farrer LA, Haines JL, Byrd GS, Schellenberg GD, Mayeux R, Pericak‐Vance MA, Reitz C. Meta‐analysis employing the African Genome Resources panel identifies novel Alzheimer disease risk loci in African Americans. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.063856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Jiji Thulaseedhara Kurup
- Columbia University, The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center and Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology New York NY USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Cleveland OH USA
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- Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston‐Salem NC USA
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- The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and The Aging Brain, Columbia University New York NY USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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Holstege H, Hulsman M, Charbonnier C, Grenier-Boley B, Quenez O, Grozeva D, van Rooij JGJ, Sims R, Ahmad S, Amin N, Norsworthy PJ, Dols-Icardo O, Hummerich H, Kawalia A, Amouyel P, Beecham GW, Berr C, Bis JC, Boland A, Bossù P, Bouwman F, Bras J, Campion D, Cochran JN, Daniele A, Dartigues JF, Debette S, Deleuze JF, Denning N, DeStefano AL, Farrer LA, Fernández MV, Fox NC, Galimberti D, Genin E, Gille JJP, Le Guen Y, Guerreiro R, Haines JL, Holmes C, Ikram MA, Ikram MK, Jansen IE, Kraaij R, Lathrop M, Lemstra AW, Lleó A, Luckcuck L, Mannens MMAM, Marshall R, Martin ER, Masullo C, Mayeux R, Mecocci P, Meggy A, Mol MO, Morgan K, Myers RM, Nacmias B, Naj AC, Napolioni V, Pasquier F, Pastor P, Pericak-Vance MA, Raybould R, Redon R, Reinders MJT, Richard AC, Riedel-Heller SG, Rivadeneira F, Rousseau S, Ryan NS, Saad S, Sanchez-Juan P, Schellenberg GD, Scheltens P, Schott JM, Seripa D, Seshadri S, Sie D, Sistermans EA, Sorbi S, van Spaendonk R, Spalletta G, Tesi N, Tijms B, Uitterlinden AG, van der Lee SJ, Visser PJ, Wagner M, Wallon D, Wang LS, Zarea A, Clarimon J, van Swieten JC, Greicius MD, Yokoyama JS, Cruchaga C, Hardy J, Ramirez A, Mead S, van der Flier WM, van Duijn CM, Williams J, Nicolas G, Bellenguez C, Lambert JC. Exome sequencing identifies rare damaging variants in ATP8B4 and ABCA1 as risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. Nat Genet 2022; 54:1786-1794. [PMID: 36411364 PMCID: PMC9729101 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01208-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia, has an estimated heritability of approximately 70%1. The genetic component of AD has been mainly assessed using genome-wide association studies, which do not capture the risk contributed by rare variants2. Here, we compared the gene-based burden of rare damaging variants in exome sequencing data from 32,558 individuals-16,036 AD cases and 16,522 controls. Next to variants in TREM2, SORL1 and ABCA7, we observed a significant association of rare, predicted damaging variants in ATP8B4 and ABCA1 with AD risk, and a suggestive signal in ADAM10. Additionally, the rare-variant burden in RIN3, CLU, ZCWPW1 and ACE highlighted these genes as potential drivers of respective AD-genome-wide association study loci. Variants associated with the strongest effect on AD risk, in particular loss-of-function variants, are enriched in early-onset AD cases. Our results provide additional evidence for a major role for amyloid-β precursor protein processing, amyloid-β aggregation, lipid metabolism and microglial function in AD.
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- Henne Holstege
- Genomics of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Aging, Human Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- Delft Bioinformatics Lab, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands.
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- Genomics of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Aging, Human Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- Delft Bioinformatics Lab, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands.
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- Université Rouen Normandie, INSERM U1245 and CHU Rouen, Department of Genetics and CNRMAJ, Rouen, France
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- Université Lille, INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1167-RID-AGE facteurs de risque et déterminants moléculaires des maladies liées au vieillissement, Lille, France
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- Université Rouen Normandie, INSERM U1245 and CHU Rouen, Department of Genetics and CNRMAJ, Rouen, France
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics,, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics,, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Nuffield Department of Population Health Oxford University, Oxford, UK
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- Medical Research Council Prion Unit at University College London, University College London Institute of Prion Diseases, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, II B Sant Pau, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Research Council Prion Unit at University College London, University College London Institute of Prion Diseases, London, UK
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- Division of Neurogenetics and Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Université Lille, INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1167-RID-AGE facteurs de risque et déterminants moléculaires des maladies liées au vieillissement, Lille, France
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- The John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Université Montpellier, INSERM, Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Centre National de Recherche en Génomique Humaine Evry, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Experimental Neuro-psychobiology Laboratory, Department of Clinical and Behavioral Neurology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
- Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Université Rouen Normandie, INSERM U1245 and CHU Rouen, Department of Genetics and CNRMAJ, Rouen, France
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- Department of Neuroscience, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy
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- Université Bordeaux, INSERM, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Bordeaux, France
- Department of Neurology, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Centre National de Recherche en Génomique Humaine Evry, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- UKDRI Cardiff, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neurogenomics and Informatics Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
- Psychiatry Department, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
- Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Dementia Research Centre, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ca' Granda, Ospedale Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Université Brest, INSERM, Etablissement Français du Sang, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Brest, Unité Mixte de Recherche 1078, GGB, Brest, France
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- Genome Diagnostics, Department of Human Genetics, VU University, AmsterdamUMC (location VUmc), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
- Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Clinical and Experimental Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, II B Sant Pau, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics,, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Medical Research Council Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics,, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- The John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
| | - Richard Mayeux
- Taub Institute on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
| | - Patrizia Mecocci
- Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- UKDRI Cardiff, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
| | - Kevin Morgan
- Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
| | - Richard M Myers
- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, USA
| | - Benedetta Nacmias
- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy
| | - Adam C Naj
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Genomic and Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Université Lille, INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Lille, UMR1172, Resources and Research Memory Center (MRRC) of Distalz, Licend, Lille, France
| | - Pau Pastor
- Fundació Docència i Recerca MútuaTerrassa and Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, University Hospital MútuaTerrassa, Barcelona, Spain
- Memory Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Margaret A Pericak-Vance
- The John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- UKDRI Cardiff, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
| | - Richard Redon
- Université de Nantes, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, INSERM, l'institut du Thorax, Nantes, France
| | - Marcel J T Reinders
- Delft Bioinformatics Lab, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Université Rouen Normandie, INSERM U1245 and CHU Rouen, Department of Genetics and CNRMAJ, Rouen, France
| | - Steffi G Riedel-Heller
- Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - Fernando Rivadeneira
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
| | - Stéphane Rousseau
- Université Rouen Normandie, INSERM U1245 and CHU Rouen, Department of Genetics and CNRMAJ, Rouen, France
| | - Natalie S Ryan
- Dementia Research Centre, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
| | - Salha Saad
- Medical Research Council Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics,, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
| | - Pascual Sanchez-Juan
- Biomedical Research Networking Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Neurology Service, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (University of Cantabria and IDIVAL), Santander, Spain
| | - Gerard D Schellenberg
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
| | - Philip Scheltens
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
| | - Jonathan M Schott
- Dementia Research Centre, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
| | - Davide Seripa
- Laboratory for Advanced Hematological Diagnostics, Department of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Lecce, Italy
| | - Sudha Seshadri
- Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Antonio, TX, USA
| | - Daoud Sie
- Genome Diagnostics, Department of Human Genetics, VU University, AmsterdamUMC (location VUmc), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
| | - Erik A Sistermans
- Genome Diagnostics, Department of Human Genetics, VU University, AmsterdamUMC (location VUmc), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
| | - Sandro Sorbi
- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy
| | - Resie van Spaendonk
- Genome Diagnostics, Department of Human Genetics, VU University, AmsterdamUMC (location VUmc), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
| | - Gianfranco Spalletta
- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Clinical and Behavioral Neurology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
| | - Niccolo' Tesi
- Genomics of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Aging, Human Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Delft Bioinformatics Lab, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
| | - Betty Tijms
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
| | - André G Uitterlinden
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
| | - Sven J van der Lee
- Genomics of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Aging, Human Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Delft Bioinformatics Lab, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
| | - Pieter Jelle Visser
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
| | - Michael Wagner
- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Hospital Bonn, Medical Faculty, Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
| | - David Wallon
- Université Rouen Normandie, INSERM U1245 and CHU Rouen, Department of Neurology and CNRMAJ, Rouen, France
| | - Li-San Wang
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
| | - Aline Zarea
- Université Rouen Normandie, INSERM U1245 and CHU Rouen, Department of Neurology and CNRMAJ, Rouen, France
| | - Jordi Clarimon
- Department of Neurology, II B Sant Pau, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Networking Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases, National Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
| | - John C van Swieten
- Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
| | - Michael D Greicius
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
| | - Jennifer S Yokoyama
- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Carlos Cruchaga
- Neurogenomics and Informatics Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
- Psychiatry Department, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
- Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
| | - John Hardy
- Reta Lila Weston Research Laboratories, Department of Molecular Neuroscience, University College London Institute of Neurology, London, UK
| | - Alfredo Ramirez
- Division of Neurogenetics and Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, University Hospital Bonn, Medical Faculty, Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
| | - Simon Mead
- Medical Research Council Prion Unit at University College London, University College London Institute of Prion Diseases, London, UK
| | - Wiesje M van der Flier
- Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
| | - Cornelia M van Duijn
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Nuffield Department of Population Health Oxford University, Oxford, UK
| | - Julie Williams
- Medical Research Council Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics,, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
| | - Gaël Nicolas
- Université Rouen Normandie, INSERM U1245 and CHU Rouen, Department of Genetics and CNRMAJ, Rouen, France.
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- Université Lille, INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1167-RID-AGE facteurs de risque et déterminants moléculaires des maladies liées au vieillissement, Lille, France
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- Université Lille, INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1167-RID-AGE facteurs de risque et déterminants moléculaires des maladies liées au vieillissement, Lille, France.
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Eissman JM, Smith AN, Mukherjee S, Lee ML, Choi S, Scollard P, Trittschuh EH, Mez JB, Bush WS, Engelman CD, Lu Q, Fardo DW, Widaman KF, Buckley RF, Mormino EC, Kunkle BW, Naj AC, Clark LR, Gifford KA, Cuccaro ML, Cruchaga C, Pericak‐Vance MA, Farrer LA, Wang L, Schellenberg GD, Haines JL, Jefferson AL, Johnson SC, Kukull WA, Albert MS, Keene CD, Saykin AJ, Larson EB, Sperling RA, Mayeux R, Thompson PM, Martin ER, Bennett DA, Barnes LL, Schneider JA, Crane PK, Hohman TJ, Dumitrescu L. Sex‐specific genetic predictors of memory, executive function, and language performance. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.067842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jaclyn M. Eissman
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
| | - Alexandra N. Smith
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
| | - William S. Bush
- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
| | | | - Qiongshi Lu
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
| | - David W. Fardo
- College of Public Health, University of Kentucky Lexington KY USA
- Sanders‐Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky Lexington KY USA
| | | | - Rachel F. Buckley
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne Melbourne VIC Australia
- Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
| | | | - Brian W. Kunkle
- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
| | - Adam C. Naj
- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA
| | - Lindsay R. Clark
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
| | - Katherine A. Gifford
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
| | - Michael L. Cuccaro
- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
| | | | - Margaret A. Pericak‐Vance
- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
| | - Lindsay A. Farrer
- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
| | - Li‐San Wang
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA
| | - Gerard D. Schellenberg
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA
| | - Jonathan L. Haines
- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
| | - Angela L. Jefferson
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
| | | | | | - Marilyn S. Albert
- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA
| | | | - Andrew J. Saykin
- Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USA
- Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USA
| | - Eric B Larson
- University of Washington Seattle WA USA
- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute Seattle WA USA
| | - Reisa A. Sperling
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
- Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
| | - Richard Mayeux
- Columbia University New York NY USA
- The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and The Aging Brain, Columbia University New York NY USA
- The Institute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center and The New York Presbyterian Hospital New York NY USA
| | - Paul M Thompson
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Los Angeles CA USA
| | - Eden R Martin
- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
| | - David A Bennett
- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
| | - Lisa L. Barnes
- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
| | - Julie A Schneider
- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
| | | | - Timothy J. Hohman
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
| | - Logan Dumitrescu
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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Phillips J, Dumitrescu L, Archer DB, Smith AN, Mukherjee S, Lee ML, Choi S, Scollard P, Trittschuh EH, Mez JB, Mahoney ER, Bush WS, Engelman CD, Lu Q, Fardo DW, Widaman KF, Buckley RF, Mormino EC, Harrison TM, Sanders E, Clark LR, Gifford KA, Vardarajan BN, Cuccaro ML, Pericak‐Vance MA, Farrer LA, Wang L, Schellenberg GD, Haines JL, Jefferson AL, Johnson SC, Kukull WA, Albert MS, Keene CD, Saykin AJ, Larson EB, Sperling RA, Mayeux R, Goate A, Neuner S, Renton AE, Marcora E, Fulton‐Howard B, Patel T, Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Crane PK, Hohman TJ. Longitudinal GWAS Identifies Novel Genetic Variants and Complex Traits Associated with Resilience to Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.067816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jared Phillips
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
| | - Logan Dumitrescu
- Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
| | - Derek B Archer
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
| | - Alexandra N. Smith
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
| | | | | | | | | | - Emily H. Trittschuh
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle WA USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle WA USA
| | - Jesse B. Mez
- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
| | - Emily R. Mahoney
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
| | - William S. Bush
- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
| | - Corinne D Engelman
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
| | - Qiongshi Lu
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
| | - David W. Fardo
- College of Public Health, University of Kentucky Lexington KY USA
- Sanders‐Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky Lexington KY USA
| | | | - Rachel F. Buckley
- Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne Melbourne VIC Australia
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
| | - Elizabeth C. Mormino
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University Stanford CA USA
| | | | | | - Lindsay R. Clark
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison WI USA
| | - Katherine A. Gifford
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
| | - Badri N. Vardarajan
- Department of Neurology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital New York NY USA
- The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and The Aging Brain, Columbia University New York NY USA
- The Institute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center and The New York Presbyterian Hospital New York NY USA
- Department of Neurology, Columbia University New York NY USA
| | - Michael L. Cuccaro
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
| | - Margaret A. Pericak‐Vance
- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
| | - Lindsay A. Farrer
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
| | - Li‐San Wang
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA
| | - Gerard D. Schellenberg
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
| | - Jonathan L. Haines
- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
| | - Angela L. Jefferson
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, John’s Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington Seattle WA USA
| | - Andrew J. Saykin
- Department of Radiology and Imaging Services, Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USA
| | - Eric B Larson
- University of Washington Seattle WA USA
- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute Seattle WA USA
| | - Reisa A. Sperling
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
| | - Richard Mayeux
- The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and The Aging Brain, Columbia University New York NY USA
- The Institute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center and The New York Presbyterian Hospital New York NY USA
- Columbia University, Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Epidemiology, Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons New York NY USA
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- Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
| | - Sarah Neuner
- Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
| | - Alan E. Renton
- Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
| | - Edoardo Marcora
- Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
| | - Brian Fulton‐Howard
- Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
| | - Tulsi Patel
- Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
| | - David A Bennett
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
| | - Julie A Schneider
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA
| | | | - Timothy J. Hohman
- Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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Li D, Farrell J, Mez JB, Martin ER, Bush WS, Mayeux R, Haines JL, Pericak‐Vance MA, Wang L, Schellenberg GD, Lunetta KL, Farrer LA. Novel Loci for Alzheimer Disease Identified by Genome Wide Association Study in Ashkenazi Jews. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.062075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Donghe Li
- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
| | - Jesse B. Mez
- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
| | - Eden R. Martin
- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
| | - William S. Bush
- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
| | - Richard Mayeux
- The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and The Aging Brain, Columbia University New York NY USA
| | - Jonathan L. Haines
- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Cleveland OH USA
| | - Margaret A. Pericak‐Vance
- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
| | - Li‐San Wang
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
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Panitch R, Au R, Stein TD, Farrer LA, Jun GR. Differentially methylated CpG sites between
APOE
ε4 carriers and non‐carriers in blood and brain from Alzheimer disease cases and controls. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.063743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- The Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine; Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Boston MA USA
- VA Boston Healthcare System Boston MA USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
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Naj AC, Reitz C, Rajabli F, Jun GR, Benchek P, Tosto G, Sha J, Zhu C, Kushch NA, Lee W, Haut J, Hamilton‐Nelson KL, Wheeler NR, Zhao Y, Farrell J, Chung J, Grunin M, Leung YY, Li D, da Fonseca EL, Mez JB, Palmer EL, Pillai JA, Sherva R, Song YE, Zhang X, Iqbal T, Pathak O, Valladares O, Kuzma AB, Kunkle BW, Bush WS, Wang L, Farrer LA, Haines JL, Mayeux R, Pericak‐Vance MA, Schellenberg GD. Multi‐Ancestry Genome‐wide Association Analysis of Late‐Onset Alzheimer’s Disease (LOAD) in 60,941 Individuals Identifies a Novel Cross‐Ancestry Association in
LRRC4C. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.065822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Adam C. Naj
- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA
- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA
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- Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Taub Institute for Research on the Aging Brain, Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Epidemiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University New York NY USA
- The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and The Aging Brain, Columbia University New York NY USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
| | - Gyungah R Jun
- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
| | - Penelope Benchek
- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University New York NY USA
- G.H. Sergievsky Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University New York NY USA
| | - Jin Sha
- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA
| | - Congcong Zhu
- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
| | - Nicholas A. Kushch
- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
- Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
- Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Boston MA USA
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute Cleveland OH USA
- Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health Cleveland OH USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System Boston MA USA
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
- Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
- Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA
- Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- Department of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
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- Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
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- Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University New York NY USA
- G.H. Sergievsky Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University New York NY USA
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- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami FL USA
- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami FL USA
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- Penn Neurodegeneration Genomics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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O'Neill NK, Hu J, Stein TD, Zhang X, Farrer LA. Bulk brain tissue cell type deconvolution with bias correction for single‐nuclei RNA‐seq. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.065942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Nicholas K O'Neill
- Boston University Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Boston University Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Boston University Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
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- Boston University Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
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Sherva R, Zhang R, Farrer LA, Sahelijo N, Jun GR, Anglin T, Chanfreau C, Cho K, Fonda J, Gaziano JM, Harrington K, Ho Y, Kremen WS, Litkowski EM, Lynch J, Neale Z, Roussos P, Marra DE, Mez JB, Miller M, Salat DH, Tsuang DW, Wolf E, Zeng Q, Panizzon MS, Merritt V, Hauger RL, Logue MW. A Million Veteran Program GWAS of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in African Americans Identifies Multiple Genome‐Wide Significant Dementia Risk Loci. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.063860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Richard Sherva
- National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System Boston MA USA
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- National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System Boston MA USA
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- VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI) Salt Lake City UT USA
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- VA Boston Healthcare System Boston MA USA
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- VA Boston Healthcare System Boston MA USA
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- University of California, San Diego La Jolla CA USA
- VA San Diego Healthcare System San Diego CA USA
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- VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI) Salt Lake City UT USA
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- VA Boston Healthcare System Boston MA USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System Boston MA USA
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- Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center, VA Boston Healthcare System Boston MA USA
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- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle WA USA
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- National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System Boston MA USA
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- VA Washington DC Healthcare System Washington DC USA
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- Center for Excellence for Stress and Mental Health (CESAMH), VA San Diego Healthcare System San Diego CA USA
- Center for Behavior Genetics of Aging, School of Medicine, University of California La Jolla CA USA
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- National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System Boston MA USA
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Olayinka OA, Hu J, O'Neill NK, Wong M, Rickner H, Simkin I, Stein TD, Wolozin B, Zhang X, Farrer LA. Bulk and single cell transcriptomic analysis of different dementia types in human hippocampus. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.067753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Boston MA USA
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- Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain MA USA
- VA Boston Healthcare System Boston MA USA
- Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Bedford MA USA
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- Boston University Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
- Boston University Bioinformatics Program Boston MA USA
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- Boston University Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
- Boston University Bioinformatics Program Boston MA USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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Kang M, Mez JB, Ang TFA, Devine SA, Mukherjee S, Trittschuh EH, Saykin AJ, Crane PK, Au R, Lunetta KL, Farrer LA. A Genome‐Wide Search for Pleiotropy in Cognitive Domain Scores. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.066834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Moonil Kang
- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle WA USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle WA USA
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle WA USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Services, Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USA
- Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USA
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis IN USA
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle WA USA
- University of Washington Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle WA USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
- Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Biomedical Genetics Boston MA USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA USA
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