Transethnic genome-wide scan identifies novel Alzheimer's disease loci.
Alzheimers Dement
; 13(7): 727-738, 2017 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Genetic loci for Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been identified in whites of European ancestry, but the genetic architecture of AD among other populations is less understood.METHODS:
We conducted a transethnic genome-wide association study (GWAS) for late-onset AD in Stage 1 sample including whites of European Ancestry, African-Americans, Japanese, and Israeli-Arabs assembled by the Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Consortium. Suggestive results from Stage 1 from novel loci were followed up using summarized results in the International Genomics Alzheimer's Project GWAS dataset.RESULTS:
Genome-wide significant (GWS) associations in single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based tests (P < 5 × 10-8) were identified for SNPs in PFDN1/HBEGF, USP6NL/ECHDC3, and BZRAP1-AS1 and for the interaction of the (apolipoprotein E) APOE ε4 allele with NFIC SNP. We also obtained GWS evidence (P < 2.7 × 10-6) for gene-based association in the total sample with a novel locus, TPBG (P = 1.8 × 10-6).DISCUSSION:
Our findings highlight the value of transethnic studies for identifying novel AD susceptibility loci.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple
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Estudio de Asociación del Genoma Completo
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Enfermedad de Alzheimer
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Alzheimers Dement
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos