An APOE-independent cis-eSNP on chromosome 19q13.32 influences tau levels and late-onset Alzheimer's disease risk

Rao, Shuquan, Ghani, Mahdi, Guo, Zhiyun, Deming, Yuetiva, Wang, Kesheng, Sims, Rebecca ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3885-1199, Mao, Canquan, Yao, Yao, Cruchaga, Carlos, Stephan, Dietrich A. and Rogaeva, Ekaterina 2018. An APOE-independent cis-eSNP on chromosome 19q13.32 influences tau levels and late-onset Alzheimer's disease risk. Neurobiology of Aging 66 , p. 178. 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.12.027

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Abstract

Although multiple susceptibility loci for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) have been identified, a large portion of the genetic risk for this disease remains unexplained. LOAD risk may be associated with single-nucleotide polymorphisms responsible for changes in gene expression (eSNPs). To detect eSNPs associated with LOAD, we integrated data from LOAD genome-wide association studies and expression quantitative trait loci using Sherlock (a Bayesian statistical method). We identified a cis-regulatory eSNP (rs2927438) located on chromosome 19q13.32, for which subsequent analyses confirmed the association with both LOAD risk and the expression level of several nearby genes. Importantly, rs2927438 may represent an APOE-independent LOAD eSNP according to the weak linkage disequilibrium of rs2927438 with the 2 polymorphisms (rs7412 and rs429358) defining the APOE-ε2, -ε3, and -ε4 alleles. Furthermore, rs2927438 does not influence chromatin interaction events at the APOE locus or cis-regulation of APOE expression. Further exploratory analysis revealed that rs2927438 is significantly associated with tau levels in the cerebrospinal fluid. Our findings suggest that rs2927438 may confer APOE-independent risk for LOAD.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0197-4580
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	12 March 2018
Date of Acceptance:	27 December 2017
Last Modified:	20 Nov 2024 15:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/109822

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