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<p>GWAS of Alzheimer’s disease have been predominantly based on European ancestry cohorts with clinically diagnosed patients. Increasing the ancestral diversity of GWAS and focusing on imaging brain biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease may lead to the identification of new genetic loci. Here, we perform a GWAS on cerebral β-amyloid deposition measured by PET imaging in 3,885 East Asians and a cross-ancestry GWAS meta-analysis with data from 11,816 European participants. Our GWAS analysis replicates known loci (<i>APOE4</i>, <i>CR1</i>, and <i>FERMT2</i>) and identifies a novel locus near <i>SORL1</i> that is significantly associated with β-amyloid deposition. Single-nucleus expression analysis shows that <i>SORL1</i> is differentially expressed according to β-amyloid positivity in microglia. Our joint association analysis using the <i>SORL1</i> lead variant (rs76490923) and the <i>APOE4</i> allele demonstrates that the risk of β-amyloid deposition is reduced by up to 43.5% in <i>APOE4</i> non-carriers and up to 55.6% in <i>APOE4</i> carriers, according to the allelic dosage of the rs76490923 T allele. Our findings suggest that <i>SORL1</i> may play an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease, particularly in relation to β-amyloid deposition.</p>

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Cross-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies implications of SORL1 in cerebral beta-amyloid deposition

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    2025年4月2日

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  • Jun Pyo Kim,
  • Sang-Hyuk Jung,
  • Beomjin Jang,
  • Minyoung Cho,
  • Minku Song,
  • Jaeyoung Kim,
  • Beomsu Kim,
  • Hyunwoo Lee,
  • Daeun Shin,
  • Eun Hye Lee,
  • Hyemin Jang,
  • Bo-Hyun Kim,
  • Hongki Ham,
  • Dokyoon Kim,
  • Towfique Raj,
  • Carlos Cruchaga,
  • Hee Jin Kim,
  • Duk L. Na,
  • Sang Won Seo,
  • Hong-Hee Won

摘要

GWAS of Alzheimer’s disease have been predominantly based on European ancestry cohorts with clinically diagnosed patients. Increasing the ancestral diversity of GWAS and focusing on imaging brain biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease may lead to the identification of new genetic loci. Here, we perform a GWAS on cerebral β-amyloid deposition measured by PET imaging in 3,885 East Asians and a cross-ancestry GWAS meta-analysis with data from 11,816 European participants. Our GWAS analysis replicates known loci (APOE4, CR1, and FERMT2) and identifies a novel locus near SORL1 that is significantly associated with β-amyloid deposition. Single-nucleus expression analysis shows that SORL1 is differentially expressed according to β-amyloid positivity in microglia. Our joint association analysis using the SORL1 lead variant (rs76490923) and the APOE4 allele demonstrates that the risk of β-amyloid deposition is reduced by up to 43.5% in APOE4 non-carriers and up to 55.6% in APOE4 carriers, according to the allelic dosage of the rs76490923 T allele. Our findings suggest that SORL1 may play an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease, particularly in relation to β-amyloid deposition.