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Genome-wide pleiotropy between Parkinson disease and autoimmune diseases

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Witoelar, Aree, Jansen, Iris E., Wang, Yunpeng, Desikan, Rahul S., Gibbs, J. Raphael, Blauwendraat, Cornelis, Thompson, Wesley K., Hernandez, Dena G. +20 more·2017·JAMA Neurology

Abstract

Importance: Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and pathway analyses supported long-standing observations of an association between immune-mediated diseases and Parkinson disease (PD). The post-GWAS era provides an opportunity for cross-phenotype analyses between different complex phenotypes. Objectives: To test the hypothesis that there are common genetic risk variants conveying risk of both PD and autoimmune diseases (ie, pleiotropy) and to identify new shared genetic variants and their pathways by applying a novel statistical framework in a genome-wide approach. Design, Setting, and Participants: Using the conjunction false discovery rate method, this study analyzed GWAS data from a selection of archetypal autoimmune diseases among 138 511 individuals of European ancestry and systemically investigated pleiotropy between PD and type 1 diabetes, Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, celiac disease, psoriasis, and multiple sclerosis. NeuroX data (6927 PD cases and 6108 controls) were used for replication. The study investigated the biological correlation between the top loci through protein-protein interaction and changes in the gene expression and methylation levels. The dates of the analysis were June 10, 2015, to March 4, 2017. Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary outcome was a list of novel loci and their pathways involved in PD and autoimmune diseases. Results: Genome-wide conjunctional analysis identified 17 novel loci at false discovery rate less than 0.05 with overlap between PD and autoimmune diseases, including known PD loci adjacent to GAK, HLA-DRB5, LRRK2, and MAPT for rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease. Replication confirmed the involvement of HLA, LRRK2, MAPT, TRIM10, and SETD1A in PD. Among the novel genes discovered, WNT3, KANSL1, CRHR1, BOLA2, and GUCY1A3 are within a protein-protein interaction network with known PD genes. A subset of novel loci was significantly associated with changes in methylation or expression levels of adjacent genes. Conclusions and Relevance: The study findings provide novel mechanistic insights into PD and autoimmune diseases and identify a common genetic pathway between these phenotypes. The results may have implications for future therapeutic trials involving anti-inflammatory agents.

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Witoelar, A., Jansen, I. E., Wang, Y., Desikan, R. S., Gibbs, J. R., Blauwendraat, C., Thompson, W. K., Hernandez, D. G., Djurovic, S., Schork, A. J., Bettella, F., Ellinghaus, D., Franke, A., Lie, B. A., McEvoy, L. K., Karlsen, T. H., Lesage, S., Morris, H. R., Brice, A., Wood, N. W., Heutink, P., Hardy, J., Singleton, A. B., Dale, A. M., Gasser, T., Andreassen, O. A., Sharma, M., & for the International Parkinson’s Disease Genomics Consortium (IPDGC), N. A. B. E. C. (.
Affiliations
  • Oslo University Hospital (NO)
  • German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DE)
  • University of Oslo (NO)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (DE)
  • Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (GB)
  • UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology (GB)
  • University College London (GB)
  • Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (DE)
Corresponding author
Sharma, Manu
Venue
JAMA Neurology
Published
2017-07-01
Volume
74
Issue
7
Pages
780
ISSN
2168-6149 (ISSN-L)
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W2622719965
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352
References
84
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Funders
  • Biogen
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • University of Rochester
  • Wellcome Trust
  • Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
  • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
  • Université de Lille
  • Parkinson's UK (G-0907, J-0901, J-1402, K-1501)
  • Imperial College London
  • University College London
  • University of Oxford
  • Newcastle University
  • Cardiff University
  • University of Aberdeen
  • Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
  • Universiteit Leiden
  • Universiteit van Amsterdam
  • Radboud Universiteit
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
  • Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
  • Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen
  • Université Pierre et Marie Curie
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Genentech
  • Medical Research Council
  • Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
  • Helmholtz Zentrum München
  • National Human Genome Research Institute
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM104400)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  • NIH Clinical Center
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
Keywords
Parkinson's disease, autoimmune disease, pleiotropy, type 1 diabetes, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, celiac disease, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, LRRK2, HLA, MAPT, SETD1A, protein-protein interaction network, DNA methylation, gene expression, anti-inflammatory therapy
MeSH terms
Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Autoimmune Diseases, Celiac Disease, Colitis, Ulcerative, Crohn Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Humans, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson Disease, Psoriasis, Risk Factors, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genome-Wide Association Study, Genetic Loci, Genetic Pleiotropy

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