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Convergent genetic and expression data implicate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

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International Genomics of Alzheimer's Disease Consortium (IGAP), Jones, Lesley, Lambert, Jean‐Charles, Wang, Li‐San, Choi, Seung‐Hoan, Harold, Denise, Vedernikov, Alexey, Escott‐Price, Valentina +180 more·2015·Alzheimer's & Dementia

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is heritable with 20 genes showing genome-wide association in the International Genomics of Alzheimer's Project (IGAP). To identify the biology underlying the disease, we extended these genetic data in a pathway analysis. METHODS: The ALIGATOR and GSEA algorithms were used in the IGAP data to identify associated functional pathways and correlated gene expression networks in human brain. RESULTS: ALIGATOR identified an excess of curated biological pathways showing enrichment of association. Enriched areas of biology included the immune response (P = 3.27 × 10(-12) after multiple testing correction for pathways), regulation of endocytosis (P = 1.31 × 10(-11)), cholesterol transport (P = 2.96 × 10(-9)), and proteasome-ubiquitin activity (P = 1.34 × 10(-6)). Correlated gene expression analysis identified four significant network modules, all related to the immune response (corrected P = .002-.05). CONCLUSIONS: The immune response, regulation of endocytosis, cholesterol transport, and protein ubiquitination represent prime targets for AD therapeutics.

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  • Several known AD susceptibility genes associated with late-onset AD have been linked to alterations in peripheral immune cell function rather than microglial activation.

    “Notably, several of the known AD susceptibility genes that are associated with late-onset AD have been linked to alterations in peripheral immune cell function rather than microglial activation.20,21”

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    The Discussion (page unavailable) links the AD susceptibility gene CR1 to B-cell subsets and notes macrophage-related activity for another implicated gene, supporting a peripheral-immune connection. It does not establish that several known late-onset AD susceptibility genes act through peripheral immune cells rather than microglia; instead, it discusses TREM2-mediated microglial activation as a possible contributor to susceptibility. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies indicates that genes expressed in microglia influence risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

    “Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for AD suggests that genes expressed in microglia modulate risk for late onset AD (Jones et al., 2015; Kunkle et al., 2019).”

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International Genomics of Alzheimer's Disease Consortium (IGAP), Jones, L., Lambert, J., Wang, L., Choi, S., Harold, D., Vedernikov, A., Escott‐Price, V., Stone, T., Richards, A., Bellenguez, C., Ibrahim‐Verbaas, C. A., Naj, A. C., Sims, R., Gerrish, A., Jun, G., DeStefano, A. L., Bis, J. C., Beecham, G. W., Grenier‐Boley, B., Russo, G., Thornton‐Wells, T. A., Jones, N., Smith, A. V., Chouraki, V., Thomas, C., Ikram, M. A., Zelenika, D., Vardarajan, B. N., Kamatani, Y., Lin, C., Schmidt, H., Kunkle, B. W., Dunstan, M. L., Ruiz, A., Bihoreau, M., Reitz, C., Pasquier, F., Hollingworth, P., Hanon, O., Fitzpatrick, A. L., Buxbaum, J. D., Campion, D., Crane, P. K., Becker, T., Gudnason, V., Cruchaga, C., Craig, D., Amin, N., Berr, C., Lopez, O. L., De Jager, P. L., Deramecourt, V., Johnston, J. A., Evans, D., Lovestone, S., Letteneur, L., Kornhuber, J., Tárraga, L., Rubinsztein, D. C., Eiriksdottir, G., Sleegers, K., Goate, A. M., Fiévet, N., Huentelman, M. J., Gill, M., Emilsson, V., Brown, K., Kamboh, M. I., Keller, L., Barberger‐Gateau, P., McGuinness, B., Larson, E. B., Myers, A. J., Dufouil, C., Todd, S., Wallon, D., Love, S., Kehoe, P., Rogaeva, E., Gallacher, J., St George‐Hyslop, P., Clarimon, J., Lleò, A., Bayer, A., Tsuang, D. W., Yu, L., Tsolaki, M., Bossù, P., Spalletta, G., Proitsi, P., Collinge, J., Sorbi, S., Sanchez Garcia, F., Fox, N., Hardy, J., Deniz Naranjo, M. C., Razquin, C., Bosco, P., Clarke, R., Brayne, C., Galimberti, D., Mancuso, M., CFAS, M., Moebus, S., Mecocci, P., del Zompo, M., Maier, W., Hampel, H., Pilotto, A., Bullido, M., Panza, F., Caffarra, P., Nacmias, B., Gilbert, J. R., Mayhaus, M., Jessen, F., Dichgans, M., Lannfelt, L., Hakonarson, H., Pichler, S., Carrasquillo, M. M., Ingelsson, M., Beekly, D., Alavarez, V., Zou, F., Valladares, O., Younkin, S. G., Coto, E., Hamilton‐Nelson, K. L., Mateo, I., Owen, M. J., Faber, K. M., Jonsson, P. V., Combarros, O., O'Donovan, M. C., Cantwell, L. B., Soininen, H., Blacker, D., Mead, S., Mosley, T. H., Bennett, D. A., Harris, T. B., Fratiglioni, L., Holmes, C., de Bruijn, R. F. A. G., Passmore, P., Montine, T. J., Bettens, K., Rotter, J. I., Brice, A., Morgan, K., Foroud, T. M., Kukull, W. A., Hannequin, D., Powell, J. F., Nalls, M. A., Ritchie, K., Lunetta, K. L., Kauwe, J. S. K., Boerwinkle, E., Riemenschneider, M., Boada, M., Hiltunen, M., Martin, E. R., Pastor, P., Schmidt, R., Rujescu, D., Dartigues, J., Mayeux, R., Tzourio, C., Hofman, A., Nöthen, M. M., Graff, C., Psaty, B. M., Haines, J. L., Lathrop, M., Pericak‐Vance, M. A., Launer, L. J., Farrer, L. A., van Duijn, C. M., Van Broeckhoven, C., Ramirez, A., Schellenberg, G. D., Seshadri, S., Amouyel, P., Williams, J., & Holmans, P. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center (US)
  • Inserm (FR)
  • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA 19104 USA
  • Boston University (US)
  • St. James's Hospital (IE)
  • Cardiff University (GB)
  • Erasmus MC (NL)
  • University of Miami (US)
  • University of Washington (US)
  • Functional Genomics Center Zurich (CH)
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
  • University of Iceland (IS)
  • Centre National de Genotypage Institut Genomique, Commissariat à l'énergie Atomique Evry 91300 France
  • Fondation Jean Dausset-CEPH (FR)
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
  • Medical University of Graz (AT)
  • Memory Clinic of Fundació ACE. Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades Barcelona 8029 Spain
  • Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (FR)
  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
  • Université de Lille (FR)
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
  • University of Bonn (DE)
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • Queen's University Belfast (GB)
  • Departments of Neurology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
  • Program in Translational NeuroPsychiatric Genomics, Institute for the Neurosciences, Department of Neurology & Psychiatry Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston MA 02215 USA
  • Rush University Medical Center (US)
  • King's College London (GB)
  • Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
  • Fundació ACE (ES)
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • Icelandic Heart Association (IS)
  • University of Antwerp (BE)
  • Translational Genomics Research Institute (US)
  • Trinity College Dublin (IE)
  • University of Nottingham (GB)
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • Stockholm University (SE)
  • Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (US)
  • University of Bristol (GB)
  • University of Bristol Clinical Neurosciences, Level 1 Learning and Research Building BS10 5NB Bristol
  • University of Toronto (CA)
  • University Hospital of Wales (GB)
  • Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Disease University of Toronto Toronto ON M5S 1A1 Canada
  • Neurology Department, IIB Sant Pau, Sant Pau Hospital Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona 08026 Spain
  • Institute of Primary Care and Public Health Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, University Hospital of Wales Heath Park Cardiff CF14 4XN UK
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
  • Fondazione Santa Lucia (IT)
  • King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry Department of Neuroscience De Crespigny Park, Denmark, Hill London SE5
  • MRC Prion Unit (GB)
  • University of Florence (IT)
  • Department of Immunology Hospital Universitario Dr. Negrin, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 35012 Las Palmas Spain
  • UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology (GB)
  • Neurogenetics Laboratory, Division of Neurosciences, Center for Applied Medical Research University of Navarra School of Medicine Pamplona 28023 Spain
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  • University of Oxford (GB)
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  • Section of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical Sciences University of Cagliari Cagliari 09123 Italy
  • Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza (IT)
  • Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
  • University of Parma (IT)
  • Uppsala University (SE)
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
  • Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes (DE)
  • Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
  • Genetica molecular-Huca-Oviedo Oviedo 33006 Spain
  • Universidad de Cantabria (ES)
  • Indiana University Indianapolis (US)
  • National University Hospital of Iceland (IS)
  • Landspitali University Hospital Reykjavik 543-1000 Iceland
  • Institute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences Cardiff University, Hadyn Ellis Building Maindy Road Cardiff CF24 4HQ
  • University of Eastern Finland (FI)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
  • Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam 3015 CE The Netherlands
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
  • Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Intramural Research Program National Institute on Aging Bethesda MD 20892 USA
  • Baylor College of Medicine (US)
  • Department of Psychiatry University Hospital 66424 Homburg Saarland
  • Memory Clinic of Fundació ACE Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades Barcelona 8029 Spain
  • Neurogenetics Laboratory, Division of Neurosciences, Center for Applied Medical Research and Department of Neurology Clínica Universidad de Navarra, University of Navarra School of Medicine Pamplona Spain
  • Departments of Epidemiology, Neurology and Radiology Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam 3015 CE The Netherlands
  • Department of Epidemiology Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam 3015 CE The Netherlands
  • Neurodegenerative Brain Diseases Group Department of Molecular Genetics, VIB Antwerp 2000 Belgium
  • Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy and Institute of Human Genetics University of Bonn Bonn 53113 Germany
Corresponding author
  • Amouyel, Philippe
  • Williams, Julie
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Venue
Alzheimer's & Dementia
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2014-12-19
Volume
11
Issue
6
Pages
658-671
ISSN
  • 1552-5260 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-5279
OpenAlex
W2102416906
Cited by
199
References
43
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FWCI
13.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Alzheimer s & Dementia (publishedVersion, other-oa)
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  • Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (submittedVersion)
  • IUScholarWorks (Indiana University) (submittedVersion)
  • Hirsla (Landspítali University Hospital) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust
  • Medical Research Council
  • Alzheimer’s Research UK
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging
  • Fédération pour la Recherche sur le Cerveau
  • Labex
  • Alzheimer's Association
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Keywords
late-onset Alzheimer's disease, immune response
MeSH terms
Algorithms, Alzheimer Disease, Brain, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Genome-Wide Association Study

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