Genome sequencing analysis identifies new loci associated with Lewy body dementia and provides insights into its genetic architecture

Ruth Chia, Marya S. Sabir, Sara Bandres-Ciga, Sara Saez-Atienzar, Regina H. Reynolds, Emil Gustavsson, Ronald L. Walton, Sarah Ahmed, Coralie Viollet, Jinhui Ding, Mary B. Makarious, Monica Diez-Fairen, Makayla K. Portley, Zalak Shah, Yevgeniya Abramzon, Dena G. Hernandez, Cornelis Blauwendraat, David J. Stone, John Eicher, Laura ParkkinenOlaf Ansorge, Lorraine Clark, Lawrence S. Honig, Karen Marder, Afina Lemstra, Peter St George-Hyslop, Elisabet Londos, Kevin Morgan, Tammaryn Lashley, Thomas T. Warner, Zane Jaunmuktane, Douglas Galasko, Isabel Santana, Pentti J. Tienari, Liisa Myllykangas, Minna Oinas, Nigel J. Cairns, John C. Morris, Glenda M. Halliday, Vivianna M. Van Deerlin, John Q. Trojanowski, Maurizio Grassano, Andrea Calvo, Gabriele Mora, Antonio Canosa, Gianluca Floris, Ryan C. Bohannan, Francesca Brett, Ziv Gan-Or, Rejko Krüger, The American Genome Center

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Abstract

The genetic basis of Lewy body dementia (LBD) is not well understood. Here, we performed whole-genome sequencing in large cohorts of LBD cases and neurologically healthy controls to study the genetic architecture of this understudied form of dementia, and to generate a resource for the scientific community. Genome-wide association analysis identified five independent risk loci, whereas genome-wide gene-aggregation tests implicated mutations in the gene GBA. Genetic risk scores demonstrate that LBD shares risk profiles and pathways with Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, providing a deeper molecular understanding of the complex genetic architecture of this age-related neurodegenerative condition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)294-303
Number of pages10
JournalNature Genetics
Volume53
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2021

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