| Title: | Association of retinal optical coherence tomography metrics and polygenic risk scores with cognitive function and future cognitive decline |
| Journal: | British Journal of Ophthalmology |
| Published: | 29 Mar 2023 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36990674/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo-2022-322762 |
Publication 11256
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Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the potential of retinal optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements and polygenic risk scores (PRS) to identify people at risk of cognitive impairment.</p>
METHODS: Using OCT images from 50 342 UK Biobank participants, we examined associations between retinal layer thickness and genetic risk for neurodegenerative disease and combined these metrics with PRS to predict baseline cognitive function and future cognitive deterioration. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard models were used to predict cognitive performance. P values for retinal thickness analyses are false-discovery-rate-adjusted.</p>
RESULTS: Higher Alzheimer's disease PRS was associated with a thicker inner nuclear layer (INL), chorio-scleral interface (CSI) and inner plexiform layer (IPL) (all p<0.05). Higher Parkinson's disease PRS was associated with thinner outer plexiform layer (p<0.001). Worse baseline cognitive performance was associated with thinner retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) (aOR=1.038, 95% CI (1.029 to 1.047), p<0.001) and photoreceptor (PR) segment (aOR=1.035, 95% CI (1.019 to 1.051), p<0.001), ganglion cell complex (aOR=1.007, 95% CI (1.002 to 1.013), p=0.004) and thicker ganglion cell layer (aOR=0.981, 95% CI (0.967 to 0.995), p=0.009), IPL (aOR=0.976, 95% CI (0.961 to 0.992), p=0.003), INL (aOR=0.923, 95% CI (0.905 to 0.941), p<0.001) and CSI (aOR=0.998, 95% CI (0.997 to 0.999), p<0.001). Worse future cognitive performance was associated with thicker IPL (aOR=0.945, 95% CI (0.915 to 0.999), p=0.045) and CSI (aOR=0.996, 95% CI (0.993 to 0.999) 95% CI, p=0.014). Prediction of cognitive decline was significantly improved with the addition of PRS and retinal measurements.</p>
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Retinal OCT measurements are significantly associated with genetic risk of neurodegenerative disease and may serve as biomarkers predictive of future cognitive impairment.</p>
8 Authors
- Sayuri Sekimitsu
- Yusrah Shweikh
- Sarah Shareef
- Yan Zhao
- Tobias Elze
- Ayellet Segrè
- Janey Wiggs
- Nazlee Zebardast
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
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| 50211 | Uncovering genetic and biological causes of ocular diseases and traits through integrative analysis of genetic, functional genomic, clinical, and ocular imaging data |
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