| Title: | Exploring the genetic and genomic connection underlying neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation and the risk for Parkinson's disease |
| Journal: | npj Parkinson's Disease |
| Published: | 6 Apr 2023 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37024536/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-023-00496-y |
| URL: | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41531-023-00496-y.pdf |
Publication 11309
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Abstract
Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) represents a group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by abnormal iron accumulation in the brain. In Parkinson's Disease (PD), iron accumulation is a cardinal feature of degenerating regions in the brain and seems to be a key player in mechanisms that precipitate cell death. The aim of this study was to explore the genetic and genomic connection between NBIA and PD. We screened for known and rare pathogenic mutations in autosomal dominant and recessive genes linked to NBIA in a total of 4481 PD cases and 10,253 controls from the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Parkinsons' Disease Program and the UKBiobank. We examined whether a genetic burden of NBIA variants contributes to PD risk through single-gene, gene-set, and single-variant association analyses. In addition, we assessed publicly available expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) data through Summary-based Mendelian Randomization and conducted transcriptomic analyses in blood of 1886 PD cases and 1285 controls. Out of 29 previously reported NBIA screened coding variants, four were associated with PD risk at a nominal p value < 0.05. No enrichment of heterozygous variants in NBIA-related genes risk was identified in PD cases versus controls. Burden analyses did not reveal a cumulative effect of rare NBIA genetic variation on PD risk. Transcriptomic analyses suggested that DCAF17 is differentially expressed in blood from PD cases and controls. Due to low mutation occurrence in the datasets and lack of replication, our analyses suggest that NBIA and PD may be separate molecular entities.</p>
17 Authors
- Pilar Alvarez Jerez
- Jose Luis Alcantud
- Lucia de los Reyes-Ramírez
- Anni Moore
- Clara Ruz
- Francisco Vives Montero
- Noela Rodriguez-Losada
- Prabhjyot Saini
- Ziv Gan-Or
- Chelsea X. Alvarado
- Mary B. Makarious
- Kimberley J. Billingsley
- Cornelis Blauwendraat
- Alastair J. Noyce
- Andrew B. Singleton
- Raquel Duran
- Sara Bandres-Ciga
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