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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2021

Polygenic risk scores for Alzheimer's disease are related to dementia risk in APOE ɛ4 negatives.

Jenna Najar, Sven J van der Lee, Erik Joas, Hanna Wetterberg, John Hardy, Rita Guerreiro, Jose Bras, Margda Waern, Silke Kern, Henrik Zetterberg and 3 more

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.

Jenna NajarDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology the Sahlgrenska Academy Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden.
Sven J van der LeeSection Genomics of Neurdegenerative Diseases and Aging Department of Clinical Genetics Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC Amsterdam The Netherlands.
Erik JoasDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology the Sahlgrenska Academy Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden.
Hanna WetterbergDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology the Sahlgrenska Academy Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden.
John HardyDepartment of Neurodegenerative Disease UCL Institute of Neurology London UK.
Rita GuerreiroCenter for Neurodegenerative Science Van Andel Institute Grand Rapids Michigan USA.
Jose BrasCenter for Neurodegenerative Science Van Andel Institute Grand Rapids Michigan USA.
Margda WaernDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology the Sahlgrenska Academy Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden.
Silke KernDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology the Sahlgrenska Academy Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden.
Henrik ZetterbergDepartment of Neurodegenerative Disease UCL Institute of Neurology London UK.
Kaj BlennowDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden.
Ingmar SkoogDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology the Sahlgrenska Academy Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden.
Anna ZettergrenDepartment of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology the Sahlgrenska Academy Centre for Ageing and Health (AGECAP) at the University of Gothenburg Mölndal Sweden.
University of Gothenburg · SESahlgrenska University Hospital · SEVan Andel Institute · USAmsterdam University Medical Centers · NLRegion Västra Götaland · SEUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

National Centralized Repository for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (NCRAD)U24AG021886 · NIA · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI TATIANA M. FOROUD · 2002 to 2026
$119.8M
NATIONAL ALZHEIMERS COORDINATING CENTER (NACC)U01AG016976 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI KUKULL, WALTER ANTHONY · 1999 to 2020
$72.8M
Alzheimer's Disease Genetics ConsortiumU01AG032984 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SCHELLENBERG, GERARD DAVID · 2009 to 2024
$60.4M
CHARGE Consortium: Omics Discovery for CVD and Aging PhenotypesR01HL105756 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Bruce M Psaty, NICHOLAS L SMITH · 2011 to 2026
$9.5M
Collaborative GWAS of Dementia, AD and related MRI and Cognitive EndophenotypesR01AG033193 · NIA · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI SESHADRI, SUDHA · 2009 to 2016
$4.4M
Medical Research Council MR/N026004/1NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL105756NIA NIH HHS R01 AG033193NIA NIH HHS U01 AG016976NIA NIH HHS U01 AG032984NIA NIH HHS U24 AG021886Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionStudies examining the effect of polygenic risk scores (PRS) for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and apolipoprotein E (

methodsA population-based sample of 2052 individuals ages 70 to 111, from Sweden, was followed in relation to dementia. AD-PRSs including 39, 57, 1333, and 13,942 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were used.

resultsAD-PRSs (including 39 or 57 SNPs) were associated with dementia (57-SNPs AD-PRS: hazard ratio 1.09, confidence interval 1.01-1.19, DISCUSSION: These results provide information to identify individuals at increased risk of dementia.

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Alzheimer's diseaseapolipoprotein E genotypedementiapolygenic risk scorerisk factors in epidemiology

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PMID33532541
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