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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2021

Polygenic score modifies risk for Alzheimer's disease in

Aamira J Huq, Brian Fulton-Howard, Moeen Riaz, Simon Laws, Robert Sebra, Joanne Ryan, Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Consortium, Alan E Renton, Alison M Goate, Colin L Masters and 7 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 18 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Aamira J HuqDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Monash University Melbourne Australia.
Brian Fulton-HowardNash Family Department of Neuroscience and Ronald Loeb Center for Alzheimer's Disease Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA.
Moeen RiazDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Monash University Melbourne Australia.
Simon LawsCollaborative Genomics Group Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease Research and Care School of Medical and Health Sciences Edith Cowan University Joondalup Western Australia Australia.
Robert SebraDepartments of Neurology and Genetics and Genomic Sciences Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA.
Joanne RyanDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Monash University Melbourne Australia.
Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Consortium
Alan E RentonNash Family Department of Neuroscience and Ronald Loeb Center for Alzheimer's Disease Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA.
Alison M GoateNash Family Department of Neuroscience and Ronald Loeb Center for Alzheimer's Disease Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA.
Colin L MastersThe Florey Institute University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria Australia.
Elsdon StoreyDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Monash University Melbourne Australia.
Raj C ShahDepartment of Family Medicine and Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center Rush University Medical Center Chicago Illinois USA.
Anne MurrayBerman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute Hennepin Healthcare and University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota USA.
John McNeilDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Monash University Melbourne Australia.
Ingrid WinshipDepartment of Genomic Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Melbourne Victoria Australia.
Paul A JamesDepartment of Genomic Medicine Royal Melbourne Hospital Melbourne Victoria Australia.
Paul LacazeDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Monash University Melbourne Australia.

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
ASPirin in Reducing Events in the ElderlyU01AG029824 · NIA · HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI MCNEIL, JOHN JAMES, MURRAY, ANNE M · 2009 to 2018
$64.6M
Alzheimer's Disease Genetics ConsortiumU01AG032984 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SCHELLENBERG, GERARD DAVID · 2009 to 2024
$60.4M
THE NIA GENETICS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE DATA STORAGE SITEU24AG041689 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI LI-SAN WANG · 2012 to 2026
$42.3M
Genome Wide associate analysis of Alzheimer's DiseaseRC2AG036528 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SCHELLENBERG, GERARD DAVID · 2009 to 2010
$5.4M
Genomic approach to identification of microglial networks involved in Alzheimer’s disease riskU01AG058635 · NIA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI GOATE, ALISON M · 2018 to 2022
$4.8M
Identification and characterization of AD risk networks using multi-dimensional "omics" dataU01AG052411 · NIA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI CRUCHAGA, CARLOS, GOATE, ALISON M · 2016 to 2020
$4.5M
Big Omics Data Engine 2 SupercomputerS10OD026880 · OD · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI KOVATCH, PATRICIA · 2019 to 2019
$2.0M
NIA NIH HHS RC2 AG036528NIA NIH HHS U01 AG016976NIA NIH HHS U01 AG029824NIA NIH HHS U01 AG032984NIA NIH HHS U01 AG052411NIA NIH HHS U01 AG058635NIA NIH HHS U24 AG021886NIA NIH HHS U24 AG041689NIH HHS S10 OD026880
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDiversity in cognition among apolipoprotein E (

methodsWe evaluated a phenotypic extreme polygenic risk score (PRS) for AD between cognitively healthy

resultsThe PRS for AD was significantly higher in DISCUSSION: A PRS for AD contributes to modified cognitive expression of the

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Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease dementiaapolipoprotein Edementia resiliencegenetic modifierspolygenic risk score

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PMCPMC8339682

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