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ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2025

Association between autoimmune disease and neurodevelopmental disorder: a Mendelian randomization analysis.

Jiangwei Qin, Yunfan Zhang, Ruolan Hu, Mingying Lin, Ruixin Yu, Yimin Hua, Yifei Li

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Jiangwei Qin *Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, 20 3rd Section, Renmin S.Rd., Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Yunfan Zhang *Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, 20 3rd Section, Renmin S.Rd., Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Ruolan HuKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, 20 3rd Section, Renmin S.Rd., Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Mingying LinKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, 20 3rd Section, Renmin S.Rd., Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Ruixin YuKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, 20 3rd Section, Renmin S.Rd., Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
Yimin Hua *Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, 20 3rd Section, Renmin S.Rd., Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. nathan_hua@163.com.
Yifei Li *Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, 20 3rd Section, Renmin S.Rd., Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. liyfwcsh@scu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3096-4287

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82270249National Natural Science Foundation of China 82470249
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionNeurodevelopmental disorders such as attention deficit and disruptive behaviour disorders (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and schizophrenia have been increasingly prevalent recently. Previous research has demonstrated that inflammatory activity from autoimmune diseases is involved in neurological diseases. However, some studies question the association between inflammatory activities and neurodevelopmental disorders. Herein, we attempt to clarify this relationship using Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis.

methodsWe used systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) to represent autoimmune diseases. First, we conducted MR analysis to examine associated SNPs between autoimmune and neurodevelopmental disorders. Second, we performed bidirectional MR analysis to identify 429 types of signalling peptides and proteins or relevant receptors with causality reported diseases. Finally, we compared the genes with the gene loci identified in the available TWAS-hub site.

resultsThe MR results of autoimmune diseases on neurodevelopmental disorders did not present any significant association in all models. However, we identified 20-45 factors in ADHD, ASD, and schizophrenia, including semaphorin 3, IL-27 receptor subunit alpha, and fibroblast growth factor 16, which were considered clinically significant pro-inflammatory mediators. GO and KEGG enrichment analyses revealed unequal integrities among the three neurodevelopmental diseases, and we failed to identify a shared pathway linking autoimmune diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders. TWAS analysis indicated that CHRNA5 potentially mediates inflammatory activities in schizophrenia.

conclusionAccording to our data, we failed to identify an association between autoimmune diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders. However, we demonstrated that some pro-inflammatory factors are involved in neurodevelopmental disorders.

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Autoimmune DiseasesMendelian Randomization AnalysisNeurodevelopmental DisordersGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansPolymorphism, Single NucleotideAutoimmune diseasesInflammation factorsMendelian randomizationNeurodevelopment disordersTWAS

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