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ArticleNature communications2025

Whole-genome sequencing analyses suggest novel genetic factors associated with Alzheimer's disease and a cumulative effects model for risk liability.

Jun Pyo Kim, Minyoung Cho, Chanhee Kim, Hyunwoo Lee, Beomjin Jang, Sang-Hyuk Jung, Yujin Kim, In Gyeong Koh, Seoyeon Kim, Daeun Shin and 15 more

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors.

Jun Pyo Kim *Alzheimer's Disease Convergence Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4376-3107
Minyoung Cho *Department of Digital Health, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5023-0902
Chanhee Kim *Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Science, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-1079-726X
Hyunwoo LeeDepartment of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-7212-2162
Beomjin JangDepartment of Digital Health, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-9056-1480
Sang-Hyuk JungDepartment of Medical Informatics, Kangwon National University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4116-3327
Yujin KimDepartment of Integrated Biomedical and Life Science, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
In Gyeong KohDepartment of Integrated Biomedical and Life Science, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Seoyeon KimDepartment of Integrated Biomedical and Life Science, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9184-7087
Daeun ShinAlzheimer's Disease Convergence Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eun Hye LeeDepartment of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4206-6214
Jong-Young LeeOneomics Co., Ltd, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0092-9958
YoungChan ParkDivision of Bio Bigdata, Department of Precision Medicine, Korea National Institution of Health, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-1586-0082
Hyemin JangAlzheimer's Disease Convergence Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Bo-Hyun KimAlzheimer's Disease Convergence Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hongki HamDepartment of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-0806-6453
Beomsu KimDepartment of Digital Health, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7410-4273
Yujin KimDepartment of Digital Health, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
A-Hyun ChoDepartment of Digital Health, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Towfique RajDepartment of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9355-5704
Hee Jin KimAlzheimer's Disease Convergence Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Duk L NaAlzheimer's Disease Convergence Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0098-7592
Sang Won SeoAlzheimer's Disease Convergence Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea. sangwonseo@empas.com.
Joon-Yong AnDepartment of Integrated Biomedical and Life Science, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. joonan30@korea.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8839-6297
Hong-Hee WonDepartment of Digital Health, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. wonhh@skku.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5719-0552

Funding

Research Education ComponentP30AG066514 · NIA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Margaret Sewell · 2020 to 2026
$31.0M
Korea University (KU) K2420391Ministry of Health and Welfare (Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs) RS-2022-KH125557Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs | Korea National Institute of Health (KNIH) 2023-ER1001-01National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) NRF-2020R1C1C1003426National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2023-00247408National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2023-00262527NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066514
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on Alzheimer's disease (AD) have predominantly focused on identifying common variants in Europeans. Here, we performed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of 1,559 individuals from a Korean AD cohort to identify various genetic variants and biomarkers associated with AD. Our GWAS analysis identified a previously unreported locus for common variants (APCDD1) associated with AD. Our WGS analysis was extended to explore the less-characterized genetic factors contributing to AD risk. We identified rare noncoding variants located in cis-regulatory elements specific to excitatory neurons associated with cognitive impairment. Moreover, structural variation analysis showed that short tandem repeat expansion was associated with an increased risk of AD, and copy number variant at the HPSE2 locus showed borderline statistical significance. APOE ε4 carriers with high polygenic burden or structural variants exhibited severe cognitive impairment and increased amyloid beta levels, suggesting a cumulative effects model of AD risk.

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Alzheimer DiseaseGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseAgedAged, 80 and overAmyloid beta-PeptidesApolipoprotein E4Cognitive DysfunctionDNA Copy Number VariationsEast Asian PeopleFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRepublic of KoreaAmyloid beta-PeptidesApolipoprotein E4

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PMCPMC12106753

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