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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2025

Structural variation detection and association analysis of whole-genome-sequence data from 16,543 Alzheimer's disease sequencing project subjects.

Hui Wang, Beth A Dombroski, Po-Liang Cheng, Albert Tucci, Ya-Qin Si, John J Farrell, Jung-Ying Tzeng, Yuk Yee Leung, John S Malamon, Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project and 5 more

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Hui WangDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Beth A DombroskiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Po-Liang ChengDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Albert TucciBioinformatics Research Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Ya-Qin SiBioinformatics Research Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
John J FarrellDepartment of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jung-Ying TzengBioinformatics Research Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Yuk Yee LeungDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
John S MalamonDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project
Li-San WangDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Badri N VardarajanTaub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Lindsay A FarrerDepartment of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Gerard D SchellenbergDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Wan-Ping LeeDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5305-1181

Funding

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 Center for Alzheimer's Disease (GCAD)U54AG052427 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SCHELLENBERG, GERARD DAVID · 2016 to 2025
$32.8M
RL5: Research Education CoreP30AG072978 · NIA · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI Ann C. McKee · 2021 to 2026
$25.6M
Research Education ComponentP30AG072979 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI DAVID A WOLK · 2021 to 2026
$24.8M
The Alzheimer Disease Sequence Analysis CollaborativeU01AG058654 · NIA · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI BUSH, WILLIAM S, FARRER, LINDSAY A. · 2018 to 2022
$14.6M
Genetic Studies of Alzheimer Disease in KoreansU01AG062602 · NIA · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI FARRER, LINDSAY A. · 2019 to 2023
$9.5M
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
Alzheimer Disease Genetic Architecture in African AmericansR01AG048927 · NIA · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI Lindsay A. Farrer · 2015 to 2026
$8.4M
Copy Number Variation Identification and Association Study on Alzheimer's Disease Whole Genome Sequencing DataRF1AG074328 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI LEE, WAN-PING, TZENG, JUNG-YING · 2021 to 2021
$2.3M
Copy Number Variation Identification and Association Study on Alzheimer's Disease Whole Genome Sequencing DataR01AG074328 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI LEE, WAN-PING, TZENG, JUNG-YING · 2024 to 2025
$1.5M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe role of structural variations (SVs) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains understudied.

methodsWe analyzed whole-genome sequencing data from the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project (N = 16,543) and identified 400,234 (168,223 high-quality) SVs. Laboratory validation yielded a sensitivity of 82% (85% for high-quality).

resultsWe found a burden of singletons (odds ratio [OR] = 1.07, p = 0.0017) and homozygous deletions (OR = 1.14, p < 0.0001) in cases. On AD genes, we observed the ultra-rare SVs associated with the disease, including protein-altering SVs in ABCA7, APP, PLCG2, and SORL1. Twenty-one SVs are in linkage disequilibrium (LD) with known AD-risk variants, exemplified by a 5k deletion in LD (R DISCUSSION: This study highlights the pivotal role of SVs in AD genetics. HIGHLIGHTS: Observed a significant burden of singletons and homozygous deletions in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. Identified rare protein-altering structural variations (SVs) in ABCA7, APP, PLCG2, and SORL1. Established linkages between SVs and AD risk-associated single nucleotide variants (SNVs). Discovered a novel deletion near RNA5SP293 linked to AD, replicated independently. Uncovered over-representation of SVs in neuronal function pathways.

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Alzheimer DiseaseWhole Genome SequencingAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorATP-Binding Cassette TransportersFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansLDL-Receptor Related ProteinsLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideABCA7 protein, humanAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorATP-Binding Cassette TransportersLDL-Receptor Related ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsSORL1 protein, humanAlzheimer's diseasecopy number variationNCK2RNA5SP293structural variation

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PMCPMC12173831

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