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ArticleCellular and molecular neurobiology2025

Causal Effects of the Plasma Proteome on Vascular Dementia Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study with Experimental Validation.

Yunmeng Chen, Chunyan Guo, Xiao Liang, Xiansu Chi, Zixuan Zhang, Ze Chang, Yunling Zhang

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Article in Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. The enigma of vascular dementia: current state and emerging perspectives.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026
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Yunmeng Chen *Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100091, China.
Chunyan Guo *Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100091, China.
Xiao LiangXiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100091, China.
Xiansu ChiXiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100091, China.
Zixuan ZhangXiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100091, China.
Ze ChangXiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100091, China. 1120524577@qq.com.
Yunling ZhangXiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100091, China. yunlingzhang2004@126.com.

Funding

the Scientific and Technological Innovation Project of Hospital capability enhancement project of Xiyuan Hospital, CACMS (No. XYZX0204-05, XYZX0101-21) , CACMS (No. XYZX0204-05, XYZX0101-21)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vascular dementia (VaD) is a prevalent form of dementia caused by cerebrovascular disease, leading to cognitive impairment. While various risk factors have been identified, the role of plasma proteins in VaD etiology remains poorly understood. This study employs Mendelian randomization (MR) to investigate the causal relationship between plasma proteins and VaD risk, complemented by experimental validation. We conducted a two-sample MR analysis using summary statistics from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on plasma proteins and VaD. Plasma protein data were derived from the deCODE Health study, encompassing 35,559 Icelandic participants and genetic associations for 4907 circulating proteins. VaD GWAS data were obtained from the FinnGen biobank, comprising 2717 VaD patients and 393,024 controls. Instrumental variables (IVs) were selected based on genome-wide significance thresholds (P < 5 × 10

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Blood ProteinsDementia, VascularMendelian Randomization AnalysisProteomeAgedAnimalsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsBlood ProteinsProteomeCausal inferenceExperimental validationMendelian randomizationPlasma proteinsVascular dementia

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