ArticleThe journal of headache and pain2026
Dissecting the shared genetic architecture between migraine subtypes and cardiovascular diseases: a multi-layered genomic analysis.
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backgroundEpidemiological studies have linked migraine to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, the shared genetic basis and putative causal relationships between migraine subtypes and cardiovascular traits remain poorly understood.
methodsLeveraging large-scale GWAS summary statistics for migraine phenotypes (overall migraine, migraine with aura [MA], and migraine without aura [MO]) from FinnGen R12, along with seven cardiovascular diseases from publicly available consortia, we conducted a multi-layered genetic analysis. This integrative framework encompassed genetic correlation [linkage disequilibrium score regression (LDSC) and high-definition likelihood (HDL)], cross-trait meta-analysis (CPASSOC and PLACO), Bayesian colocalization, summary-data-based Mendelian randomization (SMR) using GTEx v8 eQTL data, and bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR).
resultsSignificant genetic correlations were identified between migraine and multiple cardiovascular traits, with hypertension and coronary artery disease (CAD) showing the most robust associations. MA exhibited broader genetic overlap with cardiovascular diseases than MO, including a notably stronger correlation with ischemic stroke, whereas MO demonstrated a stronger correlation with hypertension. Cross-trait meta-analysis identified 160 pleiotropic loci across 17 of 21 trait pairs. Colocalization analysis confirmed 32 loci harboring shared causal variants, mapped to 13 candidate genes, of which 7 (PHACTR1, LRP1, SOX7, ABO, FHOD3, MEI1, XKR6) were further validated by SMR as exhibiting tissue-specific regulatory effects. Among these, PHACTR1 displayed the broadest pleiotropic profile across migraine phenotypes and vascular diseases. After MR-PRESSO outlier removal, bidirectional MR identified 10 MR-supported associations, two of which (genetic liability to hypertension on overall migraine, and CAD on MA) survived Bonferroni correction, all free of detectable horizontal pleiotropy. Genetic liability to hypertension was associated with increased migraine risk (OR = 1.90, 95% CI 1.25-2.90, P = 2.64 × 10⁻³), atherosclerotic diseases showed subtype-specific effects (inverse for MO, positive for MA), and, in the reverse direction, migraine was associated with increased ischemic stroke risk.
conclusionsThis study provides a comprehensive and systematic characterization of the shared genetic architecture between migraine subtypes and cardiovascular diseases. By identifying pleiotropic genes and bidirectional putative causal relationships with subtype-specific patterns, our findings carry implications for the development of targeted therapeutics and subtype-specific cardiovascular risk stratification.
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