Alzheimer’s loci: epigenetic associations and interaction with genetic factors
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Yu, Lei
Eaton, Matthew L
Srivastava, Gyan
Schneider, Julie A
Kellis, Manolis
Bennett, David A
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Chibnik, Lori B, Lei Yu, Matthew L Eaton, Gyan Srivastava, Julie A Schneider, Manolis Kellis, David A Bennett, and Philip L De Jager. 2015. “Alzheimer’s loci: epigenetic associations and interaction with genetic factors.” Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 2 (6): 636-647. doi:10.1002/acn3.201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acn3.201.Abstract
Objective: We explore the role of DNA methylation in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). To elucidate where DNA methylation falls along the causal pathway linking risk factors to disease, we examine causal models to assess its role in the pathology of AD. Methods: DNA methylation profiles were generated in 740 brain samples using the Illumina HumanMet450K beadset. We focused our analysis on CpG sites from 11 AD susceptibility gene regions. The primary outcome was a quantitative measure of neuritic amyloid plaque (NP), a key early element of AD pathology. We tested four causal models: (1) independent associations, (2) CpG mediating the association of a variant, (3) reverse causality, and (4) genetic variant by CpG interaction. Results: Six genes regions (17 CpGs) showed evidence of CpG associations with NP, independent of genetic variation – BIN1 (5), CLU (5), MS4A6A (3), ABCA7 (2), CD2AP (1), and APOE (1). Together they explained 16.8% of the variability in NP. An interaction effect was seen in the CR1 region for two CpGs, cg10021878 (P = 0.01) and cg05922028 (P = 0.001), in relation to NP. In both cases, subjects with the risk allele rs6656401AT/AA display more methylation being associated with more NP burden, whereas subjects with the rs6656401TT protective genotype have an inverse association with more methylation being associated with less NP. Interpretation These observations suggest that, within known AD susceptibility loci, methylation is related to pathologic processes of AD and may play a largely independent role by influencing gene expression in AD susceptibility loci.Other Sources
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