A Validation Study of Vascular Cognitive Impairment Genetics Meta-Analysis Findings in an Independent Collaborative Cohort

Olivia Anna Skrobot, Amy Jayne McKnight, Peter Anthony Passmore, Davide Seripa, Patrizia Mecocci, Francesco Panza, Rajesh Kalaria, Gordon Wilcock, Marcus Munafò, Timo Erkinjuntti, Pekka Karhunen, Tanja Pessi, Mika Martiskainen, Seth Love, Patrick Gavin Kehoe

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Abstract

Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI), including its severe form, vascular dementia (VaD), is the second most common form of dementia. The genetic etiology of sporadic VCI remains largely unknown. We previously conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of all published genetic association studies of sporadic VCI prior to 6 July 2012, which demonstrated that APOE (ϵ4, ϵ2) and MTHFR (rs1801133) variants were associated with susceptibility for VCI. De novo genotyping was conducted in a new independent relatively large collaborative European cohort of VaD (nmax=549) and elderly non-demented samples (nmax=552). Where available, genotype data derived from Illumina's 610-quad array for 1210 GERAD1 control samples were also included in analyses of genes examined. Associations were tested using the Cochran-Armitage trend test: MTHFR rs1801133 (OR=1.36, 95 CI 1.16-1.58, p=

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)981-989
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Alzheimer's Disease
Volume53
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • Association
  • cognitive impairment
  • dementia
  • gene
  • meta-analysis
  • vascular

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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