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

Genome-wide study links cardiometabolic factors to cognition via APOA4-APOA5-ZPR1-BUD13 and other loci in rural Indians.

Shreya Chakraborty, Krithika Subramanian, Akkshaya Rajesh, Rupanwita Majumder, Khader Valli Rupanagudi, Abhishek Mensegere, TLSA study team, Thomas Gregor Issac, SANSCOG study team, Jonas Sundarakumar and 1 more

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Shreya ChakrabortyCentre for Brain Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Krithika SubramanianCentre for Brain Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Akkshaya RajeshCentre for Brain Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Rupanwita MajumderCentre for Brain Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Khader Valli RupanagudiCentre for Brain Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Abhishek MensegereCentre for Brain Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
TLSA study team
Thomas Gregor IssacCentre for Brain Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
SANSCOG study team
Jonas SundarakumarCentre for Brain Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Bratati KahaliCentre for Brain Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2523-3778

Funding

Department of Biotechnology, Government of India BT/RLF/29/2016Government of India ECR/2018/001429National Supercomputing Mission, Government of IndiaScience & Engineering Research BoardWellcome TrustWellcome Trust IA/I/23/1/506750
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Abstract

introductionCardiometabolic risks affect cognition during aging, yet genetic basis for both remain understudied in Indians.

methodsThis study constructs an ancestry-matched Indian haplotype reference panel for genotype imputation of 5111 rural Indians. Single-locus, gene-based, conditional genome-wide association analyses are performed on 20 cognitive and 10 cardiometabolic traits, with subsequent follow-up of identified associations through multimodal functional annotation. Furthermore, causal interrelationships between cardiometabolic and cognitive phenotypes by Mendelian randomization are investigated.

resultsOne novel memory-associated and 17 novel cardiometabolic phenotypes-associated (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C], low-density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL-C], triglycerides [TG], total cholesterol [TC], TG:HDL, and visceral adiposity index [VAI]) genome-wide significant loci, and multiple genes are identified. AMIGO1 (delayed-recall) and ZPR1-APOA5 (metabolic syndrome) exhibit distinct haplotype structure compared to other populations. Causal roles of cardiometabolic traits on various cognitive domains are identified via genetic instruments in APOC3-APOA4-APOA5-ZPR1-BUD13 among others. DISCUSSION: These findings illustrate the impact of cardiometabolic factors on cognition in a rural socioeconomically disadvantaged population, advancing efforts to address health disparities. HIGHLIGHTS: Our newly constructed ancestry-matched haplotype reference panel gives better genotype imputation accuracy for the Indian population. One and 17 novel genome-wide significant single-loci were identified to be associated with cognitive and cardiometabolic traits, respectively. Several subgenome-wide hits for all phenotypes were identified. Collapsing protein truncating variants (PTVs), there were two genes identified to be associated with cardiometabolic traits at a genome-wide level of significance, correcting for multiple phenotypes tested. Haplotypic differences were identified compared to 1000 Genomes superpopulations for genes influencing delayed recall and metabolic syndrome. Adverse causal roles of cardiometabolic traits on cognition were uncovered via genetic instruments in APOC3-APOA4-APOA5-ZPR1-BUD13, among others, through Mendelian randomization.

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Apolipoproteins ACardiometabolic Risk FactorsCognitionAgedApolipoprotein A-VFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHaplotypesHumansIndiaMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMiddle AgedPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideRural PopulationAPOA5 protein, humanapolipoprotein A-IVApolipoprotein A-VApolipoproteins AMembrane Transport ProteinsZPR1 protein, humanancestry‐matched imputation panelcardiometabolic, cognitioncausal associationgenome‐wide association study (GWAS)India

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PMCPMC12263347

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