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ArticleNature communications2025

Polygenic risk score and cluster-based analysis suggests links between type 2 diabetes and vascular dementia in the KARE study.

Wanqing Dong, Zijian Tian, Jie Bai, Benrui Wu, Mengjie Zhao, Yingyu Zhang, Jian Shao, Tian Xie, Qian Li, Peng Wu and 10 more

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Wanqing DongThe First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
Zijian TianGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.
Jie BaiCollege of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Benrui WuGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.
Mengjie ZhaoDepartment of General Practice, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, Suzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-7081-4664
Yingyu ZhangThe First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
Jian ShaoGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7828-3459
Tian XieGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.
Qian LiGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.
Peng WuCollege of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Jingnan XueCollege of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Ying ChenGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaozhou ZhouGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.
Yuxuan DuGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.
Shiteng GaoGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.
Haonan PanGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.
Anjie PengGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, China.
Ying PanDepartment of General Practice, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, Suzhou, China. py97183@163.com.
Kaixin ZhouGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, China. zhoukx@ucas.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4751-7248
Hongwei JiangThe First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China. jianghw@haust.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3807-7989

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Abstract

Type 2 diabetes is an established risk factor for dementia. However, how its genetic heterogeneity affects different dementia subtypes remains unclear. In this study, we investigate the associations between genetic risk of type 2 diabetes and dementia subtypes among 33,136 older Chinese adults from the KARE cohort. We find that a higher overall polygenic risk score for type 2 diabetes is significantly associated with an increased risk of vascular dementia, but not Alzheimer's disease. Further analyses using cluster-specific partitioned polygenic score show that elevated genetic risk specific to the hyperinsulinemia pathway is strongly associated with increased incidence of vascular dementia. These findings highlight the potential role of insulin-related metabolic abnormalities in the pathogenesis of vascular dementia and provide genetic evidence to support the use of the hyperinsulinaemia pathway as a clinically relevant marker for early risk stratification and precision prevention strategies.

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Dementia, VascularDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Multifactorial InheritanceAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseChinaCluster AnalysisCohort StudiesEast Asian PeopleFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic Risk ScoreGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansHyperinsulinism

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