Abstract
INTRODUCTION
We conducted admixture mapping and fine-mapping analyses to identify ancestry-of-origin loci influencing cognitive abilities.
METHODS
We estimated the association of local ancestry intervals across the genome with five neurocognitive measures in 7140 diverse Hispanic and Latino adults (mean age 55 years). We prioritized genetic variants in associated loci and tested them for replication in four independent cohorts.
RESULTS
We identified nine local ancestry–associated regions for the five neurocognitive measures. There was strong biological support for the observed associations to cognitive function at all loci and there was statistical evidence of independent replication at 4q12, 9p22.1, and 13q12.13.
DISCUSSION
Our study identified multiple novel loci harboring genes implicated in cognitive functioning and dementia, and uncovered ancestry-relevant genetic variants. It adds to our understanding of the genetic architecture of cognitive function in Hispanic and Latino adults and demonstrates the power of admixture mapping to discover unique haplotypes influencing cognitive function, complementing genome-wide association studies.
Highlights
We identified nine ancestry-of-origin chromosomal regions associated with five neurocognitive traits.
In each associated region, we identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that explained, at least in part, the admixture signal and were tested for replication in independent samples of Black, non-Hispanic White, and Hispanic/Latino adults with the same or similar neurocognitive tests.
Statistical evidence of independent replication of the prioritized SNPs was observed for three of the nine associations, at chr4q12, chr9p22.1, and chr13q12.13.
At all loci, there was strong biological support for the observed associations to cognitive function and dementia, prioritizing genes such as KIT, implicated in autophagic clearance of neurotoxic proteins and on mast cell and microglial-mediated inflammation; SLC24A2, implicated in synaptic plasticity associated with learning and memory; and MTMR6, implicated in phosphoinositide lipids metabolism.
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Xueqiu Jian,
Amanda L. Rodrigue,
Jan Bressler,
Eric Boerwinkle,
Biqi Cui,
Martha L. Daviglus,
Charles DeCarli,
Linda C. Gallo,
David C. Glahn,
Emma E. M. Knowles,
Jee‐Young Moon,
Thomas H. Mosley,
Claudia L. Satizabal,
Tamar Sofer,
Wassim Tarraf,
Fernando Testai,
John Blangero,
Sudha Seshadri,
Hector M. González,
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