Abstract
Background
Haptoglobin (HP) is an antioxidant of apolipoprotein E (APOE), and previous reports have shown HP binds with APOE and amyloid beta (Aβ) to aid its clearance. A common structural variant of the HP gene distinguishes it into two alleles: HP1 and HP2.
Methods
HP genotypes were imputed in 29 cohorts from the Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Consortium (N = 20,512). Associations between the HP polymorphism and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk and age of onset through APOE interactions were investigated using regression models.
Results
The HP polymorphism significantly impacts AD risk in European-descent individuals (and in meta-analysis with African-descent individuals) by modifying both the protective effect of APOE ε2 and the detrimental effect of APOE ε4. The effect is particularly significant among APOE ε4 carriers.
Discussion
The effect modification of APOE by HP suggests adjustment and/or stratification by HP genotype is warranted when APOE risk is considered. Our findings also provided directions for further investigations on potential mechanisms behind this association.
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Adam C. Naj,
Penelope Benchek,
Logan Dumitrescu,
Timothy Hohman,
Kara Hamilton‐Nelson,
Asha R. Kallianpur,
Anthony J. Griswold,
Badri Vardarajan,
Eden R. Martin,
Gary W. Beecham,
Jennifer E. Below,
Gerard Schellenberg,
Richard Mayeux,
Lindsay Farrer,
Margaret A. Pericak‐Vance,
Jonathan L. Haines,
William S. Bush,
Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Consortium | November 15, 2023