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TitleAlzheimer's Disease rs11767557 Variant Regulates EPHA1 Gene Expression Specifically in Human Whole Blood.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsLiu, G, Zhang, Y, Wang, L, Xu, J, Chen, X, Bao, Y, Hu, Y, Jin, S, Tian, R, Bai, W, Zhou, W, Wang, T, Han, Z, Zong, J, Jiang, Q
JournalJ Alzheimers Dis
Volume61
Issue3
Pagination1077-1088
Date Published2018
ISSN1875-8908
KeywordsAlzheimer Disease, Case-Control Studies, China, Gene Expression, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Linkage Disequilibrium, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Receptor, EphA1, Risk Assessment
Abstract

Large-scale genome-wide association studies have reported EPHA1 rs11767557 variant to be associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk in the European population. However, it is still unclear how this variant functionally contributes to the underlying disease pathogenesis. The rs11767557 variant is located approximately 3 kb upstream of EPHA1 gene. We think that rs11767557 may modify the expression of nearby genes such as EPHA1 and further cause AD risk. Until now, the potential association between rs11767557 and the expression of nearby genes has not been reported in previous studies. Here, we evaluate the potential expression association between rs11767557 and EPHA1 using multiple large-scale eQTLs datasets in human brain tissues and the whole blood. The results show that rs11767557 variant could significantly regulate EPHA1 gene expression specifically in human whole blood. These findings may further provide important supplementary information about the regulating mechanisms of rs11767557 variant in AD risk.

DOI10.3233/JAD-170468
Alternate JournalJ. Alzheimers Dis.
PubMed ID29332039
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