rs10143310 - ATXN3

Magnitude 2.2 · 1 study on file

Reported associations

• Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene - Unknown journal (n.d.) · Unknown authors · PubMed 29566793

  ABSTRACT: SUMMARY To identify novel genes associated with ALS, we undertook two lines of investigation. We carried out a genome-wide association study comparing 20,806 ALS cases and 59,804 controls. Independently, we performed a rare variant burden analysis comparing 1,138 index familial ALS cases and 19,494 controls. Through both approaches, we identified kinesin family member 5A (KIF5A) as a novel gene associated with ALS. Interestingly, mutations predominantly in the N-terminal motor domain of KIF5A are causative for two neurodegenerative diseases, hereditary spastic paraplegia (SPG10) and Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 2 (CMT2). In contrast, ALS associated mutations are primarily located at the C-terminal cargo-binding tail domain and patients harboring loss of function mutations displayed a

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