Expressive

rs113247976 - KIF5A

Magnitude 2.2 · 2 studies 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

  • Common and rare variant association analyses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology - Unknown journal (n.d.) · Unknown authors · PubMed 34873335

    ABSTRACT: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with a lifetime risk of one in 350 people and an unmet need for disease-modifying therapies. We conducted a cross-ancestry genome-wide association study (GWAS) including 29,612 patients with ALS and 122,656 controls, which identified 15 risk loci. When combined with 8,953 individuals with whole-genome sequencing (6,538 patients, 2,415 controls) and a large cortex-derived expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) dataset (MetaBrain), analyses revealed locus-specific genetic architectures in which we prioritized genes either through rare variants, short tandem repeats or regulatory effects. ALS-associated risk loci were shared with multiple traits within the neurodegenerative spectrum but with distinct enrich

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