rs115816806 - TSKU - ACER3

Magnitude 4.5 · 1 study on file

Reported associations

  • Novel Alzheimer Disease Risk Loci and Pathways in African American Individuals Using the African Genome Resources Panel: A Meta-analysis. - JAMA neurology (2021) · Kunkle BW, Schmidt M, Klein HU, Naj AC, Hamilton-Nelson KL, Larson EB, Evans DA, De Jager PL, Crane PK, Buxbaum JD, Ertekin-Taner N, Barnes LL, Fallin MD, Manly JJ, Go RCP, Obisesan TO, Kamboh MI, Bennett DA, Hall KS, Goate AM, Foroud TM, Martin ER, Wang LS, Byrd GS, Farrer LA, Haines JL, Schellenberg GD, Mayeux R, Pericak-Vance MA, Reitz C, Graff-Radford NR, Martinez I, Ayodele T, Logue MW, Cantwell LB, Jean-Francois M, Kuzma AB, Adams LD, Vance JM, Cuccaro ML, Chung J, Mez J, Lunetta KL, Jun GR, Lopez OL, Hendrie HC, Reiman EM, Kowall NW, Leverenz JB, Small SA, Levey AI, Golde TE, Saykin AJ, Starks TD, Albert MS, Hyman BT, Petersen RC, Sano M, Wisniewski T, Vassar R, Kaye JA, Henderson VW, DeCarli C, LaFerla FM, Brewer JB, Miller BL, Swerdlow RH, Van Eldik LJ, Paulson HL, Trojanowski JQ, Chui HC, Rosenberg RN, Craft S, Grabowski TJ, Asthana S, Morris JC, Strittmatter SM, Kukull WA · PubMed 33074286

    Compared with non-Hispanic White individuals, African American individuals from the same community are approximately twice as likely to develop Alzheimer disease. Despite this disparity, the largest Alzheimer disease genome-wide association studies to date have been conducted in non-Hispanic White individuals. In the largest association analyses of Alzheimer disease in African American individuals, ABCA7, TREM2, and an intergenic locus at 5q35 were previously implicated. To identify additional risk loci in African American individuals by increasing the sample size and using the African Genome Resource panel. This genome-wide association meta-analysis used case-control and family-based data sets from the Alzheimer Disease Genetics Consortium. There were multiple recruitment sites throughout


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Lifestyle context

Concrete actions anchored to the cited research. We do not prescribe, we describe.

Discuss with your doctor

  • personalized Alzheimer's prevention strategy Moderate

    Physician assessment of overall risk profile enables personalized intervention recommendations for cognitive health

    Schedule discussion with physician regarding cognitive health and risk reduction strategies

Lifestyle

  • cognitive stimulation and mental exercise Moderate

    Cognitive reserve built through mental activities may be protective against Alzheimer's pathology despite genetic risk

    Daily mental activities - learning, puzzles, language study, 30+ minutes most days

  • regular aerobic exercise Moderate

    Aerobic activity promotes cardiovascular health and cerebral blood flow, protective against neurodegeneration

    150+ minutes moderate aerobic exercise per week, or 75+ minutes vigorous

Screening

  • cognitive function and memory Moderate

    rs115816806 is associated with increased Alzheimer's disease risk; early cognitive assessment enables early intervention

    Annual cognitive screening starting at age 60, or baseline evaluation now