Mao Shibata

Nov 12, 2024 | nature.com | Yoshihiko Furuta |Masato Akiyama |Mao Shibata |Jun Hata |Chikashi Terao |Yukihide Momozawa | +5 more

AbstractThe genetic architecture of white matter lesions (WMLs) in Asian populations has not been well-characterized. Here, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify loci associated with the WML volume. Brain MRI and DNA samples were collected from 9479 participants in the Japan Prospective Studies Collaboration for Aging and Dementia (JPSC-AD). The GWAS confirmed three known WML-associated loci (SH3PXD2A, GFAP, and TRIM47).