Kenna, K.P., van Doormaal, P.T.C., Dekker, A.M. et al. (92 more authors) (2016) NEK1 variants confer susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Nature Genetics, 48 (9). pp. 1037-1042. ISSN 1061-4036
Abstract
To identify genetic factors contributing to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), we conducted whole-exome analyses of 1,022 index familial ALS (FALS) cases and 7,315 controls. In a new screening strategy, we performed gene-burden analyses trained with established ALS genes and identified a significant association between loss-of-function (LOF) NEK1 variants and FALS risk. Independently, autozygosity mapping for an isolated community in the Netherlands identified a NEK1 p.Arg261His variant as a candidate risk factor. Replication analyses of sporadic ALS (SALS) cases and independent control cohorts confirmed significant disease association for both p.Arg261His (10,589 samples analyzed) and NEK1 LOF variants (3,362 samples analyzed). In total, we observed NEK1 risk variants in nearly 3% of ALS cases. NEK1 has been linked to several cellular functions, including cilia formation, DNA-damage response, microtubule stability, neuronal morphology and axonal polarity. Our results provide new and important insights into ALS etiopathogenesis and genetic etiology.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Nature Publishing Group. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Nature Genetics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Teaching Hospitals |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2017 10:35 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2018 01:38 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3626 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/ng.3626 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:121408 |