Polygenic scores and Mendelian randomization identify plasma proteins causally implicated in Alzheimer’s disease

BackgroundAn increasing body of evidence suggests that neuroinflammation is one of the key drivers of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD) pathology. Due to the increased permeability of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) in older adults, peripheral plasma proteins can infiltrate the central nervous sys...

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Main Authors: Davis B. Cammann, Yimei Lu, Jerome I. Rotter, Alexis C. Wood, Jingchun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2024.1404377/full