Investigating the shared genetic architecture between Parkinson's disease and magnetic susceptibility of the substantia nigra

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common and progressively deteriorating neurodegenerative disorder thatprofoundly affects millions of individuals worldwide. Neuroimaging research has consistently demonstrated abnormalities in quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) within the substantia nigra (S...

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Main Author: Jilian Fu
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description Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common and progressively deteriorating neurodegenerative disorder thatprofoundly affects millions of individuals worldwide. Neuroimaging research has consistently demonstrated abnormalities in quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) within the substantia nigra (SN) that are associated with Parkinson's disease. However, the genetic underpinnings shared between Parkinson's disease and QSM of substantia nigra remain inadequately understood. Here, genetic pleiotropic analyses were conducted to explore genetic overlap at global, local, and variant levels byleveraging summary statistics from the largest genome-wide association studies for PD (N ​= ​501,348) and QSM of SN (N ​= ​35,273). We observed a significant global genetic correlation between PD and QSM of SN (rg ​= ​0.096, p ​= ​0.032 with LDSC; rg ​= ​0.097, p ​= ​0.048 with SumHer). Local-level analysis identified six genomic regions showing shared associations with the two traits. At the variant level, we found 12 genetic variants shared by PD and QSM of SN. These shared risk variants were mapped to 33 unique genes. We analyzed drug-gene interactions based on these shared genes and their associations with PD medications. These findings elucidate the genetic interplay between SN magnetic susceptibility and PD pathogenesis, revealing potential biomarker discovery and targets for therapeutic development.
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spelling doaj-art-eac5fc487ace401b906e625417b750332025-08-23T04:50:19ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Meta-Radiology2950-16282025-09-013310015710.1016/j.metrad.2025.100157Investigating the shared genetic architecture between Parkinson's disease and magnetic susceptibility of the substantia nigraJilian Fu0Department of Radiology, Tianjin Key Lab of Functional Imaging & Tianjin Institute of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, No. 154, Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin 300052, ChinaParkinson's disease (PD) is a common and progressively deteriorating neurodegenerative disorder thatprofoundly affects millions of individuals worldwide. Neuroimaging research has consistently demonstrated abnormalities in quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) within the substantia nigra (SN) that are associated with Parkinson's disease. However, the genetic underpinnings shared between Parkinson's disease and QSM of substantia nigra remain inadequately understood. Here, genetic pleiotropic analyses were conducted to explore genetic overlap at global, local, and variant levels byleveraging summary statistics from the largest genome-wide association studies for PD (N ​= ​501,348) and QSM of SN (N ​= ​35,273). We observed a significant global genetic correlation between PD and QSM of SN (rg ​= ​0.096, p ​= ​0.032 with LDSC; rg ​= ​0.097, p ​= ​0.048 with SumHer). Local-level analysis identified six genomic regions showing shared associations with the two traits. At the variant level, we found 12 genetic variants shared by PD and QSM of SN. These shared risk variants were mapped to 33 unique genes. We analyzed drug-gene interactions based on these shared genes and their associations with PD medications. These findings elucidate the genetic interplay between SN magnetic susceptibility and PD pathogenesis, revealing potential biomarker discovery and targets for therapeutic development.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950162825000256Parkinson's diseaseQuantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM)Substantia nigraGenetic pleiotropyDrug-gene interactions
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Investigating the shared genetic architecture between Parkinson's disease and magnetic susceptibility of the substantia nigra
Meta-Radiology
Parkinson's disease
Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM)
Substantia nigra
Genetic pleiotropy
Drug-gene interactions
title Investigating the shared genetic architecture between Parkinson's disease and magnetic susceptibility of the substantia nigra
title_full Investigating the shared genetic architecture between Parkinson's disease and magnetic susceptibility of the substantia nigra
title_fullStr Investigating the shared genetic architecture between Parkinson's disease and magnetic susceptibility of the substantia nigra
title_full_unstemmed Investigating the shared genetic architecture between Parkinson's disease and magnetic susceptibility of the substantia nigra
title_short Investigating the shared genetic architecture between Parkinson's disease and magnetic susceptibility of the substantia nigra
title_sort investigating the shared genetic architecture between parkinson s disease and magnetic susceptibility of the substantia nigra
topic Parkinson's disease
Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM)
Substantia nigra
Genetic pleiotropy
Drug-gene interactions
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950162825000256
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