OBJECTIVES: This study was aimed to identify a novel strong candidate gene for the susceptibility to vascular dementia (VaD) with comprehensive evidences. METHODS: A preliminary genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted to identify nucleotide sequence variants susceptible to VaD. Literature-based analysis and network analysis were conducted to single out the best candidate gene, and its association was thoroughly examined over its whole sequences. Functions of the most probable variant were predicted by in silico alternative splicing analysis and evaluated by minigene assay. RESULTS: The GWAS showed the most significant variant in spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) gene. This concurred with the suggestions from both literature-based analysis and network analysis. Further association analysis over the whole SYK gene revealed that rs290227 in intron 8 was the most significant (P = 7.38 × 10(-11)). The subsequent in silico analysis showed that the intronic variant played potential roles in alternative splicing by skipping exon 8 or by truncating exon 9. It was validated by in vivo minigene assay that the G allele of rs290227 induced the delayed splicing. CONCLUSIONS: We suggested a novel association of the VaD susceptibility with an intronic variant of rs290227 in the SYK gene. Its Gallele could render mature transcripts inappropriately by intron retention and thus lead to a genetic risk for VaD.
OBJECTIVES: This study was aimed to identify a novel strong candidate gene for the susceptibility to vascular dementia (VaD) with comprehensive evidences. METHODS: A preliminary genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted to identify nucleotide sequence variants susceptible to VaD. Literature-based analysis and network analysis were conducted to single out the best candidate gene, and its association was thoroughly examined over its whole sequences. Functions of the most probable variant were predicted by in silico alternative splicing analysis and evaluated by minigene assay. RESULTS: The GWAS showed the most significant variant in spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) gene. This concurred with the suggestions from both literature-based analysis and network analysis. Further association analysis over the whole SYK gene revealed that rs290227 in intron 8 was the most significant (P = 7.38 × 10(-11)). The subsequent in silico analysis showed that the intronic variant played potential roles in alternative splicing by skipping exon 8 or by truncating exon 9. It was validated by in vivo minigene assay that the G allele of rs290227 induced the delayed splicing. CONCLUSIONS: We suggested a novel association of the VaD susceptibility with an intronic variant of rs290227 in the SYK gene. Its Gallele could render mature transcripts inappropriately by intron retention and thus lead to a genetic risk for VaD.
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