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Human CSF proteogenomics links genetic variation to neurodegenerative disease proteins

2026-02-22 neurology Title + abstract only
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The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteome offers a direct readout of central nervous system (CNS) biology but its genetic architecture remains incompletely defined. We conducted the largest single-site CSF genome-wide association study (GWAS) to date, analysing 7,092 SomaScan proteins in 1,259 individuals. Using a covariate-adjusted model including proteomic PCs and disease status, we identified 1,971 genome-wide significant pQTLs (954 cis, 971 trans), 1,409 of which replicated in an independent CS...

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