Genome-wide pathway analysis in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Neurol Sci. 2014 Aug;35(8):1189-96. doi: 10.1007/s10072-014-1671-2. Epub 2014 Feb 15.

Abstract

This study aimed to (1) to identify candidate single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and mechanisms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and (2) to generate SNP-to-gene-to-pathway hypotheses. An ADHD genome-wide association study (GWAS) dataset that included 428,074 SNPs in 924 trios (2,758 individuals) of European descent was used in this study. The Identify candidate Causal SNPs and Pathways (ICSNPathway) analysis was applied to the GWAS dataset. ICSNPathway analysis identified 11 candidate SNPs, 6 genes, and 6 pathways, which provided 6 hypothetical biological mechanisms. The strongest hypothetical biological mechanism was that rs2532502 alters the role of CD27 in the context of the pathways of positive regulation of nucleocytoplasmic transport [nominal p < 0.001; false discovery rate (FDR) = 0.028]. The second strongest mechanism was the rs1820204, rs1052571, rs1052576 → CASP9 → mitochondrial pathway (nominal p < 0.001; FDR = 0.032). The third mechanism was the rs1801516 → ATM → CD25 pathway (nominal p < 0.001; FDR = 0.034). By applying the ICSNPathway analysis to the ADHD GWAS data, 11 candidate SNPs, 6 genes that included CD27, CASP9, ATM, CD12orf65, OXER1, and ACRY, and 6 pathways were identified that may contribute to ADHD susceptibility.

MeSH terms

  • ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase / genetics
  • ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase / physiology
  • Adolescent
  • Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins / genetics
  • Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins / physiology
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / genetics*
  • Caspase 9 / genetics
  • Caspase 9 / physiology
  • Causality
  • Child
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genome-Wide Association Study*
  • Humans
  • Linkage Disequilibrium
  • Male
  • Metabolic Networks and Pathways / genetics
  • Mitochondrial Proteins / genetics
  • Mitochondrial Proteins / physiology
  • Models, Genetic
  • Peptide Termination Factors / genetics
  • Peptide Termination Factors / physiology
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
  • Receptors, Eicosanoid / genetics
  • Receptors, Eicosanoid / physiology
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7 / genetics
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7 / physiology

Substances

  • C12orf65 protein, human
  • Mitochondrial Proteins
  • OXER1 protein, human
  • Peptide Termination Factors
  • Receptors, Eicosanoid
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7
  • ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase
  • ATM protein, human
  • Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins
  • CASP9 protein, human
  • Caspase 9