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Table 3 Mediation models. Results from structural equation models testing the hypothesis, that SNP effects on CSF biomarker PCs would also affect AD risk

From: Multivariate GWAS of Alzheimer’s disease CSF biomarker profiles implies GRIN2D in synaptic functioning

SNP

Chr:Pos

Location

Locus

EA

EAF

R2imp

Sex

PC1

PC2

PC3

PC4

PC5

PC

Prop

Direct

Total

ZAD (Wightman et al.) [42]

Tau pathology/Degeneration (PC1)

 rs140169162

17:30886881

Intron

MYO1D

G

0.98

0.69

m

0.02

0.10

−0.03

0.01

0.00

0.11

0.29

0.26

0.36

−1.94

f

0.52*

−0.12

−0.04

−0.01

0.00

0.35*

 

−1.04*

−0.69

 

Aβ Pathology (PC2)

 rs1638675

10:119178376

Intergenic

-

A

0.57

0.89

m

0.03

0.10*

−0.03

0.00

0.00

0.10*

 

−0.06

0.04

−0.18

f

0.02

−0.04*

0.00

0.00

0.00

−0.02

 

0.07

0.04

 

Tau pathology/Degeneration & Aβ Pathology (PC1 & PC2)

 rs12972156

19:45387459

Intron

APOE

C

0.74

0.98

all

−0.07*

−0.12*

0.02

0.00

0.00

−0.17*

0.65

−0.09

−0.27*

−Inf*

 rs157582

19:45396219

Intron

APOE

C

0.65

1.00

all

−0.08*

−0.11*

0.01

0.00

0.00

−0.17*

0.79

−0.05

−0.22*

−Inf*

 rs10119

19:45406673

3′-UTR

APOE

G

0.60

0.95

all

−0.06*

−0.10*

0.01

0.00

0.00

−0.15*

0.67

−0.07

−0.23*

−Inf*

 rs429358

19:45411941

Exon

APOE

T

0.70

0.99

all

−0.09*

−0.13*

0.01

0.00

0.00

−0.21*

0.54

−0.18*

−0.39*

−Inf*

 rs75627662

19:45413576

Intergenic

APOE

C

0.71

0.98

all

−0.06*

−0.10*

0.02

0.00

0.00

−0.14*

0.59

−0.10

−0.24*

−Inf*

 rs157595

19:45425460

Intergenic

APOE

A

0.33

0.96

all

−0.06*

−0.09*

0.02

0.00

0.00

−0.13*

0.54

−0.11

−0.23*

−29.68*

 rs111789331

19:45427125

Intergenic

APOE

T

0.73

0.95

all

−0.08*

−0.12*

0.02

0.00

0.01

−0.19*

0.57

−0.14

−0.33*

−Inf*

Injury/Inflammation (PC3)

 rs7551263

1:203150756

Intron

CHI3L1

T

0.84

0.99

all

0.04

−0.01

0.05*

−0.02

0.00

0.06

 

−0.11

−0.05

1.21

 rs114211800

5:158973225

Intron

LOC105377684

G

0.98

0.91

m

0.11

−0.08

−0.31*

0.00

0.00

−0.29*

 

0.27

−0.02

0.45

f

−0.09

−0.05

0.03

0.01

0.00

−0.09

 

0.58

0.49

 

 rs2302634

7:12270770

Intron

TMEM106B

T

0.58

1.00

all

−0.02

−0.01

0.07*

0.00

0.00

0.04

 

−0.08

−0.04

5.38*

 rs56194026

15:74831534

Intergenic

ARID3B

C

0.92

0.90

m

−0.03

0.01

−0.13*

0.01

0.00

−0.15*

 

0.09

−0.06

−0.03

f

−0.01

−0.03

0.10*

0.00

0.00

0.06

 

−0.18

−0.12

−0.01

No evidence for mediation

 rs10399931

1:203156080

Intergenic

CHI3L1

T

0.24

0.98

all

0.04

−0.03

0.02

−0.03

0.00

−0.01

 

0.10

0.10

0.58

 rs12670437

7:76390507

Intergenic

-

G

0.98

0.87

all

−0.10

0.05

−0.01

−0.01

0.00

−0.07

0.54

−0.06

−0.14

0.22

 rs145791381

9:24796757

Intergenic

-

T

0.98

0.93

all

0.00

−0.01

0.10

−0.03

0.00

0.06

 

−0.08

−0.02

2.20*

 rs16974493

13:110307768

Intergenic

-

T

0.97

0.98

all

−0.01

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.00

0.03

 

−0.07

−0.03

0.34

 rs150326618

14:52641990

Intergenic

-

G

0.98

0.80

all

−0.08

−0.02

−0.07

0.03

0.00

−0.15

0.19

−0.62

−0.77

−0.22

 rs275844

19:48884949

Intergenic

GRIN2D

G

0.88

0.93

m

−0.07

0.02

−0.01

0.00

0.00

−0.06

 

0.18

0.12

−2.13*

f

−0.02

0.05

0.02

−0.01

0.00

0.05

 

−0.18

−0.13

 

 rs8111684

19:48947326

3′-UTR

GRIN2D

G

0.26

1.00

all

0.02

0.00

−0.02

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.04

−0.01

−0.01

0.72

 rs3107911

19:48964305

Intron

GRIN2D

C

0.15

0.96

all

0.02

0.00

−0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.03

−0.05

−0.05

1.31

  1. SNP RS ID, Chr:Pos Chromosome:Position Build 37, EA effect allele, SE standard error, R2imp Imputation Quality, Sex In case of significant differences in mediation pathways between males and females based on moderated mediation models, pathway estimates are given separately for males and females, PC1-PC5 The effect of one copy of the effect allele on latent AD in SD via mediation of the biomarker PC, PC1 Tau pathology/Degeneration, PC2 Aβ Pathology, PC3 Injury/Inflammation, PC4 Non-AD Inflammation, PC5 Non-AD Synaptic Functioning, PC Joint effect of all mediation pathways via any biomarker, Prop. Proportion of mediated effect (PC/Total), Direct The effect of one copy of the effect allele on latent AD in SD not mediated by any biomarker PC, Total The joint effect of one copy of the effect allele on latent AD in SD by either mediation or direct effects, ZAD (Wightman et al.) [42] Z test statistic based on previous GWAS of AD
  2. *p < 0.008