Finding genetically-supported drug targets for Parkinson's disease using Mendelian randomization of the druggable genome

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative movement disorder that currently has no disease-modifying treatment, partly owing to inefficiencies in drug target identification and validation. We use Mendelian randomization to investigate over 3,000 genes that encode druggable proteins and predict their...

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Authors: Storm, Catherine|||0000-0003-4957-1712; Kia, Demis A.; Almramhi, Mona M.; Bandres-Ciga, Sara|||0000-0003-0056-1361; Finan, Chris|||0000-0002-3319-1937; Noyce, Alastair J.; Kaiyrzhanov, Rauan|||0000-0003-1640-4010; Middlehurst, Ben; Tan, Manuela|||0000-0001-5835-669X; Houlden, Henry|||0000-0002-2866-7777; Morris, Huw|||0000-0002-5473-3774; Plun-Favreau, Helene; Holmans, Peter|||0000-0003-0870-9412; Hardy, John|||0000-0002-3122-0423; Trabzuni, Daniah|||0000-0003-4826-9570; Quinn, John; Bubb, Vivien; Mok, Kin Y.; Kinghorn, Kerri J.|||0000-0003-2048-4332; Lewis, Patrick|||0000-0003-4537-0489; Schreglmann, Sebastian R.; Lovering, Ruth; R'Bibo, Lea; Manzoni, Claudia|||0000-0001-5367-4023; Rizig, Mie|||0000-0003-2420-4449; Ryten, Mina; Guelfi, Sebastian; Escott-Price, Valentina|||0000-0003-1784-5483; Chelban, Viorica|||0000-0002-5817-6290; Foltynie, Thomas|||0000-0003-0752-1813; Williams, Nigel; Morrison, Karen E.|||0000-0003-0216-5717; Clarke, Car; Harvey, Kirsten; Jacobs, Benjamin M.; Brice, Alexis|||0000-0002-0941-3990; Danjou, Fabrice|||0000-0002-4976-2327; Lesage, Suzanne; Corvol, Jean-Christophe|||0000-0001-7325-0199; Martinez, Maria; Schulte, Claudia|||0000-0003-4006-1265; Brockmann, Kathrin|||0000-0002-7515-8596; Simón-Sánchez, Javier; Heutink, Peter|||0000-0001-5218-1737; Rizzu, Patrizia; Sharma, Manu; Gasser, Thomas|||0000-0003-4882-2647; Schneider, Susanne A.; Cookson, Mark R.; Blauwendraat, Cornelis|||0000-0001-9358-8111; Craig, David W.|||0000-0003-2040-1955; Billingsley, Kimberley; Makarious, Mary B.; Narendra, Derek P.; Faghri, Faraz; Gibbs, J. Raphael|||0000-0002-6985-0658; Hernández, Dena G.; Van Keuren-Jensen, K.; Shulman, Joshua M.; Iwaki, Hirotaka; Leonard, Hampton L.|||0000-0003-2390-8110; Nalls, Mike A.; Robak, Laurie; Bras, Jose|||0000-0001-8186-0333; Guerreiro, Rita|||0000-0001-5879-3486; Lubbe, Steven; Troycoco, Timothy; Finkbeiner, Steven; Mencacci, Niccolo E.; Lungu, Codrin; Singleton, Andrew B.|||0000-0001-5606-700X; Scholz, Sonja|||0000-0002-6623-0429; Reed, Xylena; Uitti, Ryan J.; Ross, Owen A.|||0000-0003-4813-756X; Grenn, Francis P.; Moore, Anni; Alcalay, Roy N.; Wszolek, Zbigniew K.|||0000-0001-5487-1053; Gan-Or, Ziv|||0000-0003-0332-234X; Rouleau, Guy A.|||0000-0001-8403-1418; Krohn, Lynne|||0000-0001-6554-1666; Mufti, Kheireddin; van Hilten, Jacobus J.; Marinus, Johan; Adarmes-Gómez, A.D.|||0000-0002-1337-9289; Aguilar Barberà, Miquel; Alvarez, Ignacio|||0000-0002-8537-3935; Alvarez, Victoria|||0000-0002-1916-2523; Barrero, Francisco Javier; Yarza, Jesús Alberto Bergareche; Bernal-Bernal, Inmaculada; Blázquez Estrada, Marta|||0000-0003-3348-9992; Bonilla-Toribio, Marta; Botía, Juan A.|||0000-0002-6992-598X; Boungiorno, María Teresa; Buiza-Rueda, Dolores|||0000-0002-3504-9299; Cámara, Ana|||0000-0002-8005-9461; Carrillo, Fátima; Carrión-Claro, M.; Cerdan, Debora|||0000-0001-5408-691X; Clarimón, Jordi|||0000-0002-6824-6942; Compta, Yaroslau|||0000-0001-6443-0104; Diez-Fairen, Monica|||0000-0003-1882-0309; Dols Icardo, Oriol|||0000-0003-2656-8748; Duarte, Jacinto; Duran, Raquel; Escamilla Sevilla, Francisco|||0000-0003-2149-2668; Ezquerra, Mario|||0000-0003-3246-6641; Feliz, Cici; Fernández, Manel; Fernández-Santiago, Rubén|||0000-0002-4582-0702; Garcia, Ciara; García-Ruiz, Pedro; Gómez-Garre, Pilar|||0000-0002-0437-6182; Gomez Heredia, Maria Jose; Gonzalez-Aramburu, Isabel|||0000-0002-3696-4093; Gorostidi Pagola, Ana; Hoenicka, Janet|||0000-0002-6790-6988; Infante, Jon|||0000-0003-4025-4606; Jesús, Silvia; Jiménez-Escrig, Adriano|||0000-0002-4927-1886; Kulisevsky, Jaime|||0000-0003-4870-1431; Labrador-Espinosa, Miguel A.|||0000-0003-3576-1777; López-Sendon, Jose Luis; López de Munain Arregui, Adolfo; Macías-García, Daniel|||0000-0002-4822-1529; Martínez Torres, Irene; Marín, Juan; Marti, María José; Martínez-Castrillo, Juan Carlos|||0000-0001-7744-6850; Méndez-del-Barrio, Carlota; Menéndez González, Manuel; Mata, Marina|||0000-0001-9693-7663; Mínguez, Adolfo M.; Mir, Pablo|||0000-0003-1656-302X; Mondragon Rezola, Elisabet; Muñoz, Esteban; Pagonabarraga Mora, Javier|||0000-0002-3248-704X; Pastor, Pau|||0000-0002-7493-8777; Perez-Errazquin, Francisco; Periñán-Tocino, Teresa; Ruiz-Martínez, Javier; Ruz, Clara; Sánchez Rodríguez, Antonio; Sierra, Maria; Suarez-Sanmartin, Esther; Tabernero, Cesar; Tartari, Juan Pablo; Tejera-Parrado, Cristina|||0000-0001-8001-5621; Tolosa, Eduard|||0000-0001-6608-3038; Valldeoriola, Francesc|||0000-0002-8680-4274; Vargas-González, Laura; Vela, Lydia|||0000-0001-6663-395X; Vives, Francisco; Zimprich, Alexander|||0000-0002-1668-5177; Pihlstrom, Lasse; Toft, Mathias|||0000-0002-6723-6865; Taba, Pille|||0000-0002-1315-1065; Koks, Sulev; Hassin-Baer, Sharon; Majamaa, Kari|||0000-0002-9070-3791; Siitonen, Ari; Tienari, Pentti; Okubadejo, Njideka U.; Ojo, Oluwadamilola O.; Shashkin, Chingiz; Zharkinbekova, Nazira; Akhmetzhanov, Vadim; Kaishybayeva, Gulnaz; Karimova, Altynay; Khaibullin, Talgat; Lynch, Timothy L.; Hingorani, Aroon|||0000-0001-8365-0081; Wood, Nicholas W.|||0000-0002-9500-3348
Format: Article
Publication date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:264453
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/264453
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26280-1
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Brain
Case-Control Studies
Cohort Studies
Disease Progression
Gene Expression Regulation
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genetic Variation
Genome, Human
Humans
Mendelian Randomization Analysis
Parkinson Disease
Quantitative Trait Loci
Risk Factors
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Summary:Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative movement disorder that currently has no disease-modifying treatment, partly owing to inefficiencies in drug target identification and validation. We use Mendelian randomization to investigate over 3,000 genes that encode druggable proteins and predict their efficacy as drug targets for Parkinson's disease. We use expression and protein quantitative trait loci to mimic exposure to medications, and we examine the causal effect on Parkinson's disease risk (in two large cohorts), age at onset and progression. We propose 23 drug-targeting mechanisms for Parkinson's disease, including four possible drug repurposing opportunities and two drugs which may increase Parkinson's disease risk. Of these, we put forward six drug targets with the strongest Mendelian randomization evidence. There is remarkably little overlap between our drug targets to reduce Parkinson's disease risk versus progression, suggesting different molecular mechanisms. Drugs with genetic support are considerably more likely to succeed in clinical trials, and we provide compelling genetic evidence and an analysis pipeline to prioritise Parkinson's disease drug development.