TY - JOUR T1 - Alzheimer's disease genetic risk variants beyond APOE ε4 predict mortality JF - Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring Y1 - 2017 A1 - Mez, Jesse A1 - Jessica R Marden A1 - Mukherjee, Shubhabrata A1 - Stefan Walter A1 - Laura E Gibbons A1 - Alden L Gross A1 - Laura B Zahodne A1 - Paola Gilsanz A1 - Brewster, Paul A1 - Nho, Kwangsik A1 - Paul K Crane A1 - Eric B Larson A1 - M. Maria Glymour KW - Alzheimer's disease KW - APoE4 KW - Cognitive Ability KW - Genetics KW - Mortality KW - Risk Factors AB - We hypothesized that, like apolipoprotein E (APOE), other late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) genetic susceptibility loci predict mortality. Methods We used a weighted genetic risk score (GRS) from 21 non-APOE LOAD risk variants to predict survival in the Adult Changes in Thought and the Health and Retirement Studies. We meta-analyzed hazard ratios and examined models adjusted for cognitive performance or limited to participants with dementia. For replication, we assessed the GRS-longevity association in the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology, comparing cases surviving to age ≥90 years with controls who died between ages 55 and 80 years. Results Higher GRS predicted mortality (hazard ratio = 1.05; 95% confidence interval: 1.00–1.10, P =.04). After adjusting for cognitive performance or restricting to participants with dementia, the relationship was attenuated and no longer significant. In case-control analysis, the GRS was associated with reduced longevity (odds ratio = 0.64; 95% confidence interval: 0.41–1.00, P =.05). Discussion Non-APOE LOAD susceptibility loci confer risk for mortality, likely through effects on dementia incidence. VL - 8 UR - http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2352872917300416http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S2352872917300416?httpAccept=text/xmlhttp://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S2352872917300416?httpAccept=text/plain JO - Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring ER -