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Polygenic risk scores as a marker for epilepsy risk across lifetime and after unspecified seizure events

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  • Henrike O. Heyne

    (University of Potsdam
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    University of Helsinki
    Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)

  • Fanny-Dhelia Pajuste

    (University of Tartu
    University of Tartu)

  • Julian Wanner

    (University of Potsdam
    University of Helsinki)

  • Jennifer I. Daniel Onwuchekwa

    (University of Potsdam
    University of Siegen)

  • Reedik Mägi

    (University of Tartu
    University of Tartu)

  • Aarno Palotie

    (University of Helsinki
    Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
    Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)

  • Reetta Kälviainen

    (Member of ERN EpiCARE
    University of Eastern Finland)

  • Mark J. Daly

    (University of Helsinki
    Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
    Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
    Massachusetts General Hospital)

Abstract

A diagnosis of epilepsy has significant consequences for an individual but is often challenging in clinical practice. Novel biomarkers are thus greatly needed. Here, we investigated how common genetic factors (epilepsy polygenic risk scores, [PRSs]) influence epilepsy risk in detailed longitudinal electronic health records (EHRs) of > 700k Finns and Estonians. We found that a high genetic generalized epilepsy PRS (PRSGGE) increased risk for genetic generalized epilepsy (GGE) (hazard ratio [HR] 1.73 per PRSGGE standard deviation [SD]) across lifetime and within 10 years after an unspecified seizure event. The effect of PRSGGE was significantly larger on idiopathic generalized epilepsies, in females and for earlier epilepsy onset. Analogously, we found significant but more modest focal epilepsy PRS burden associated with non-acquired focal epilepsy (NAFE). Here, we outline the potential of epilepsy specific PRSs to serve as biomarkers after a first seizure event.

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  • Henrike O. Heyne & Fanny-Dhelia Pajuste & Julian Wanner & Jennifer I. Daniel Onwuchekwa & Reedik Mägi & Aarno Palotie & Reetta Kälviainen & Mark J. Daly, 2024. "Polygenic risk scores as a marker for epilepsy risk across lifetime and after unspecified seizure events," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-50295-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50295-z
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