Table 1 Top regions based on the burden or SKAT test with p ≤ 5e−06 in the discovery family-based dataset using whole-genome scan.

From: Region-based analysis of rare genomic variants in whole-genome sequencing datasets reveal two novel Alzheimer’s disease-associated genes: DTNB and DLG2

First SNV in the region (chr:pos:ref:alt)

Last SNV in the region (chr:pos:ref:alt)

Nearest protein-coding gene

Discovery dataset (NIMH + NIA families)

Replication dataset NHW ADSP

Meta-analysis of family-based discovery and NHW ADSP replication datasets

Replication dataset AA ADSP

Replication dataset HISP ADSP

P value

Number of simulations

P value

Number of SNVs in the region used in the test

Fisher chi-squared test statistic

P value

P value

Number of SNVs in the region used in the test

P value

Number of SNVs in the region used in the test

Burden test

 2:25703040:G:A

2:25707419:T:G

DTNB

7.00E−08

1.00E + 08

0.032

5

39.808

4.74E−08

0.390

9

0.353

8

 2:79854141:T:G

2:79856252:C:T

CTNNA2

8.10E−07

1.00E + 08

0.799

6

28.500

9.88E−06

0.774

8

0.785

7

 3:181942653:A:G

3:181946475:G:A

SOX2

2.40E−06

1.00E + 07

0.317

6

28.177

1.15E−05

0.619

9

0.163

8

 22:35048628:G:C

22:35053269:C:T

ISX

4.40E−06

1.00E + 07

0.766

8

25.201

4.58E−05

0.827

9

0.014

10

Variance component test

 11:83498255:A:G

11:83500398:T:G

DLG2

4E−06

1.00E + 07

0.014

5

33.352

1E−06

0.053

8

0.893

9

 2:25703040:G:A

2:25707419:T:G

DTNB

1.4E−06

1.00E + 08

0.054

5

32.737

1.4E−06

0.409

9

0.455

8

 7:82268137:T:C

7:82271095:A:T

CACNA2D1

8E−07

1.00E + 07

0.591

5

29.131

7.4E−06

0.278

8

0.090

8

 7:81141368:T:G

7:81143780:C:T

SEMA3C

3.6E−06

1.00E + 07

0.251

5

27.832

1.4E−05

0.046

9

0.694

10

  1. SNV single nucleotide variant, chr chromosome, pos position according to GRCh38, ref reference allele, alt alternate allele, NHW non Hispanic white, AA African-American, HISP Hispanic.