Table 1 Summary of the GWASs used in two-sample Mendelian randomization analyses and multivariable Mendelian randomization.

From: Exploring the causal effects of genetic liability to ADHD and Autism on Alzheimer’s disease

Phenotype

PMID

Cohorts and samples

N

ADHD

Demontis et al. [14]

PMID: 30478444

iPSYCH & PGC consortium

20,183 cases

35,191 controls

ASD

Grove et al.

[19]

PMID: 30804558

iPSYCH & PGC consortium

18,381 cases

27,969 controls

Alzheimer’s

Jansen et al. [20]

PMID: 30617256

Phase 1: PGC-ALZ (DemGene, TwinGene, STSA), IGAP, ADSP

Phase 2: Proxy-cases of Alzheimer’s disease in UKB

Phase 3: Meta-analysis of Phase 1&2

Phase1: 24,087 cases

55,058 controls

Phase 3: 71,880 cases

383,378 controls

Educational Attainment (Years of Schooling)

Lee et al. [24]

PMID: 30038396

Add Health, EGCUT, ELSA, FENLAND, Geisinger, GSII, NORFOLK, UKB, UKHLS, VIKING, WLS,ACPRC, AGE, ALSPAC, ASPS, BASE-II,CoLaus,COPSAC2000, CROATIA-Korčula, deCODE, DHS, DIL, ERF, FamHS, FINRISK, FTC, GOYA, GRAPHIC, GS, H2000 Cases, H2000 Controls, HBCS, HCS, HNRS (CorexB), HNRS (Oexpr), HNRS (Omni1), HRS, Hypergenes, INGI-CARL, INGI-FVG, KORA S3, KORA S4, LBC1921, LBC1936, LifeLines, MCTFR, MGS, MoBa, NBS, NESDA, NFBC66, NTR, OGP, OGP-Talana, ORCADES, PREVEND, QIMR, RS-I, RS-II, RS-III, Rush-MAP, Rush-ROS, SardiNIA, SHIP, SHIP-TREND, STR – Salty, STR – Twingene, THISEAS, TwinsUK, WTCCC58C, YFS

766,345 participants

Intelligence (IQ)

Savage et al. [25]

PMID: 29942086

UKB, COGENT, RS, GENR, STR, S4S, HiQ/HRS, TEDS, DTR-MADT, DTR-LSADT, IMAGEN, BLTS-Children, BLTS-Adolescence, NESCOG, GfG, STSA-SATSA + GENDER, STSA-HAMRONY

269,867 participants

  1. Samples in bold indicate overlap between the different GWASs used.