| Title: | Exploring the association between familial hemiplegic migraine genes (CACNA1A, ATP1A2 and SCN1A) with migraine and epilepsy: A UK Biobank exome-wide association study |
| Journal: | Cephalalgia |
| Published: | 9 Jan 2025 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39781574/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1177/03331024241306103 |
Publication 14543
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) types 1-3 are associated with protein-altering genetic variants in CACNA1A, ATP1A2 and SCN1A, respectively. These genes have also been linked to epilepsy. Previous studies primarily focused on phenotypes, examining genetic variants in individuals with characteristic FHM symptoms. This study aimed to investigate the association of FHM genetic variation with migraine and epilepsy, utilizing a genotype-first approach.</p>
METHODS: Whole-exome sequence data from 454,706 individuals from the UK Biobank were examined for self-reported and inpatient-diagnosed migraine and epilepsy. Carriers were compared with non-carriers in a burden analysis using logistic regression while accounting for age, biological sex and UK Biobank assessment center. A machine learning-based approach was employed to predict whether variants resulted in gain-of-function (GoF), loss-of-function (LoF) or neutral effects.</p>
RESULTS: Heterozygous carriers of GoF CACNA1A variants, LoF ATP1A2 variants or neutral SCN1A variants were at increased risk of migraine. Homozygous carriers of neutral SCN1A variants were also associated with migraine but these carriers showed a reduced disease risk of epilepsy.</p>
CONCLUSIONS: Heterozygous genotypes in all three FHM genes were associated with migraine but not epilepsy in this genotype-focused study. Homozygous SCN1A genotypes also showed increased disease risk of migraine, yet these carriers were protected against epilepsy.</p>
18 Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Biological Specimen Banks
- Calcium Channels
- Epilepsy
- Exome
- Exome Sequencing
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Migraine with Aura
- NAV1.1 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
- Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase
- UK Biobank
- United Kingdom
5 Authors
- Christian Staehr
- Mette Nyegaard
- Flemming W. Bach
- Palle Duun Rohde
- Vladimir V. Matchkov
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