Plasma levels of protein biomarkers glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and neurofilament light (NEFL) are key dementia biomarkers, but it is unclear how risk genes for Alzheimer's disease (AD) influence levels of these biomarkers. We investigated the association of the established high-effect variants for AD in and with these biomarkers, using data from over 50,000 participants from the UK Biobank (UKB). The results show that is associated with elevated levels of plasma GFAP, and to a lesser extent, NEFL. The effect on GFAP increases with age and the number of alleles. The risk variants R47H and R62H in are associated with higher NEFL levels, but not with GFAP, and the effect sizes do not increase with age. Higher levels of both GFAP and NEFL in midlife are significantly associated with greater risk for incident dementia. In contrast, the protective allele showed no effect on GFAP or NEFL. In conclusion, we find that major genetic risk factors for AD differentially affect dementia protein biomarkers across age, indicating gene specific pathways with potential therapeutic implications.
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