Artificial intelligence and leukocyte epigenomics: Evaluation and prediction of late-onset Alzheimer's disease release_nfukbbwa2nf4heu3eqtehf65c4

by Ray O Bahado-Singh, Sangeetha Vishweswaraiah, Buket Aydas, Ali Yilmaz, Raghu P Metpally, David J Carey, Richard C Crist, Wade H Berrettini, George D Wilson, Khalid Imam, Michael Maddens, Halil Bisgin (+2 others)

Published in PLoS ONE.

2021   Volume 16, Issue 3, e0248375

Abstract

We evaluated the utility of leucocyte epigenomic-biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) detection and elucidates its molecular pathogeneses. Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis was performed using the Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip array in 24 late-onset AD (LOAD) and 24 cognitively healthy subjects. Data were analyzed using six Artificial Intelligence (AI) methodologies including Deep Learning (DL) followed by Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) was used for AD prediction. We identified 152 significantly (FDR p<0.05) differentially methylated intragenic CpGs in 171 distinct genes in AD patients compared to controls. All AI platforms accurately predicted AD with AUCs ≥0.93 using 283,143 intragenic and 244,246 intergenic/extragenic CpGs. DL had an AUC = 0.99 using intragenic CpGs, with both sensitivity and specificity being 97%. High AD prediction was also achieved using intergenic/extragenic CpG sites (DL significance value being AUC = 0.99 with 97% sensitivity and specificity). Epigenetically altered genes included CR1L & CTSV (abnormal morphology of cerebral cortex), S1PR1 (CNS inflammation), and LTB4R (inflammatory response). These genes have been previously linked with AD and dementia. The differentially methylated genes CTSV & PRMT5 (ventricular hypertrophy and dilation) are linked to cardiovascular disease and of interest given the known association between impaired cerebral blood flow, cardiovascular disease, and AD. We report a novel, minimally invasive approach using peripheral blood leucocyte epigenomics, and AI analysis to detect AD and elucidate its pathogenesis.
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