RT Journal Article T1 Multi-ancestry GWAS reveals excitotoxicity associated with outcome after ischaemic stroke. A1 Ibanez, Laura A1 Heitsch, Laura A1 Carrera, Caty A1 Farias, Fabiana H G A1 Del Aguila, Jorge L A1 Dhar, Rajat A1 Budde, John A1 Bergmann, Kristy A1 Bradley, Joseph A1 Harari, Oscar A1 Phuah, Chia Ling A1 Lemmens, Robin A1 Viana Oliveira Souza, Alessandro A A1 Moniche, Francisco A1 Cabezas-Juan, Antonio A1 Arenillas, Juan Francisco A1 Krupinksi, Jerzy A1 Cullell, Natalia A1 Torres-Aguila, Nuria A1 Muiño, Elena A1 Cárcel-Márquez, Jara A1 Marti-Fabregas, Joan A1 Delgado-Mederos, Raquel A1 Marin-Bueno, Rebeca A1 Hornick, Alejandro A1 Vives-Bauza, Cristofol A1 Navarro, Rosa Diaz A1 Tur, Silvia A1 Jimenez, Carmen A1 Obach, Victor A1 Segura, Tomas A1 Serrano-Heras, Gemma A1 Chung, Jong Won A1 Roquer, Jaume A1 Soriano-Tarraga, Carol A1 Giralt-Steinhauer, Eva A1 Mola-Caminal, Marina A1 Pera, Joanna A1 Lapicka-Bodzioch, Katarzyna A1 Derbisz, Justyna A1 Davalos, Antoni A1 Lopez-Cancio, Elena A1 Muñoz, Lucia A1 Tatlisumak, Turgut A1 Molina, Carlos A1 Ribo, Marc A1 Bustamante, Alejandro A1 Sobrino, Tomas A1 Castillo-Sanchez, Jose A1 Campos, Francisco A1 Rodriguez-Castro, Emilio A1 Arias-Rivas, Susana A1 Rodríguez-Yáñez, Manuel A1 Herbosa, Christina A1 Ford, Andria L A1 Gutierrez-Romero, Alonso A1 Uribe-Pacheco, Rodrigo A1 Arauz, Antonio A1 Lopes-Cendes, Iscia A1 Lowenkopf, Theodore A1 Barboza, Miguel A A1 Amini, Hajar A1 Stamova, Boryana A1 Ander, Bradley P A1 Sharp, Frank R A1 Kim, Gyeong Moon A1 Bang, Oh Young A1 Jimenez-Conde, Jordi A1 Slowik, Agnieszka A1 Stribian, Daniel A1 Tsai, Ellen A A1 Burkly, Linda C A1 Montaner, Joan A1 Fernandez-Cadenas, Israel A1 Lee, Jin Moo A1 Cruchaga, Carlos K1 NIHSS K1 genetics K1 ischaemic stroke K1 neuroprotection AB During the first hours after stroke onset, neurological deficits can be highly unstable: some patients rapidly improve, while others deteriorate. This early neurological instability has a major impact on long-term outcome. Here, we aimed to determine the genetic architecture of early neurological instability measured by the difference between the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) within 6 h of stroke onset and NIHSS at 24 h. A total of 5876 individuals from seven countries (Spain, Finland, Poland, USA, Costa Rica, Mexico and Korea) were studied using a multi-ancestry meta-analyses. We found that 8.7% of NIHSS at 24 h of variance was explained by common genetic variations, and also that early neurological instability has a different genetic architecture from that of stroke risk. Eight loci (1p21.1, 1q42.2, 2p25.1, 2q31.2, 2q33.3, 5q33.2, 7p21.2 and 13q31.1) were genome-wide significant and explained 1.8% of the variability suggesting that additional variants influence early change in neurological deficits. We used functional genomics and bioinformatic annotation to identify the genes driving the association from each locus. Expression quantitative trait loci mapping and summary data-based Mendelian randomization indicate that ADAM23 (log Bayes factor = 5.41) was driving the association for 2q33.3. Gene-based analyses suggested that GRIA1 (log Bayes factor = 5.19), which is predominantly expressed in the brain, is the gene driving the association for the 5q33.2 locus. These analyses also nominated GNPAT (log Bayes factor = 7.64) ABCB5 (log Bayes factor = 5.97) for the 1p21.1 and 7p21.1 loci. Human brain single-nuclei RNA-sequencing indicates that the gene expression of ADAM23 and GRIA1 is enriched in neurons. ADAM23, a presynaptic protein and GRIA1, a protein subunit of the AMPA receptor, are part of a synaptic protein complex that modulates neuronal excitability. These data provide the first genetic evidence in humans that excitotoxicity may contribute to early neurological instability after acute ischaemic stroke. YR 2022 FD 2022 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19729 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19729 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 29, 2025