CTSB cis protein quantitative trait locus polygenic score

Blood protein linked to lower brain lesion volume

Higher blood levels of the protein cathepsin B were linked to lower lesion volume, with an association estimate of minus 0.09 in 5,260 people.Higher blood levels of the protein cathepsin B were linked to lower lesion volume, with an association estimate of minus 0.09 in 5,260 people.

Limit: The postmortem comparison supporting lesion-related cathepsin B changes involved only eight samples