15 out of 48 SDEGs (CAMK4, CDK5R1, DCN, GRIN2A, HSPB2, ICAM2, JAK2, LMO4, NEFL, NEFM, PECAM1, PSEN1, SMAD3, SYN1 and TGFBI) are already associated in Alzheimer’s disease pathology. Here, GRIN2A is linked to early-onset autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease.