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The top associated ROH with AD risk (β (CI95%) = 1.09 (0.48 ‒ 1.48), p value = 9.03 x 10 -4 ) was detected upstream the HS3ST1 locus (chr4:11,189,482‒11,305,456), previously related to AD. Next, to construct a homozygosity map of AD cases, we selected ROHs shared by inbred AD cases extracted from an outbred population. We used whole-exome sequencing data from 1,449 individuals from the Knight-ADRC-NIA-LOAD (KANL) cohort to identify potential recessive variants in candidate ROHs. We detected a candidate marker, rs117458494, mapped in the SPON1 locus, which has been previously associated with amyloid metabolism. Here, we provide a research framework to look for recessive variants in AD using outbred populations. 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