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The kidney and brain expressed protein ( KIBRA ) rs17070145 polymorphism is associated with both structure and activation of the olfactory cortex. However, no studies have thus far examined whether  KIBRA  can be linked with olfactory function and whether brain structure plays any role in the association. We addressed these questions in a population-based cross-sectional study among rural-dwelling older adults. This study included 1087 participants derived from the Multidomain Interventions to Delay Dementia and Disability in Rural China, who underwent the brain MRI scans in August 2018 to October 2020; of these, 1016 took the 16-item Sniffin’ Sticks identification test and 634 (62.40%) were defined with olfactory impairment (OI). Data were analyzed using the voxel-based morphometry analysis and general linear, logistic, and structural equation models. The  KIBRA  rs17070145 C-allele (CC or CT vs. TT genotype) was significantly associated with greater gray matter volume (GMV) mainly in the bilateral orbitofrontal cortex and left thalamus ( P  &lt; 0.05) and with the multi-adjusted odds ratio of 0.73 (95% confidence interval 0.56–0.95) for OI. The left thalamic GMV could mediate 8.08% of the  KIBRA -olfaction association ( P  &lt; 0.05). These data suggest that the  KIBRA  rs17070145 C-allele is associated with a reduced likelihood of OI among older adults, partly mediated through left thalamic GMV.

Thalamic gray matter volume mediates the association between KIBRA polymorphism and olfactory function among older adults: a population-based study