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Cereb Cortex ; 31(2): 933-948, 2021 01 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33009551

ABSTRACT

A better understanding of genetic influences on early white matter development could significantly advance our understanding of neurological and psychiatric conditions characterized by altered integrity of axonal pathways. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) phenotypes in 471 neonates. We used a hierarchical functional principal regression model (HFPRM) to perform joint analysis of 44 fiber bundles. HFPRM revealed a latent measure of white matter microstructure that explained approximately 50% of variation in our tractography-based measures and accounted for a large proportion of heritable variation in each individual bundle. An intronic SNP in PSMF1 on chromosome 20 exceeded the conventional GWAS threshold of 5 x 10-8 (p = 4.61 x 10-8). Additional loci nearing genome-wide significance were located near genes with known roles in axon growth and guidance, fasciculation, and myelination.


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Genome-Wide Association Study , White Matter/ultrastructure , Axons/physiology , Chromosomes, Human, Pair 20/genetics , Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Diffusion Tensor Imaging , Female , Humans , Image Processing, Computer-Assisted , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Myelin Sheath/physiology , Nerve Fibers/physiology , Phenotype , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide , Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/genetics , Regression Analysis
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Cereb Cortex ; 30(2): 587-596, 2020 03 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31216015

ABSTRACT

Turner syndrome (TS) is a genetic disorder affecting approximately 1:2000 live-born females. It results from partial or complete X monosomy and is associated with a range of clinical issues including a unique cognitive profile and increased risk for certain behavioral problems. Structural neuroimaging studies in adolescents, adults, and older children with TS have revealed altered neuroanatomy but are unable to identify when in development differences arise. In addition, older children and adults have often been exposed to years of growth hormone and/or exogenous estrogen therapy with potential implications for neurodevelopment. The study presented here is the first to test whether brain structure is altered in infants with TS. Twenty-six infants with TS received high-resolution structural MRI scans of the brain at 1 year of age and were compared to 47 typically developing female and 39 typically developing male infants. Results indicate that the typical neuroanatomical profile seen in older individuals with TS, characterized by decreased gray matter volumes in premotor, somatosensory, and parietal-occipital cortex, is already present at 1 year of age, suggesting a stable phenotype with origins in the prenatal or early postnatal period.


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Brain/pathology , Turner Syndrome/pathology , Brain/diagnostic imaging , Female , Humans , Infant , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Organ Size , Turner Syndrome/diagnostic imaging
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Transl Psychiatry ; 7(8): e1188, 2017 08 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28763065

ABSTRACT

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of adolescents and adults are transforming our understanding of how genetic variants impact brain structure and psychiatric risk, but cannot address the reality that psychiatric disorders are unfolding developmental processes with origins in fetal life. To investigate how genetic variation impacts prenatal brain development, we conducted a GWAS of global brain tissue volumes in 561 infants. An intronic single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in IGFBP7 (rs114518130) achieved genome-wide significance for gray matter volume (P=4.15 × 10-10). An intronic SNP in WWOX (rs10514437) neared genome-wide significance for white matter volume (P=1.56 × 10-8). Additional loci with small P-values included psychiatric GWAS associations and transcription factors expressed in developing brain. Genetic predisposition scores for schizophrenia and ASD, and the number of genes impacted by rare copy number variants (CNV burden) did not predict global brain tissue volumes. Integration of these results with large-scale neuroimaging GWAS in adolescents (PNC) and adults (ENIGMA2) suggests minimal overlap between common variants impacting brain volumes at different ages. Ultimately, by identifying genes contributing to adverse developmental phenotypes, it may be possible to adjust adverse trajectories, preventing or ameliorating psychiatric and developmental disorders.


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Brain/anatomy & histology , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide , Brain/diagnostic imaging , Female , Genome-Wide Association Study , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins/genetics , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Neuroimaging , Organ Size/genetics
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