Genetic risk for schizophrenia and developmental delay is associated with shape and microstructure of midline white matter structures
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Drakesmith, Mark, Parker, Greg D., Smith, Jacqueline, Linden, Stefanie C., Rees, Elliott, Williams, Nigel, Owen, Michael J., van den Bree, Marianne, Hall, Jeremy, Jones, Derek K. and Linden, David E. J.. (2019). Genetic risk for schizophrenia and developmental delay is associated with shape and microstructure of midline white matter structures. Translational Psychiatry. 9(102), pp. 1 - 13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-019-0440-7
Authors | Drakesmith, Mark, Parker, Greg D., Smith, Jacqueline, Linden, Stefanie C., Rees, Elliott, Williams, Nigel, Owen, Michael J., van den Bree, Marianne, Hall, Jeremy, Jones, Derek K. and Linden, David E. J. |
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Abstract | Genomic copy number variants (CNVs) are amongst the most highly penetrant genetic risk factors for neuropsychiatric disorders. The scarcity of carriers of individual CNVs and their phenotypical heterogeneity limits investigations of the associated neural mechanisms and endophenotypes. We applied a novel design based on CNV penetrance for schizophrenia (Sz) and developmental delay (DD) that allows us to identify structural sequelae that are most relevant to neuropsychiatric disorders. Our focus on brain structural abnormalities was based on the hypothesis that convergent mechanisms contributing to neurodevelopmental disorders would likely manifest in the macro- and microstructure of white matter and cortical and subcortical grey matter. Twenty one adult participants carrying neuropsychiatric risk CNVs (including those located at 22q11.2, 15q11.2, 1q21.1, 16p11.2 and 17q12) and 15 age- and gender-matched controls underwent T1-weighted structural, diffusion and relaxometry MRI. The macro- and microstructural properties of the cingulum bundles were associated with penetrance for both developmental delay and schizophrenia, in particular curvature along the anterior-posterior axis (Sz: pcorr = 0.026; DD: pcorr = 0.035) and intracellular volume fraction (Sz: pcorr = 0.019; DD: pcorr = 0.064). Further principal component analysis showed alterations in the interrelationships between the volumes of several midline white-matter structures (Sz: pcorr = 0.055; DD: pcorr = 0.027). In particular, the ratio of volumes in the splenium and body of the corpus callosum was significantly associated with both penetrance scores (Sz: p = 0.037; DD; p = 0.006). Our results are consistent with the notion that a significant alteration in developmental trajectories of midline white-matter structures constitutes a common neurodevelopmental aberration contributing to risk for schizophrenia and intellectual disability. |
Keywords | ADHD; autism spectrum disorders; clinical genetics; predictive markers; schizophrenia |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | Translational Psychiatry |
Journal citation | 9 (102), pp. 1 - 13 |
Publisher | Nature Publishing Group |
ISSN | 2158-3188 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-019-0440-7 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85062086396 |
Open access | Open access |
Page range | 1 - 13 |
Research Group | Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research |
Publisher's version | License |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
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