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Multivariate analysis reveals genetic associations of the resting default mode network in psychotic bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A] 2014 May 13; Vol. 111 (19), pp. E2066-75. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Apr 28. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The brain's default mode network (DMN) is highly heritable and is compromised in a variety of psychiatric disorders. However, genetic control over the DMN in schizophrenia (SZ) and psychotic bipolar disorder (PBP) is largely unknown. Study subjects (n = 1,305) underwent a resting-state functional MRI scan and were analyzed by a two-stage approach. The initial analysis used independent component analysis (ICA) in 324 healthy controls, 296 SZ probands, 300 PBP probands, 179 unaffected first-degree relatives of SZ probands (SZREL), and 206 unaffected first-degree relatives of PBP probands to identify DMNs and to test their biomarker and/or endophenotype status. A subset of controls and probands (n = 549) then was subjected to a parallel ICA (para-ICA) to identify imaging-genetic relationships. ICA identified three DMNs. Hypo-connectivity was observed in both patient groups in all DMNs. Similar patterns observed in SZREL were restricted to only one network. DMN connectivity also correlated with several symptom measures. Para-ICA identified five sub-DMNs that were significantly associated with five different genetic networks. Several top-ranking SNPs across these networks belonged to previously identified, well-known psychosis/mood disorder genes. Global enrichment analyses revealed processes including NMDA-related long-term potentiation, PKA, immune response signaling, axon guidance, and synaptogenesis that significantly influenced DMN modulation in psychoses. In summary, we observed both unique and shared impairments in functional connectivity across the SZ and PBP cohorts; these impairments were selectively familial only for SZREL. Genes regulating specific neurodevelopment/transmission processes primarily mediated DMN disconnectivity. The study thus identifies biological pathways related to a widely researched quantitative trait that might suggest novel, targeted drug treatments for these diseases.
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- Adult
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease epidemiology
Genetic Predisposition to Disease genetics
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Rest physiology
Risk Factors
Young Adult
Bipolar Disorder epidemiology
Bipolar Disorder genetics
Bipolar Disorder pathology
Brain pathology
Nerve Net
Schizophrenia epidemiology
Schizophrenia genetics
Schizophrenia pathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1091-6490
- Volume :
- 111
- Issue :
- 19
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24778245
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1313093111