The
radial
unit
hypothesis
describes
how
glia
in
fetal
development
influence
cortical
size
and
structure
adulthood.
This
serves
as
a
framework
to
interpret
the
molecular
cellular
mechanisms
of
human
genetic
variation
associated
with
well
fixed
differences
between
modern
humans
archaic
or
related
species
contributing
brain
structure.
Cortical-structure
rare
variants
have
been
shown
change
composition
by
altering
glial
fate
decisions
disrupt
architecture
through
aberrant
scaffolds,
measured
mice
pluripotent
stem
cell
systems.
common
recently
identified
genome-wide
association
studies
are
enriched
regulatory
elements
cells.
Some
loci
surface
area
linked
genes
regulating
cycle
control
via
quantitative
trait
loci.
Though
study
involved
evolution
is
still
at
early
stages,
several
examples
whereby
these
alter
function
presumably
increase
size.
Future
research
gene
regulation
will
accelerate
understanding
variants.
Translational Psychiatry,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
10(1)
Опубликована: Март 20, 2020
Abstract
This
review
summarizes
the
last
decade
of
work
by
ENIGMA
(
E
nhancing
N
euro
I
maging
G
enetics
through
M
eta
A
nalysis)
Consortium,
a
global
alliance
over
1400
scientists
across
43
countries,
studying
human
brain
in
health
and
disease.
Building
on
large-scale
genetic
studies
that
discovered
first
robustly
replicated
loci
associated
with
metrics,
has
diversified
into
50
working
groups
(WGs),
pooling
worldwide
data
expertise
to
answer
fundamental
questions
neuroscience,
psychiatry,
neurology,
genetics.
Most
WGs
focus
specific
psychiatric
neurological
conditions,
other
study
normal
variation
due
sex
gender
differences,
or
development
aging;
still
develop
methodological
pipelines
tools
facilitate
harmonized
analyses
“big
data”
(i.e.,
epigenetic
data,
multimodal
MRI,
electroencephalography
data).
These
international
efforts
have
yielded
largest
neuroimaging
date
schizophrenia,
bipolar
disorder,
major
depressive
post-traumatic
stress
substance
use
disorders,
obsessive-compulsive
attention-deficit/hyperactivity
autism
spectrum
epilepsy,
22q11.2
deletion
syndrome.
More
recent
formed
anxiety
suicidal
thoughts
behavior,
sleep
insomnia,
eating
irritability,
injury,
antisocial
personality
conduct
dissociative
identity
disorder.
Here,
we
summarize
ENIGMA’s
activities
ongoing
projects,
describe
successes
challenges
encountered
along
way.
We
highlight
advantages
collaborative
coordinated
for
testing
reproducibility
robustness
findings,
offering
opportunity
identify
systems
involved
clinical
syndromes
diverse
samples
genetic,
environmental,
demographic,
cognitive,
psychosocial
factors.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
119(35)
Опубликована: Авг. 23, 2022
The
use
of
spoken
and
written
language
is
a
fundamental
human
capacity.
Individual
differences
in
reading-
language-related
skills
are
influenced
by
genetic
variation,
with
twin-based
heritability
estimates
30
to
80%
depending
on
the
trait.
architecture
complex,
heterogeneous,
multifactorial,
but
investigations
contributions
single-nucleotide
polymorphisms
(SNPs)
were
thus
far
underpowered.
We
present
multicohort
genome-wide
association
study
(GWAS)
five
traits
assessed
individually
using
psychometric
measures
(word
reading,
nonword
spelling,
phoneme
awareness,
repetition)
samples
13,633
33,959
participants
aged
5
26
y.
identified
significant
word
reading
(rs11208009,
Human Brain Mapping,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
43(1), С. 56 - 82
Опубликована: Июль 29, 2020
Abstract
MRI‐derived
brain
measures
offer
a
link
between
genes,
the
environment
and
behavior
have
been
widely
studied
in
bipolar
disorder
(BD).
However,
many
neuroimaging
studies
of
BD
underpowered,
leading
to
varied
results
uncertainty
regarding
effects.
The
Enhancing
Neuro
Imaging
Genetics
through
Meta‐Analysis
(ENIGMA)
Bipolar
Disorder
Working
Group
was
formed
2012
empower
discoveries,
generate
consensus
findings
inform
future
hypothesis‐driven
BD.
Through
this
effort,
over
150
researchers
from
20
countries
55
institutions
pool
data
resources
produce
largest
ever
conducted.
ENIGMA
applies
standardized
processing
analysis
techniques
large‐scale
meta‐
mega‐analyses
multimodal
MRI
improve
replicability
relating
variation
clinical
genetic
data.
Initial
reveal
widespread
patterns
lower
cortical
thickness,
subcortical
volume
disrupted
white
matter
integrity
associated
with
Findings
also
include
mapping
alterations
common
medications
like
lithium,
symptom
risk
profiles
provided
further
insights
into
pathophysiological
mechanisms
Here
we
discuss
key
working
group,
its
ongoing
projects
directions
for
large‐scale,
collaborative
mental
illness.
Nature Communications,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
14(1)
Опубликована: Ноя. 28, 2023
Abstract
Genetic
risks
for
schizophrenia
are
theoretically
mediated
by
genetic
effects
on
brain
structure
but
it
has
been
unclear
which
genes
associated
with
both
and
cortical
phenotypes.
We
accessed
genome-wide
association
studies
(GWAS)
of
(
N
=
69,369
cases;
236,642
controls),
three
magnetic
resonance
imaging
(MRI)
metrics
(surface
area,
thickness,
neurite
density
index)
measured
at
180
areas
36,843,
UK
Biobank).
Using
Hi-C-coupled
MAGMA,
61
were
significantly
one
or
more
MRI
metrics.
Whole
genome
analysis
partial
least
squares
demonstrated
significant
covariation
between
area
thickness
most
regions.
similarity
was
strongly
coupled
to
their
phenotypic
covariance,
phenotypes
strongest
in
the
hubs
structural
covariance
networks.
Pleiotropically
enriched
neurodevelopmental
processes
positionally
concentrated
chromosomes
3p21,
17q21
11p11.
Mendelian
randomization
indicated
that
genetically
determined
variation
a
posterior
cingulate
could
be
causal
schizophrenia.
Parallel
analyses
GWAS
bipolar
disorder,
Alzheimer’s
disease
height
showed
pleiotropic
stronger
compared
other
disorders.
Annual Review of Biomedical Data Science,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
6(1), С. 73 - 104
Опубликована: Апрель 26, 2023
The
aim
of
this
review
is
to
provide
a
comprehensive
survey
statistical
challenges
in
neuroimaging
data
analysis,
from
techniques
large-scale
studies
and
learning
methods.
We
briefly
eight
popular
their
potential
applications
neuroscience
research
clinical
translation.
delineate
four
themes
major
image
processing
analysis
methods
for
at
the
individual
level.
neuroimaging-related
consortium
on
imaging
genomics
discuss
population
nine
population-based
associated
present
recent
progress
methodology
address
these
challenges.
This
review
summarizes
the
last
decade
of
work
by
ENIGMA
(Enhancing
NeuroImaging
Genetics
through
Meta
Analysis)
Consortium,
a
global
alliance
over
1,400
scientists
across
43
countries,
studying
human
brain
in
health
and
disease.
Building
on
large-scale
genetic
studies
that
discovered
first
robustly
replicated
loci
associated
with
metrics,
has
diversified
into
50
working
groups
(WGs),
pooling
worldwide
data
expertise
to
answer
fundamental
questions
neuroscience,
psychiatry,
neurology,
genetics.
Most
WGs
focus
specific
psychiatric
neurological
conditions,
other
study
normal
variation
due
sex
gender
differences,
or
development
aging;
still
develop
methodological
pipelines
tools
facilitate
harmonized
analyses
“big
data”
(i.e.,
epigenetic
data,
multimodal
MRI,
electroencephalography
data).
These
international
efforts
have
yielded
largest
neuroimaging
date
schizophrenia,
bipolar
disorder,
major
depressive
post-traumatic
stress
substance
use
disorders,
obsessive-compulsive
attention-deficit/hyperactivity
autism
spectrum
epilepsy,
22q11.2
deletion
syndrome.
More
recent
formed
anxiety
suicidal
thoughts
behavior,
sleep
insomnia,
eating
irritability,
injury,
antisocial
personality
conduct
dissociative
identity
disorder.
Here,
we
summarize
ENIGMA’s
activities
ongoing
projects,
describe
successes
challenges
encountered
along
way.
We
highlight
advantages
collaborative
coordinated
for
testing
reproducibility
robustness
findings,
offering
opportunity
identify
systems
involved
clinical
syndromes
diverse
samples
genetic,
environmental,
demographic,
cognitive
psychosocial
factors.
Abstract
Background
Genetic
variation
influences
both
chromatin
accessibility,
assessed
in
accessibility
quantitative
trait
loci
(caQTL)
studies,
and
gene
expression,
expression
QTL
(eQTL)
studies.
variants
can
impact
either
nearby
genes
(cis-eQTLs)
or
distal
(trans-eQTLs).
Colocalization
between
caQTL
eQTL,
cis-
trans-eQTLs
suggests
that
they
share
causal
variants.
However,
pairwise
colocalization
these
molecular
QTLs
does
not
guarantee
a
relationship.
Mediation
analysis
be
applied
to
assess
the
evidence
supporting
causality
versus
independence
QTLs.
Given
function
of
cell-type-specific,
we
performed
mediation
analyses
find
epigenetic
regulatory
pathways
for
within
two
major
cell
types
developing
human
cortex,
progenitors
neurons.
Results
We
168
38
is
mediated
by
neurons,
respectively.
also
11
12
downstream
upstream
Moreover,
discover
genetic
locus
associated
with
inter-individual
differences
brain
structure
shows
SLC26A7
through
identifying
mechanisms
common
variant
association
trait.
Conclusions
In
this
study,
identify
cell-type-specific
networks
whereby
impacts
on
were
expression.
Identification
paths
will
enable
prioritizing
actionable
targets
perturbing
key
processes
during
neurodevelopment.
Human Brain Mapping,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
43(1), С. 329 - 340
Опубликована: Окт. 24, 2020
Human
brain
structure
traits
have
been
hypothesized
to
be
broad
endophenotypes
for
neuropsychiatric
disorders,
implying
that
are
comparatively
"closer
the
underlying
biology."
Genome-wide
association
studies
from
large
sample
sizes
allow
comparison
of
common
variant
genetic
architectures
between
test
evidence
supporting
this
claim.
Endophenotypes,
compared
less
polygenicity,
with
greater
effect
size
each
susceptible
SNP,
requiring
smaller
discover
them.
Here,
we
compare
polygenicity
and
discoverability
traits,
other
(91
in
total)
directly
hypothesis.
We
found
reduced
(FDR
=
0.01)
increased
3.68
×
10-9
)
cortical
as
aggregated
estimates
multiple
disorders.
predict
~8
M
individuals
will
required
explain
full
heritability
surface
area
by
genome-wide
significant
SNPs,
whereas
over
20
depression.
In
conclusion,
our
findings
consistent
satisfying
higher
power
criterion
endophenotypes.