The core genetic network underlying sulcal morphometry

  • Fabrizio Pizzagalli
  • , Guillaume Auzias
  • , Peter Kochunov
  • , Joshua I. Faskowitz
  • , Paul M. Thompson
  • , Neda Jahanshad

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Abstract

The quest to identify genetic factors that shape the human brain has been greatly accelerated by imaging. The human brain functions as a complex network of integrated systems and connected processes, and a vast number of features can be observed and extracted from structural brain images -including regional volume, shape, and other morphological features of given brain structures. This feature set can be considered as part of the structural network of the brain, which is under strong genetic control. However, it is unclear which of the imaging derived features serve as the most promising traits for discovering specific genes that affect brain structure. Here, we aim to create the first ever network of genetically correlated cortical sulcal features, and through a twin model, determine the degree of genetic correlation across the entire network. Building on functional brain network analysis, we consider the high-dimensional genetic correlation structure as a undirected graph with a complex network of multi-weighted hubs to uncover the underlying genetic core of sulcal morphometry.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication12th International Symposium on Medical Information Processing and Analysis
EditorsEduardo Romero, Natasha Lepore, Jorge Brieva, Ignacio Larrabide
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510607781
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event12th International Symposium on Medical Information Processing and Analysis, SIPAIM 2016 - Tandil, Argentina
Duration: 5 Dec 20167 Dec 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10160
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference12th International Symposium on Medical Information Processing and Analysis, SIPAIM 2016
Country/TerritoryArgentina
CityTandil
Period5/12/167/12/16

Keywords

  • GWAS
  • Genetic correlation
  • Neuroimaging genetics
  • Sulcal morphometry

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