The Effects of X Chromosome Loss on Neuroanatomical and Cognitive Phenotypes During Adolescence: a Multi-modal Structural MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study
The absence of all or part of one X chromosome in female humans causes Turner's syndrome (TS), providing a unique "knockout model" to investigate the role of the X chromosome in neuroanatomy and cognition. Previous studies have demonstrated TS-associated brain differences; however, it remains largely unknown 1) how the brain structures are affected by the type of X chromosome loss and 2) how X chromosome loss influences the brain-cognition relationship. Here, we addressed these by investigating gray matter morphology and white matter connectivity using a multimodal MRI dataset from 34 adolescent TS patients (13 mosaic and 21 nonmosaic) and 21 controls. Intriguingly, the 2 TS groups exhibited significant differences in surface area in the right angular gyrus and in white matter integrity of the left tapetum of corpus callosum; these data support a link between these brain phenotypes and the type of X chromosome loss in TS. We further showed that the X chromosome modulates specific brain-cognition relationships: thickness and surface area in multiple cortical regions are positively correlated with working-memory performance in controls but negatively in TS. These findings provide novel insights into the X chromosome effect on neuro-anatomical and cognitive phenotypes and highlight the role of genetic factors in brain-cognition relationships.
基金:
973 programNational Basic Research Program of China [2013CB837300]; National Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [81271649, 81322021, 31000499, 31222024, 31221003]; Beijing Nova ProgramBeijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission [Z121110002512032]; Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education, ChinaSpecialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (SRFDP) [20130003110002]; National Social Science Foundation [12ZD228]; Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese ScholarsScientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars; Open Research Fund of National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, China
第一作者单位:[1]China Japan Friendship Hosp, Dept Radiol, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[3]Beijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Cognit Neurosci & Learning, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China[4]Beijing Normal Univ, IDG McGovern Inst Brain Res, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China[5]Beijing Normal Univ, Ctr Collaborat & Innovat Brain & Learning Sci, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Xie Sheng,Zhang Zhixin,Zhao Qiuling,et al.The Effects of X Chromosome Loss on Neuroanatomical and Cognitive Phenotypes During Adolescence: a Multi-modal Structural MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study[J].CEREBRAL CORTEX.2015,25(9):2842-2853.doi:10.1093/cercor/bhu079.
APA:
Xie, Sheng,Zhang, Zhixin,Zhao, Qiuling,Zhang, Jiaying,Zhong, Suyu...&Gong, Gaolang.(2015).The Effects of X Chromosome Loss on Neuroanatomical and Cognitive Phenotypes During Adolescence: a Multi-modal Structural MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study.CEREBRAL CORTEX,25,(9)
MLA:
Xie, Sheng,et al."The Effects of X Chromosome Loss on Neuroanatomical and Cognitive Phenotypes During Adolescence: a Multi-modal Structural MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study".CEREBRAL CORTEX 25..9(2015):2842-2853