| Title: | Impact of Polygenic Risk for Schizophrenia on Cortical Structure in UK Biobank |
| Journal: | Biological Psychiatry |
| Published: | 22 Apr 2019 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31171358/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.04.013 |
| URL: | https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/files/87397106/1_s2.0_S0006322319312831_main.pdf |
Publication 13768
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder with many genetic variants of individually small effect contributing to phenotypic variation. Lower cortical thickness (CT), surface area, and cortical volume have been demonstrated in people with schizophrenia. Furthermore, a range of obstetric complications (e.g., lower birth weight) are consistently associated with an increased risk for schizophrenia. We investigated whether a high polygenic risk score for schizophrenia (PGRS-SCZ) is associated with CT, surface area, and cortical volume in UK Biobank, a population-based sample, and tested for interactions with birth weight.</p>
METHODS: Data were available for 2864 participants (nmale/nfemale = 1382/1482; mean age = 62.35 years, SD = 7.40). Linear mixed models were used to test for associations among PGRS-SCZ and cortical volume, surface area, and CT and between PGRS-SCZ and birth weight. Interaction effects of these variables on cortical structure were also tested.</p>
RESULTS: We found a significant negative association between PGRS-SCZ and global CT; a higher PGRS-SCZ was associated with lower CT across the whole brain. We also report a significant negative association between PGRS-SCZ and insular lobe CT. PGRS-SCZ was not associated with birth weight and no PGRS-SCZ × birth weight interactions were found.</p>
CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that individual differences in CT are partly influenced by genetic variants and are most likely not due to factors downstream of disease onset. This approach may help to elucidate the genetic pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Further investigation in case-control and high-risk samples could help identify any localized effects of PGRS-SCZ, and other potential schizophrenia risk factors, on CT as symptoms develop.</p>
11 Keywords
- Aged
- Birth Weight
- Cerebral Cortex
- Databases, Factual
- Female
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Risk
- Schizophrenia
14 Authors
- Emma Neilson
- Xueyi Shen
- Simon R Cox
- Toni-Kim Clarke
- Eleanor M Wigmore
- Jude Gibson
- David M Howard
- Mark J Adams
- Mat A Harris
- Gail Davies
- Ian J Deary
- Heather C Whalley
- Andrew M McIntosh
- Stephen M Lawrie
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 4844 | STratifying Resilience and Depression Longitudinally (STRADL) |
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