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A common MECP2 haplotype associates with reduced cortical surface area in humans in two independent populations

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authors

  • Joyner, A. H.
  • Roddey, J. C.
  • Bloss, C. S.
  • Bakken, T. E.
  • Rimol, L. M.
  • Melle, I.
  • Agartz, I.
  • Djurovic, S.
  • Topol, Eric
  • Schork, Nicholas
  • Andreassen, O. A.
  • Dale, A. M.

publication date

  • September 2009

journal

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America  Journal

abstract

  • The gene MECP2 is a well-known determinant of brain structure. Mutations in the MECP2 protein cause microencephalopathy and are associated with several neurodevelopmental disorders that affect both brain morphology and cognition. Although mutations in MECP2 result in severe neurological phenotypes, the effect of common variation in this genetic region is unknown. We find that common sequence variations in a region in and around MECP2 show association with structural brain size measures in 2 independent cohorts, a discovery sample from the Thematic Organized Psychosis research group, and a replication sample from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. The most statistically significant replicated association (P < 0.025 in both cohorts) involved the minor allele of SNP rs2239464 with reduced cortical surface area, and the finding was specific to male gender in both populations. Variations in the MECP2 region were associated with cortical surface area but not cortical thickness. Secondary analysis showed that this allele was also associated with reduced surface area in specific cortical regions (cuneus, fusiform gyrus, pars triangularis) in both populations.

subject areas

  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Genotype
  • Haplotypes
  • Humans
  • Linear Models
  • Linkage Disequilibrium
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Sex Factors
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Research

keywords

  • MRI
  • imaging genetics
  • neuroscience
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Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC2741277

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0027-8424

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1073/pnas.0901866106

PubMed ID

  • 19717458
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Additional Document Info

start page

  • 15483

end page

  • 15488

volume

  • 106

issue

  • 36

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