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Lozano Wun V, Foland‐Ross LC, Jo B, Green T, Hong D, Ross JL, Reiss AL. Adolescent brain development in girls with Turner syndrome. Hum Brain Mapp 2023; 44:4028-4039. [PMID: 37126641 PMCID: PMC10258525 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Turner syndrome (TS) is a common sex chromosome aneuploidy in females associated with various physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional phenotypes. However, few studies have examined TS-associated alterations in the development of cortical gray matter volume and the two components that comprise this measure-surface area and thickness. Moreover, the longitudinal direct (i.e., genetic) and indirect (i.e., hormonal) effects of X-monosomy on the brain are unclear. Brain structure was assessed in 61 girls with TS (11.3 ± 2.8 years) and 55 typically developing girls (10.8 ± 2.3 years) for up to 4 timepoints. Surface-based analyses of cortical gray matter volume, thickness, and surface area were conducted to examine the direct effects of X-monosomy present before pubertal onset and indirect hormonal effects of estrogen deficiency/X-monosomy emerging after pubertal onset. Longitudinal analyses revealed that, whereas typically developing girls exhibited normative declines in gray matter structure during adolescence, this pattern was reduced or inverted in TS. Further, girls with TS demonstrated smaller total surface area and larger average cortical thickness overall. Regionally, the TS group exhibited decreased volume and surface area in the pericalcarine, postcentral, and parietal regions relative to typically developing girls, as well as larger volume in the caudate, amygdala, and temporal lobe regions and increased thickness in parietal and temporal regions. Surface area alterations were predominant by age 8, while maturational differences in thickness emerged by age 10 or later. Taken together, these results suggest the involvement of both direct and indirect effects of X-chromosome haploinsufficiency on brain development in TS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Vanessa Lozano Wun
- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- Department of PsychologyUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesotaUSA
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of PediatricsThomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
- Nemours Children's HospitalWilmingtonDelawareUSA
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- Department of PediatricsStanford University School of MedicineStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- Department of RadiologyStanford University School of MedicineStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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Yoon SH, Kim GY, Choi GT, Do JT. Organ Abnormalities Caused by Turner Syndrome. Cells 2023; 12:1365. [PMID: 37408200 DOI: 10.3390/cells12101365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Turner syndrome (TS), a genetic disorder due to incomplete dosage compensation of X-linked genes, affects multiple organ systems, leading to hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, short stature, cardiovascular and vascular abnormalities, liver disease, renal abnormalities, brain abnormalities, and skeletal problems. Patients with TS experience premature ovarian failure with a rapid decline in ovarian function caused by germ cell depletion, and pregnancies carry a high risk of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Aortic abnormalities, heart defects, obesity, hypertension, and liver abnormalities, such as steatosis, steatohepatitis, biliary involvement, liver cirrhosis, and nodular regenerative hyperplasia, are commonly observed in patients with TS. The SHOX gene plays a crucial role in short stature and abnormal skeletal phenotype in patients with TS. Abnormal structure formation of the ureter and kidney is also common in patients with TS, and a non-mosaic 45,X karyotype is significantly associated with horseshoe kidneys. TS also affects brain structure and function. In this review, we explore various phenotypic and disease manifestations of TS in different organs, including the reproductive system, cardiovascular system, liver, kidneys, brain, and skeletal system.
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- Sang Hoon Yoon
- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, KU Institute of Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, KU Institute of Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, KU Institute of Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, KU Institute of Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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Gravholt CH, Viuff M, Just J, Sandahl K, Brun S, van der Velden J, Andersen NH, Skakkebaek A. The Changing Face of Turner Syndrome. Endocr Rev 2023; 44:33-69. [PMID: 35695701 DOI: 10.1210/endrev/bnac016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
Turner syndrome (TS) is a condition in females missing the second sex chromosome (45,X) or parts thereof. It is considered a rare genetic condition and is associated with a wide range of clinical stigmata, such as short stature, ovarian dysgenesis, delayed puberty and infertility, congenital malformations, endocrine disorders, including a range of autoimmune conditions and type 2 diabetes, and neurocognitive deficits. Morbidity and mortality are clearly increased compared with the general population and the average age at diagnosis is quite delayed. During recent years it has become clear that a multidisciplinary approach is necessary toward the patient with TS. A number of clinical advances has been implemented, and these are reviewed. Our understanding of the genomic architecture of TS is advancing rapidly, and these latest developments are reviewed and discussed. Several candidate genes, genomic pathways and mechanisms, including an altered transcriptome and epigenome, are also presented.
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- Claus H Gravholt
- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus 8200 N, Denmark.,Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus 8200 N, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus 8200 N, Denmark.,Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus 8200 N, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus 8200 N, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus 8200 N, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus 8200 N, Denmark
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- Department of Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Centre, Amalia Children's Hospital, 6525 Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg 9000, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus 8200 N, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Genetics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus 8200 N, Denmark
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Sofia Cereda G, Di Giacomo R, Martino Doniselli F, Pastori C, Didato G, Stabile A, de Curtis M, Deleo F. Perampanel efficacy on focal status epilepticus in Turner’s syndrome with combined generalized and focal epilepsy. Clin Neurophysiol 2022; 137:59-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2022.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Davenport ML, Cornea E, Xia K, Crowley JJ, Halvorsen MW, Goldman BD, Reinhartsen D, DeRamus M, Pretzel R, Styner M, Gilmore JH, Hooper SR, Knickmeyer RC. Altered Brain Structure in Infants with Turner Syndrome. Cereb Cortex 2021; 30:587-596. [PMID: 31216015 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Turner syndrome (TS) is a genetic disorder affecting approximately 1:2000 live-born females. It results from partial or complete X monosomy and is associated with a range of clinical issues including a unique cognitive profile and increased risk for certain behavioral problems. Structural neuroimaging studies in adolescents, adults, and older children with TS have revealed altered neuroanatomy but are unable to identify when in development differences arise. In addition, older children and adults have often been exposed to years of growth hormone and/or exogenous estrogen therapy with potential implications for neurodevelopment. The study presented here is the first to test whether brain structure is altered in infants with TS. Twenty-six infants with TS received high-resolution structural MRI scans of the brain at 1 year of age and were compared to 47 typically developing female and 39 typically developing male infants. Results indicate that the typical neuroanatomical profile seen in older individuals with TS, characterized by decreased gray matter volumes in premotor, somatosensory, and parietal-occipital cortex, is already present at 1 year of age, suggesting a stable phenotype with origins in the prenatal or early postnatal period.
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- M L Davenport
- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA.,Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA.,Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA.,Allied Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Michigan State University, North Carolina, 27599, USA.,Institute for Quantitative Health Sciences and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.,Center for Research on Autism, Intellectual and other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (C-RAIND) Fellow, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA
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X-chromosome regulation and sex differences in brain anatomy. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020; 120:28-47. [PMID: 33171144 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Humans show reproducible sex-differences in cognition and psychopathology that may be contributed to by influences of gonadal sex-steroids and/or sex-chromosomes on regional brain development. Gonadal sex-steroids are well known to play a major role in sexual differentiation of the vertebrate brain, but far less is known regarding the role of sex-chromosomes. Our review focuses on this latter issue by bridging together two literatures that have to date been largely disconnected. We first consider "bottom-up" genetic and molecular studies focused on sex-chromosome gene content and regulation. This literature nominates specific sex-chromosome genes that could drive developmental sex-differences by virtue of their sex-biased expression and their functions within the brain. We then consider the complementary "top down" view, from magnetic resonance imaging studies that map sex- and sex chromosome effects on regional brain anatomy, and link these maps to regional gene-expression within the brain. By connecting these top-down and bottom-up approaches, we emphasize the potential role of X-linked genes in driving sex-biased brain development and outline key goals for future work in this field.
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Seidlitz J, Nadig A, Liu S, Bethlehem RAI, Vértes PE, Morgan SE, Váša F, Romero-Garcia R, Lalonde FM, Clasen LS, Blumenthal JD, Paquola C, Bernhardt B, Wagstyl K, Polioudakis D, de la Torre-Ubieta L, Geschwind DH, Han JC, Lee NR, Murphy DG, Bullmore ET, Raznahan A. Transcriptomic and cellular decoding of regional brain vulnerability to neurogenetic disorders. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3358. [PMID: 32620757 PMCID: PMC7335069 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17051-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Neurodevelopmental disorders have a heritable component and are associated with region specific alterations in brain anatomy. However, it is unclear how genetic risks for neurodevelopmental disorders are translated into spatially patterned brain vulnerabilities. Here, we integrated cortical neuroimaging data from patients with neurodevelopmental disorders caused by genomic copy number variations (CNVs) and gene expression data from healthy subjects. For each of the six investigated disorders, we show that spatial patterns of cortical anatomy changes in youth are correlated with cortical spatial expression of CNV genes in neurotypical adults. By transforming normative bulk-tissue cortical expression data into cell-type expression maps, we link anatomical change maps in each analysed disorder to specific cell classes as well as the CNV-region genes they express. Our findings reveal organizing principles that regulate the mapping of genetic risks onto regional brain changes in neurogenetic disorders. Our findings will enable screening for candidate molecular mechanisms from readily available neuroimaging data.
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- Jakob Seidlitz
- Developmental Neurogenomics Unit, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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- Developmental Neurogenomics Unit, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Developmental Neurogenomics Unit, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
- The Alan Turing Institute, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Developmental Neurogenomics Unit, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Developmental Neurogenomics Unit, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Developmental Neurogenomics Unit, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Autism Research and Treatment, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Autism Research and Treatment, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Autism Research and Treatment, Semel Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Children's Foundation Research Institute, Memphis, TN, USA
- Pediatrics and Developmental Neuropsychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Unit on Metabolism and Neuroendocrinology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Huntingdon, UK
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- Developmental Neurogenomics Unit, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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O’Donoghue S, Green T, Ross JL, Hallmayer J, Lin X, Jo B, Huffman LC, Hong DS, Reiss AL. Brain Development in School-Age and Adolescent Girls: Effects of Turner Syndrome, Estrogen Therapy, and Genomic Imprinting. Biol Psychiatry 2020; 87:113-122. [PMID: 31561860 PMCID: PMC6925344 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The study of Turner syndrome (TS) offers a unique window of opportunity for advancing scientific knowledge of how X chromosome gene imprinting, epigenetic factors, hormonal milieu, and chronologic age affect brain development in females. METHODS We described brain growth trajectories in 55 girls with TS and 53 typically developing girls (258 magnetic resonance imaging datasets) spanning 5 years. Using novel nonparametric and mixed effects analytic approaches, we evaluated influences of X chromosome genomic imprinting and hormone replacement therapy on brain development. RESULTS Parieto-occipital gray and white matter regions showed slower growth during typical pubertal timing in girls with TS relative to typically developing girls. In contrast, some basal ganglia, cerebellar, and limited cortical areas showed enhanced volume growth with peaks around 10 years of age. CONCLUSIONS The parieto-occipital finding suggests that girls with TS may be particularly vulnerable to altered brain development during adolescence. Basal ganglia regions may be relatively preserved in TS owing to their maturational growth before or early in typical pubertal years. Taken together, our findings indicate that particular brain regions are more vulnerable to TS genetic and hormonal effects during puberty. These specific alterations in neurodevelopment may be more likely to affect long-term cognitive behavioral outcomes in young girls with this common genetic condition.
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- Stefani O’Donoghue
- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University,Department of Radiology, Stanford University
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Green T, Saggar M, Ishak A, Hong DS, Reiss AL. X-Chromosome Effects on Attention Networks: Insights from Imaging Resting-State Networks in Turner Syndrome. Cereb Cortex 2019; 28:3176-3183. [PMID: 28981595 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhx188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is strongly affected by sex, but sex chromosomes' effect on brain attention networks and cognition are difficult to examine in humans. This is due to significant etiologic heterogeneity among diagnosed individuals. In contrast, individuals with Turner syndrome (TS), who have substantially increased risk for ADHD symptoms, share a common genetic risk factor related to the absence of the X-chromosome, thus serving as a more homogeneous genetic model. Resting-state functional MRI was employed to examine differences in attention networks between girls with TS (n = 40) and age- sex- and Tanner-matched controls (n = 33). We compared groups on resting-state functional connectivity measures from data-driven independent components analysis (ICA) and hypothesis-based seed analysis. Using ICA, reduced connectivity was observed in both frontoparietal and dorsal attention networks. Similarly, using seeds in the bilateral intraparietal sulcus (IPS), reduced connectivity was observed between IPS and frontal and cerebellar regions. Finally, we observed a brain-behavior correlation between IPS-cerebellar connectivity and cognitive attention measures. These findings indicate that X-monosomy contributes affects to attention networks and cognitive dysfunction that might increase risk for ADHD. Our findings not only have clinical relevance for girls with TS, but might also serve as a biological marker in future research examining the effects of the intervention that targets attention skills.
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- Tamar Green
- Division of Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences, Stanford University, CA, USA
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- Division of Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences, Stanford University, CA, USA
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- Division of Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences, Stanford University, CA, USA
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- Division of Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences, Stanford University, CA, USA
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- Division of Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences, Stanford University, CA, USA.,Department of Radiology and Pediatrics, Stanford University, CA, USA
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Lin AE, Prakash SK, Andersen NH, Viuff MH, Levitsky LL, Rivera-Davila M, Crenshaw ML, Hansen L, Colvin MK, Hayes FJ, Lilly E, Snyder EA, Nader-Eftekhari S, Aldrich MB, Bhatt AB, Prager LM, Arenivas A, Skakkebaek A, Steeves MA, Kreher JB, Gravholt CH. Recognition and management of adults with Turner syndrome: From the transition of adolescence through the senior years. Am J Med Genet A 2019; 179:1987-2033. [PMID: 31418527 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Turner syndrome is recognized now as a syndrome familiar not only to pediatricians and pediatric specialists, medical geneticists, adult endocrinologists, and cardiologists, but also increasingly to primary care providers, internal medicine specialists, obstetricians, and reproductive medicine specialists. In addition, the care of women with Turner syndrome may involve social services, and various educational and neuropsychologic therapies. This article focuses on the recognition and management of Turner syndrome from adolescents in transition, through adulthood, and into another transition as older women. It can be viewed as an interpretation of recent international guidelines, complementary to those recommendations, and in some instances, an update. An attempt was made to provide an international perspective. Finally, the women and families who live with Turner syndrome and who inspired several sections, are themselves part of the broad readership that may benefit from this review.
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- Angela E Lin
- Medical Genetics Unit, Mass General Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Mass General Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Medical Genetics Services, Division of Genetics, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Psychology Assessment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Reproductive Endocrine Unit of the Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Mass General Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Molecular Imaging, The Brown Institute for Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Rehabilitation Psychology/Neuropsychology, TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Network, Houston, Texas.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Medical Genetics Unit, Mass General Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pediatrics and Orthopaedics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Knickmeyer RC, Hooper SR. The deep biology of cognition: Moving toward a comprehensive neurodevelopmental model of Turner syndrome. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART C-SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS 2019; 181:91-99. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Rebecca C. Knickmeyer
- Department of Pediatrics and Human DevelopmentInstitute for Quantitative Health Sciences and Engineering, C‐RAIND Fellow, Michigan State University East Lansing Michigan
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North Carolina
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North Carolina
- Department of Allied Health SciencesUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North Carolina
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Unbiased age-specific structural brain atlases for Chinese pediatric population. Neuroimage 2019; 189:55-70. [PMID: 30625395 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Revised: 12/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
In magnetic resonance (MR) imaging studies of child brain development, structural brain atlases usually serve as important references for the pediatric population, in which individual images are spatially normalized into a common or standard stereotactic space. However, the popular existing pediatric brain atlases (e.g., National Institutes of Health pediatric atlases, NIH-PD) are mostly based on MR images obtained from Caucasian populations and thus are not ideal for the characterization of the brains of Chinese children due to neuroanatomical differences related to genetic and environmental factors. Here, we use an unbiased template construction algorithm to create a set of age-specific Chinese pediatric (CHN-PD) atlases based on high-quality T1-and T2-weighted MR images from 328 cognitively normal Chinese children aged 6-12 years. The CHN-PD brain atlases include asymmetric and symmetric templates, sex-specific templates and tissue probability templates, and contain multiple age-specific templates at one-year intervals. A direct comparison of the CHN-PD and NIH-PD atlases reveals dramatic anatomical differences mainly in the bilateral frontal and parietal regions. After applying the CHN-PD and NIH-PD atlases to two independent Chinese pediatric datasets (N = 114 and N = 71), we find that the CHN-PD atlases result in significantly higher accuracy than the NIH-PD atlases in both predicting "brain age" and guiding brain tissue segmentation. These results suggest that the CHN-PD brain atlases are necessary for studies of the typical and atypical development of the Chinese pediatric population. These CHN-PD atlases have been released on the Neuroimaging Informatics Tools and Resources Clearinghouse (NITRC) website (https://www.nitrc.org/projects/chn-pd).
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Schutter DJLG. Hemispheric asymmetries in the human cerebellum. Cortex 2018; 115:352-356. [PMID: 29921421 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2018.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Dennis J L G Schutter
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Montessorilaan 3, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Wierenga LM, Bos MGN, Schreuders E, Vd Kamp F, Peper JS, Tamnes CK, Crone EA. Unraveling age, puberty and testosterone effects on subcortical brain development across adolescence. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2018; 91:105-114. [PMID: 29547741 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.02.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The onset of adolescence in humans is marked by hormonal changes that give rise to secondary sexual characteristics, noted as puberty. It has, however, proven challenging to unravel to what extent pubertal changes may have organizing effects on the brain beyond chronological age, as reported in animal studies. The present longitudinal study aimed to characterize the unique effects of age and puberty on subcortical brain volumes and included three waves of data collection at two-year intervals and 680 T1-weighted MRI scans of 271 participants (54% females) aged between 8 and 29 years old. Generalized additive mixed model procedures were used to assess the effects of age, self-report pubertal status and testosterone level on basal ganglia, thalamus, hippocampus, amygdala and cerebellum gray matter volumes. We observed age-related increases in putamen and pallidum volumes, and decreases in accumbens and thalamus volumes, all show larger volumes in boys than girls. Only the cerebellum showed an interaction effect of age by sex, such that males showed prolonged increases in cerebellar volume than females. Next, we showed that changes in self-report puberty status better described developmental change than chronological age for most structures in males, and for caudate, pallidum and hippocampal volumes in females. Furthermore, changes in testosterone level were related to development of pallidum, accumbens, hippocampus and amygdala volumes in males and caudate and hippocampal volumes in females. The modeling approach of the present study allowed us to characterize the complex interactions between chronological age and pubertal maturational changes, and the findings indicate puberty unique changes in brain structure that are sex specific.
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- Lara M Wierenga
- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, PO Box 9600, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, PO Box 9600, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, PO Box 9600, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, PO Box 9600, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, PO Box 9600, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, PO Box 1094 Blindern, N-0317 Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, PO Box 9600, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Sex chromosome aneuploidies comprise a relatively common group of chromosome disorders characterized by the loss or gain of one or more sex chromosomes. We discuss five of the better-known sex aneuploidies: Turner syndrome (XO), Klinefelter syndrome (XXY), trisomy X (XXX), XYY, and XXYY. Despite their prevalence in the general population, these disorders are underdiagnosed and the specific genetic mechanisms underlying their phenotypes are poorly understood. Although there is considerable variation between them in terms of associated functional impairment, each disorder has a characteristic physical, cognitive, and neurologic profile. The most common cause of sex chromosome aneuploidies is nondisjunction, which can occur during meiosis or during the early stages of postzygotic development. The loss or gain of genetic material can affect all daughter cells or it may be partial, leading to tissue mosaicism. In both typical and atypical sex chromosome karyotypes, there is random inactivation of all but one X chromosome. The mechanisms by which a phenotype results from sex chromosome aneuploidies are twofold: dosage imbalance arising from a small number of genes that escape inactivation, and their endocrinologic consequences.
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- David Skuse
- Brain and Behaviour Science Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom.
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- Brain and Behaviour Science Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Brain and Behaviour Science Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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Schmitz J, Metz GA, Güntürkün O, Ocklenburg S. Beyond the genome—Towards an epigenetic understanding of handedness ontogenesis. Prog Neurobiol 2017; 159:69-89. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2017.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Printzlau F, Wolstencroft J, Skuse DH. Cognitive, behavioral, and neural consequences of sex chromosome aneuploidy. J Neurosci Res 2017; 95:311-319. [PMID: 27870409 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Revised: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The X chromosome has played a critical role in the development of sexually selected characteristics for over 300 million years, and during that time it has accumulated a disproportionate number of genes concerned with mental functions. There are relatively specific effects of X-linked genes on social cognition, language, emotional regulation, visuospatial, and numerical skills. Many human X-linked genes outside the X-Y pairing pseudoautosomal regions escape X-inactivation. Dosage differences in the expression of such genes (which constitute at least 15% of the total) are likely to play an important role in male-female neural differentiation, and in cognitive deficits and behavioral characteristics, particularly in the realm of social communication, that are associated with sex chromosome aneuploidies. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Frida Printzlau
- Great Ormond Street Hospital Institute of Child Health, University College London, United Kingdom
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital Institute of Child Health, University College London, United Kingdom
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital Institute of Child Health, University College London, United Kingdom
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Zhao C, Gong G. Mapping the effect of the X chromosome on the human brain: Neuroimaging evidence from Turner syndrome. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2017; 80:263-275. [PMID: 28591595 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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In addition to determining sex, the X chromosome has long been considered to play a crucial role in brain development and intelligence. Turner syndrome (TS) is caused by the congenital absence of all or part of one of the X chromosomes in females. Thus, Turner syndrome provides a unique "knock-out model" for investigating how the X chromosome influences the human brain in vivo. Numerous cutting-edge neuroimaging techniques and analyses have been applied to investigate various brain phenotypes in women with TS, which have yielded valuable evidence toward elucidating the causal relationship between the X chromosome and human brain structure and function. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the recent progress made in TS-related neuroimaging studies and emphasize how these findings have enhanced our understanding of X chromosome function with respect to the human brain. Future investigations are encouraged to address the issues of previous TS neuroimaging studies and to further identify the biological mechanisms that underlie the function of specific X-linked genes in the human brain.
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- Chenxi Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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Correale J, Gaitán MI, Ysrraelit MC, Fiol MP. Progressive multiple sclerosis: from pathogenic mechanisms to treatment. Brain 2017; 140:527-546. [PMID: 27794524 DOI: 10.1093/brain/aww258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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During the past decades, better understanding of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis disease mechanisms have led to the development of several disease-modifying therapies, reducing relapse rates and severity, through immune system modulation or suppression. In contrast, current therapeutic options for progressive multiple sclerosis remain comparatively disappointing and challenging. One possible explanation is a lack of understanding of pathogenic mechanisms driving progressive multiple sclerosis. Furthermore, diagnosis is usually retrospective, based on history of gradual neurological worsening with or without occasional relapses, minor remissions or plateaus. In addition, imaging methods as well as biomarkers are not well established. Magnetic resonance imaging studies in progressive multiple sclerosis show decreased blood-brain barrier permeability, probably reflecting compartmentalization of inflammation behind a relatively intact blood-brain barrier. Interestingly, a spectrum of inflammatory cell types infiltrates the leptomeninges during subpial cortical demyelination. Indeed, recent magnetic resonance imaging studies show leptomeningeal contrast enhancement in subjects with progressive multiple sclerosis, possibly representing an in vivo marker of inflammation associated to subpial demyelination. Treatments for progressive disease depend on underlying mechanisms causing central nervous system damage. Immunity sheltered behind an intact blood-brain barrier, energy failure, and membrane channel dysfunction may be key processes in progressive disease. Interfering with these mechanisms may provide neuroprotection and prevent disability progression, while potentially restoring activity and conduction along damaged axons by repairing myelin. Although most previous clinical trials in progressive multiple sclerosis have yielded disappointing results, important lessons have been learnt, improving the design of novel ones. This review discusses mechanisms involved in progressive multiple sclerosis, correlations between histopathology and magnetic resonance imaging studies, along with possible new therapeutic approaches.
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Turner syndrome (TS) is a rare genetic disease due to the absence of one X chromosome. Patients with TS have more subtle neurological/neuropsychiatric problems, while headache is an uncommon clinical presentation which needs attention. We report a 12-year-old child presenting with typical cough headache. Her magnetic resonance imaging revealed Chiari I malformation associated with TS. To the best of our knowledge, Chiari I malformation associated with TS is not described in literature. We report the first case of TS associated with Chiari I malformation. Interestingly, Chiari I malformation is also associated with Noonan's syndrome, which is a close morphological mimicker of TS, raising the possibility of sharing similar pathogenesis in both conditions.
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- Kamble Jayaprakash Harsha
- Department of Neuroimaging and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Brain and Spine Centre, Indo American Hospital, Vaikom, Kerala, India
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- Department of Neurology, Brain and Spine Centre, Indo American Hospital, Vaikom, Kerala, India
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Schutter DJLG, Meuwese R, Bos MGN, Crone EA, Peper JS. Exploring the role of testosterone in the cerebellum link to neuroticism: From adolescence to early adulthood. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2017; 78:203-212. [PMID: 28214680 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Previous research has found an association between a smaller cerebellar volume and higher levels of neuroticism. The steroid hormone testosterone reduces stress responses and the susceptibility to negative mood. Together with in vitro studies showing a positive effect of testosterone on cerebellar gray matter volumes, we set out to explore the role of testosterone in the relation between cerebellar gray matter and neuroticism. Structural magnetic resonance imaging scans were acquired, and indices of neurotic personality traits were assessed by administering the depression and anxiety scale of the revised NEO personality inventory and Gray's behavioural avoidance in one hundred and forty-nine healthy volunteers between 12 and 27 years of age. Results demonstrated an inverse relation between total brain corrected cerebellar volumes and neurotic personality traits in adolescents and young adults. In males, higher endogenous testosterone levels were associated with lower scores on neurotic personality traits and larger cerebellar gray matter volumes. No such relations were observed in the female participants. Analyses showed that testosterone significantly mediated the relation between male cerebellar gray matter and measures of neuroticism. Our findings on the interrelations between endogenous testosterone, neuroticism and cerebellar morphology provide a cerebellum-oriented framework for the susceptibility to experience negative emotions and mood in adolescence and early adulthood.
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- Dennis J L G Schutter
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Montessorilaan 3, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK Leiden, The Netherlands; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK Leiden, The Netherlands; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK Leiden, The Netherlands; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK Leiden, The Netherlands; Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, The Netherlands
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Xie S, Yang J, Zhang Z, Zhao C, Bi Y, Zhao Q, Pan H, Gong G. The Effects of the X Chromosome on Intrinsic Functional Connectivity in the Human Brain: Evidence from Turner Syndrome Patients. Cereb Cortex 2017; 27:474-484. [PMID: 26494797 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhv240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Turner syndrome (TS), a disorder caused by the congenital absence of one of the 2 X chromosomes in female humans, provides a valuable human "knockout model" for studying the functions of the X chromosome. At present, it remains unknown whether and how the loss of the X chromosome influences intrinsic functional connectivity (FC), a fundamental phenotype of the human brain. To address this, we performed resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and specific cognitive assessments on 22 TS patients and 17 age-matched control girls. A novel data-driven approach was applied to identify the disrupted patterns of intrinsic FC in TS. The TS girls exhibited significantly reduced whole-brain FC strength within the bilateral postcentral gyrus/intraparietal sulcus, angular gyrus, and cuneus and the right cerebellum. Furthermore, a specific functional subnetwork was identified in which the intrinsic FC between nodes was mostly reduced in TS patients. Particularly, this subnetwork is composed of 3 functional modules, and the disruption of intrinsic FC within one of these modules was associated with the deficits of TS patients in math-related cognition. Taken together, these findings provide novel insight into how the X chromosome affects the human brain and cognition, and emphasize an important role of X-linked genes in intrinsic neural coupling.
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Endocrinology, Ministry of Health, Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Anaki D, Zadikov Mor T, Gepstein V, Hochberg Z. Face perception in women with Turner syndrome and its underlying factors. Neuropsychologia 2016; 90:274-85. [PMID: 27565637 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2016.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2016] [Revised: 08/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Turner syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal condition that affects development in females. It is characterized by short stature, ovarian failure and other congenital malformations, due to a partial or complete absence of the sex chromosome. Women with TS frequently suffer from various physical and hormonal dysfunctions, along with impairments in visual-spatial processing and social cognition difficulties. Previous research has also shown difficulties in face and emotion perception. In the current study we examined two questions: First, whether women with TS, that are impaired in face perception, also suffer from deficits in face-specific processes. The second question was whether these face impairments in TS are related to visual-spatial perceptual dysfunctions exhibited by TS individuals, or to impaired social cognition skills. Twenty-six women with TS and 26 control participants were tested on various cognitive and psychological tests to assess visual-spatial perception, face and facial expression perception, and social cognition skills. Results show that women with TS were less accurate in face perception and facial expression processing, yet they exhibited normal face-specific processes (configural and holistic processing). They also showed difficulties in spatial perception and social cognition capacities. Additional analyses revealed that their face perception impairments were related to their deficits in visual-spatial processing. Thus, our results do not support the claim that the impairments in face processing observed in TS are related to difficulties in social cognition. Rather, our data point to the possibility that face perception difficulties in TS stem from visual-spatial impairments and may not be specific to faces.
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- David Anaki
- Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Israel; Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
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- Rappaport Family Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
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Li SY, Xie YQ, Li H, Li XW, Zhang ZX, Zhao QL, Xie S, Gong GL. Morphological Changes of Amygdala in Turner Syndrome Patients. CNS Neurosci Ther 2016; 22:194-9. [PMID: 26778543 DOI: 10.1111/cns.12482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Revised: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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AIMS Turner's syndrome (TS) losts one of the X chromosomes and exhibits social cognition deficits. Previous studies have reported that women with TS demonstrated structural and functional abnormalities in brain, including increased volume in amygdala. However, most studies regarded the amygdala as a whole, and the abnormalities in the specific subregions of amygdala in TS have not been studied. Here, we aimed to investigate the local morphological changes of amygdala in TS using the surface morphology analysis method. METHODS A total of 19 adolescents with 45XO TS and 20 matched adolescents with typical development were evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging. The amygdalae of all participants were manually delineated. 3D surface remodeling and parameterization were performed based on the outlined boundaries of amygdalae. We extracted two surface metrics, namely direct Euclidean displacement and normal projection that were used to represent the morphology of amygdala. RESULTS Statistical analysis showed significant outward deformation in the laterobasal subregion of left amygdala in patients with TS, compared with the controls using either direct Euclidean displacement or normal displacement. CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide novel insight into the pathological changes in the amygdala of patients with TS.
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- Shu-Yu Li
- School of Biological Science & Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- School of Biological Science & Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- School of Biological Science & Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- School of Biological Science & Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Magara SI, Kawashima H, Kobayashi Y, Akasaka N, Yamazaki S, Tohyama J. Rub epilepsy in an infant with Turner syndrome. Brain Dev 2015; 37:725-8. [PMID: 25480382 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2014.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2014] [Revised: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report a case of infantile refractory epilepsy associated with Turner syndrome (TS), showing very frequent, focal clonic seizures of the left upper extremity. Characteristically, in addition to spontaneous fits, her seizure was inducible by rubbing her left hand and forearm for a few seconds. Accordingly, she was diagnosed with a rare form of reflex epilepsy, "rub epilepsy". Neuroradiological investigation indicated the existence of cortical abnormalities, such as focal cortical dysplasia of the right parietal lobe. Patients with TS are reported to have neuroanatomical abnormalities, especially of the parietal lobe. Thus, our case may imply a causal relationship between potential cortical hyperexcitability of the parietal lobe and epilepsy in TS. This is the first reported infantile case of rub epilepsy, and more generally, reflex epilepsy associated with TS.
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- Shin-Ichi Magara
- Department of Child Neurology, Nishi-Niigata Chuo National Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
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- Department of Child Neurology, Nishi-Niigata Chuo National Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Child Neurology, Nishi-Niigata Chuo National Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Child Neurology, Nishi-Niigata Chuo National Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Niigata City General Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Child Neurology, Nishi-Niigata Chuo National Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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Tan GM, Beacher F, Daly E, Horder J, Prasher V, Hanney ML, Morris R, Lovestone S, Murphy KC, Simmons A, Murphy DG. Hippocampal glutamate-glutamine (Glx) in adults with Down syndrome: a preliminary study using in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H MRS). J Neurodev Disord 2014; 6:42. [PMID: 25937842 PMCID: PMC4416419 DOI: 10.1186/1866-1955-6-42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Down syndrome (DS), or trisomy 21, is one of the most common autosomal mutations. People with DS have intellectual disability (ID) and are at significantly increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). The biological associates of both ID and AD in DS are poorly understood, but glutamate has been proposed to play a key role. In non-DS populations, glutamate is essential to learning and memory and glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity has been implicated in AD. However, the concentration of hippocampal glutamate in DS individuals with and without dementia has not previously been directly investigated. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H MRS) can be used to measure in vivo the concentrations of glutamate-glutamine (Glx). The objective of the current study was to examine the hippocampal Glx concentration in non-demented DS (DS-) and demented DS (DS+) individuals. METHODS We examined 46 adults with DS (35 without dementia and 11 with dementia) and 39 healthy controls (HC) using (1)H MRS and measured their hippocampal Glx concentrations. RESULTS There was no significant difference in the hippocampal Glx concentration between DS+ and DS-, or between either of the DS groups and the healthy controls. Also, within DS, there was no significant correlation between hippocampal Glx concentration and measures of overall cognitive ability. Last, a sample size calculation based on the effect sizes from this study showed that it would have required 6,257 participants to provide 80% power to detect a significant difference between the groups which would indicate that there is a very low likelihood of a type 2 error accounting for the findings in this study. CONCLUSIONS Individuals with DS do not have clinically detectable differences in hippocampal Glx concentration. Other pathophysiological processes likely account for ID and AD in people with DS.
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- Giles My Tan
- Sackler Institute for Translational Neurodevelopment, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK ; Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, North Hampshire Community Learning Disability Service, Winchester, Hampshire UK
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- Sackler Institute for Translational Neurodevelopment, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
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- Sackler Institute for Translational Neurodevelopment, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
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- Sackler Institute for Translational Neurodevelopment, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
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- Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Northgate Hospital, Morpeth, Northumberland UK
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- Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK ; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Sackler Institute for Translational Neurodevelopment, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK ; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Green T, Chromik LC, Mazaika PK, Fierro K, Raman MM, Lazzeroni LC, Hong DS, Reiss AL. Aberrant parietal cortex developmental trajectories in girls with Turner syndrome and related visual-spatial cognitive development: a preliminary study. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2014; 165B:531-40. [PMID: 25044604 PMCID: PMC4439102 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2013] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Turner syndrome (TS) arises from partial or complete absence of the X-chromosome in females. Girls with TS show deficits in visual-spatial skills as well as reduced brain volume and surface area in the parietal cortex which supports these cognitive functions. Thus, measuring the developmental trajectory of the parietal cortex and the associated visual-spatial cognition in TS may provide novel insights into critical brain-behavior associations. In this longitudinal study, we acquired structural MRI data and assessed visual-spatial skills in 16 (age: 8.23 ± 2.5) girls with TS and 13 age-matched controls over two time-points. Gray and white matter volume, surface area and cortical thickness were calculated from surfaced based segmentation of bilateral parietal cortices, and the NEPSY Arrows subtest was used to assess visual-spatial ability. Volumetric and cognitive scalars were modeled to obtain estimates of age-related change. The results show aberrant growth of white matter volume (P = 0.011, corrected) and surface area (P = 0.036, corrected) of the left superior parietal regions during childhood in girls with TS. Other parietal sub-regions were significantly smaller in girls with TS at both time-points but did not show different growth trajectories relative to controls. Furthermore, we found that visual-spatial skills showed a widening deficit for girls with TS relative to controls (P = 0.003). Young girls with TS demonstrate an aberrant trajectory of parietal cortical and cognitive development during childhood. Elucidating aberrant neurodevelopmental trajectories in this population is critical for determining specific stages of brain maturation that are particularly dependent on TS-related genetic and hormonal factors.
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- Tamar Green
- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
- Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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Pereira E, Polo MR, López JM, Quijano TA, García-Alix A, Fons C. Agenesis of the corpus callosum in a newborn with turner mosaicism. Pediatr Rep 2014; 6:5112. [PMID: 24987509 PMCID: PMC4076649 DOI: 10.4081/pr.2014.5112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Revised: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The agenesis of the corpus callosum results from a failure in the development of the largest fiber bundle that connects cerebral hemispheres. Patient's outcome is influenced by etiology and associated central nervous system malformations. We describe a child with Turner syndrome (TS) mosaicism, with particular phenotype features and a complete agenesis of the corpus callosum. To our knowledge, this is the second case report of TS mosaicism associated with complete agenesis of the corpus callosum. Anatomical brain magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging were useful to confirm the complete absence of the corpus callosum, evaluate associated central nervous system malformations, visualize abnormal white matter tracts (Probst bundles) and assess the remaining commissures.
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- Ester Pereira
- Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria-Pombal EPE , Leiria, Portugal ; Department of Neurology, Hospital Sant Joan De Déu , Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital Sant Joan De Déu , Barcelona, Spain
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Xie S, Zhang Z, Zhao Q, Zhang J, Zhong S, Bi Y, He Y, Pan H, Gong G. The Effects of X Chromosome Loss on Neuroanatomical and Cognitive Phenotypes During Adolescence: a Multi-modal Structural MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study. Cereb Cortex 2014; 25:2842-53. [PMID: 24770708 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhu079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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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 neuroanatomical and cognitive phenotypes and highlight the role of genetic factors in brain-cognition relationships.
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- Sheng Xie
- Department of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research Center for Collaboration and Innovation in Brain and Learning Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research Center for Collaboration and Innovation in Brain and Learning Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research Center for Collaboration and Innovation in Brain and Learning Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research Center for Collaboration and Innovation in Brain and Learning Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Endocrinology, Ministry of Health, Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research Center for Collaboration and Innovation in Brain and Learning Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Jhang KM, Chang TM, Chen M, Liu CS. Generalized epilepsy in a patient with mosaic Turner syndrome: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2014; 8:109. [PMID: 24694237 PMCID: PMC4008388 DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-8-109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Reports on cases of epilepsy in Turner syndrome are rare and most of them have cortical developmental malformations. We report the case of a Taiwanese patient with mosaic Turner syndrome with generalized tonic-clonic epilepsy and asymmetrical lateral ventricles but no apparent cortical anomaly. CASE PRESENTATION A 49-year-old Taiwanese woman without family history presented with infrequent generalized tonic-clonic epilepsy since she was 11 years old. On examination, her short stature, webbed neck, swelling of hands and feet, retrognathic face, and mild intellectual disability were noted. She had spontaneous menarche and regular menses. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed asymmetrical lateral ventricles and diffuse subcortical white matter T2-weighted hyperintensities. Chromosome studies disclosed low aneuploid (10%) 45,X/46,XX/47,XXX mosaic Turner syndrome. CONCLUSIONS There is increasing evidence that epilepsy can be an uncommon presentation of Turner syndrome. Mosaic Turner syndrome with 47, XXX probably increases the risk of epilepsy but more research is needed to reach a conclusion. This case also strengthens our knowledge that Turner syndrome can be one of the pathologic bases of asymmetrical lateral ventricles. When a patient has idiopathic/cryptogenic epilepsy or asymmetrical lateral ventricles on brain images, the presence of a mild Turner phenotype warrants further chromosome studies.
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- Department of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, 500 Changhua, Taiwan.
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Abramowitz LK, Olivier-Van Stichelen S, Hanover JA. Chromosome imbalance as a driver of sex disparity in disease. J Genomics 2014; 2:77-88. [PMID: 25031659 PMCID: PMC4091450 DOI: 10.7150/jgen.8123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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It has long been recognized that men and women exhibit different risks for diverse disorders ranging from metabolic to autoimmune diseases. However, the underlying causes of these disparities remain obscure. Analysis of patients with chromosomal abnormalities, including Turner syndrome (45X) and Klinefelter syndrome (47XXY), has highlighted the importance of X-linked gene dosage as a contributing factor for disease susceptibility. Escape from X-inactivation and X-linked imprinting can result in transcriptional differences between normal men and women as well as in patients with sex chromosome abnormalities. Animal models support a role for X-linked gene dosage in disease with O-linked N-acetylglucosamine transferase (OGT) emerging as a prime candidate for a pleiotropic effector. OGT encodes a highly regulated nutrient-sensing epigenetic modifier with established links to immunity, metabolism and development.
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- Lara K Abramowitz
- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0851, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0851, USA
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Saad K, Abdelrahman AA, Abdel-Raheem YF, Othman ER, Badry R, Othman HAK, Sobhy KM. Turner syndrome: review of clinical, neuropsychiatric, and EEG status: an experience of tertiary center. Acta Neurol Belg 2014; 114:1-9. [PMID: 24338760 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-013-0264-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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We reviewed the clinical, neuropsychiatric, and EEG status of 53 turner syndrome (TS) females, aged 3-16 years, in Assiut university hospitals, Upper Egypt. The diagnosis and care of patients with TS in Egypt is still in the developing stage. Hence this study was undertaken to review the details of patients with TS with respect to the pattern of cognitive, psychiatric, and motor dysfunction. We aimed to provide a comprehensive data about the experience of our center comparable to previous studies, which have been published in this field. This will contribute to a better definition of the neuropsychiatric features that may be specific to TS that allows early and better detection and management of these cases. We found FSIQ and verbal IQ that seem to be at a nearly normal level and a decreased performance IQ. ADHD and autistic symptoms were found in 20.70 and 3.77 % of our cohort, respectively. The motor performance in TS was disturbed, with some neurological deficits present in 17 % (reduced muscle tone and reduced muscle power). In addition, females with TS in our study exhibit social and emotional problems, including anxiety (5.66 %) and depression (11.30 %). The EEG results revealed abnormalities in seven patients (13.20 %). One patient presenting with generalized tonic-clonic seizures showed generalized epileptiform activity, and six patients presenting with intellectual disabilities showed abnormal EEG background activity.
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- Khaled Saad
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt,
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Skakkebæk A, Gravholt CH, Rasmussen PM, Bojesen A, Jensen JS, Fedder J, Laurberg P, Hertz JM, Ostergaard JR, Pedersen AD, Wallentin M. Neuroanatomical correlates of Klinefelter syndrome studied in relation to the neuropsychological profile. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2013; 4:1-9. [PMID: 24266006 PMCID: PMC3830066 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2013.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Revised: 10/06/2013] [Accepted: 10/21/2013] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Brain imaging in Klinefelter syndrome (47, XXY) (KS), a genetic disorder characterized by the presence of an extra X chromosome, may contribute to understanding the relationship between gene expression, brain structure, and subsequent cognitive disabilities and psychiatric disorders. We conducted the largest to date voxel-based morphometry study of 65 KS subjects and 65 controls matched for age and education and correlated these data to neuropsychological test scores. The KS patients had significantly smaller total brain volume (TBV), total gray matter volume (GMV) and total white matter volume (WMV) compared to controls, whereas no volumetric difference in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) was found. There were no differences in TBV, GMV, WMV or CSF between testosterone treated KS (T-KS) and untreated KS (U-KS) patients. Compared to controls, KS patients had significantly decreased GMV bilaterally in insula, putamen, caudate, hippocampus, amygdala, temporal pole and frontal inferior orbita. Additionally, the right parahippocampal region and cerebellar volumes were reduced in KS patients. KS patients had significantly larger volumes in right postcentral gyrus, precuneus and parietal regions. Multivariate classification analysis discriminated KS patients from controls with 96.9% (p < 0.001) accuracy. Regression analyses, however, revealed no significant association between GMV differences and cognitive and psychological factors within the KS patients and controls or the groups combined. These results show that although gene dosage effect of having and extra X-chromosome may lead to large scale alterations of brain morphometry and extended cognitive disabilities no simple correspondence links these measures.
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- Anne Skakkebæk
- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine (MEA), Aarhus University Hospital, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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There is increasing evidence that genomic imprinting, a process by which certain genes are expressed in a parent-of-origin-specific manner, can influence neurogenetic and psychiatric manifestations. While some data suggest possible imprinting effects of the X chromosome on physical and cognitive characteristics in humans, there is no compelling evidence that X-linked imprinting affects brain morphology. To address this issue, we investigated regional cortical volume, thickness, and surface area in 27 healthy controls and 40 prepubescent girls with Turner syndrome (TS), a condition caused by the absence of one X chromosome. Of the young girls with TS, 23 inherited their X chromosome from their mother (X(m)) and 17 from their father (X(p)). Our results confirm the existence of significant differences in brain morphology between girls with TS and controls, and reveal the presence of a putative imprinting effect among the TS groups: girls with X(p) demonstrated thicker cortex than those with X(m) in the temporal regions bilaterally, while X(m) individuals showed bilateral enlargement of gray matter volume in the superior frontal regions compared with X(p). These data suggest the existence of imprinting effects of the X chromosome that influence both cortical thickness and volume during early brain development, and help to explain variability in cognitive and behavioral manifestations of TS with regard to the parental origin of the X chromosome.
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Chacko E, Graber E, Regelmann MO, Wallach E, Costin G, Rapaport R. Update on Turner and Noonan syndromes. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2012; 41:713-34. [PMID: 23099266 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2012.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Turner syndrome (TS) and Noonan syndrome (NS) have short stature as a constant feature; however, both conditions can present clinicians with a challenging array of genetic, cardiovascular, developmental, and psychosocial issues. In recent years, important advances have been achieved in each of these areas. This article reviews these two syndromes and provides updates on recent developments in diagnostic evaluation, growth and development, psychological issues, and treatment options for patients with TS and NS.
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- Elizabeth Chacko
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
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Mortensen KH, Andersen NH, Gravholt CH. Cardiovascular phenotype in Turner syndrome--integrating cardiology, genetics, and endocrinology. Endocr Rev 2012; 33:677-714. [PMID: 22707402 DOI: 10.1210/er.2011-1059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cardiovascular disease is emerging as a cardinal trait of Turner syndrome, being responsible for half of the 3-fold excess mortality. Turner syndrome has been proposed as an independent risk marker for cardiovascular disease that manifests as congenital heart disease, aortic dilation and dissection, valvular heart disease, hypertension, thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Risk stratification is unfortunately not straightforward because risk markers derived from the general population inadequately identify the subset of females with Turner syndrome who will suffer events. A high prevalence of endocrine disorders adds to the complexity, exacerbating cardiovascular prognosis. Mounting knowledge about the prevalence and interplay of cardiovascular and endocrine disease in Turner syndrome is paralleled by improved understanding of the genetics of the X-chromosome in both normal health and disease. At present in Turner syndrome, this is most advanced for the SHOX gene, which partly explains the growth deficit. This review provides an up-to-date condensation of current state-of-the-art knowledge in Turner syndrome, the main focus being cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The aim is to provide insight into pathogenesis of Turner syndrome with perspectives to advances in the understanding of genetics of the X-chromosome. The review also incorporates important endocrine features, in order to comprehensively explain the cardiovascular phenotype and to highlight how raised attention to endocrinology and genetics is important in the identification and modification of cardiovascular risk.
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- Kristian H Mortensen
- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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Lentini E, Kasahara M, Arver S, Savic I. Sex differences in the human brain and the impact of sex chromosomes and sex hormones. Cereb Cortex 2012; 23:2322-36. [PMID: 22891037 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhs222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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While there has been increasing support for the existence of cerebral sex differences, the mechanisms underlying these differences are unclear. Based on animal data, it has long been believed that sexual differentiation of the brain is primarily linked to organizational effects of fetal testosterone. This view is, however, in question as more recent data show the presence of sex differences before the onset of testosterone production. The present study focuses on the impact that sex chromosomes might have on these differences. Utilizing the inherent differences in sex and X-chromosome dosage among XXY males, XY males, and XX females, comparative voxel-based morphometry was conducted using sex hormones and sex chromosomes as covariates. Sex differences in the cerebellar and precentral gray matter volumes (GMV) were found to be related to X-chromosome dosage, whereas sex differences in the amygdala, the parahippocamus, and the occipital cortex were linked to testosterone levels. An increased number of sex chromosomes was associated with reduced GMV in the amygdala, caudate, and the temporal and insular cortices, with increased parietal GMV and reduced frontotemporal white matter volume. No selective, testosterone independent, effect of the Y-chromosome was detected. Based on these observations, it was hypothesized that programming of the motor cortex and parts of cerebellum is mediated by processes linked to X-escapee genes, which do not have Y-chromosome homologs, and that programming of certain limbic structures involves testosterone and X-chromosome escapee genes with Y-homologs.
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- E Lentini
- Department of Women and Child Health
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Lepage JF, Mazaika PK, Hong DS, Raman M, Reiss AL. Cortical brain morphology in young, estrogen-naive, and adolescent, estrogen-treated girls with Turner syndrome. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 23:2159-68. [PMID: 22806268 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhs195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Turner syndrome (TS) is a genetic condition that permits direct investigation of the complex interaction among genes, hormones, behavior, and brain development. Here, we used automated segmentation and surface-based morphometry to characterize the differences in brain morphology in children (n = 30) and adolescents (n = 16) with TS relative to age- and sex-matched control groups (n = 21 and 24, respectively). Our results show that individuals with TS, young and adolescent, present widespread reduction of gray matter volume, white matter volume and surface area (SA) over both parietal and occipital cortices bilaterally, as well as enlarged amygdala. In contrast to the young cohort, adolescents with TS showed significantly larger mean cortical thickness and significantly smaller total SA compared with healthy controls. Exploratory developmental analyses suggested aberrant regional brain maturation in the parahippocampal gyrus and orbitofrontal regions from childhood to adolescence in TS. These findings show the existence of abnormal brain morphology early in development in TS, but also suggest the presence of altered neurodevelopmental trajectories in some regions, which could potentially be the consequences of estrogen deficiency, both pre- and postnatally.
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- Jean-Francois Lepage
- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Advances in research on the neurological and neuropsychiatric phenotype of Klinefelter syndrome. Curr Opin Neurol 2012; 25:138-43. [PMID: 22395004 DOI: 10.1097/wco.0b013e32835181a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Klinefelter syndrome, 47,XXY is the most common chromosomal aberration among men. It represents a naturally occurring human model for studies of both X-chromosome gene expression and potential androgen effects on brain development and function. The aim of this review is to combine available brain imaging and behavioral data to provide an overview of what we have learned about the neural underpinnings of cognitive, emotional and behavioral dysunctions in Klinefelter syndrome. RECENT FINDINGS The behavioral phenotype of 47,XXY is characterized by language, executive and psychomotor dysfunction, as well as socioemotional impairment. The prevalence of schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorders and affective regulation problems is increased. Neuroimaging studies of children and adults with Klinefelter syndrome syndrome show characteristic structural changes from typical individuals. There are increases in the grey matter volume of the sensorimotor and parietooccipital regions, as well as significant reductions in amygdala, hippocampal, insular, temporal and inferior-frontal grey matter volumes. Widespread white matter abnormalities have been revealed, with reductions in some areas (including anterior cingulate, bilaterally) but increases in others (such as left parietal lobe). Mechanisms underlying these developmental anomalies could include imbalance in gene dosage relative to typical men or women, as well as the potential consequence of endocrinological deficits. SUMMARY Studies of Klinefelter syndrome could generate important information about the impact of anomalies in sex chromosome gene regulation on the development of cerebral grey and white matter and, ultimately, on human behavior.
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Turner syndrome: advances in understanding altered cognition, brain structure and function. Curr Opin Neurol 2012; 25:144-9. [PMID: 22322416 DOI: 10.1097/wco.0b013e3283515e9e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Turner syndrome, which results from the complete or partial loss of a sex chromosome, is associated with a particular pattern of cognitive impairments and strengths and an increased risk for specific neurodevelopmental disorders. This review highlights recent progress in understanding brain structure and function in Turner syndrome and identifies several critical research needs. RECENT FINDINGS Recent work on social cognition in Turner syndrome has identified a range of difficulties despite a maintained social appetite, a disconnect which could result in distress for affected individuals. Progress has been made in identifying foundational deficits in attention and executive function that could explain visual-spatial and arithmetical impairments. Neuroimaging studies have advanced our understanding of brain development and function through the application of cutting edge analysis techniques. Haploinsufficiency of genes, failure to express parentally imprinted genes, uncovering of X chromosome mutations, and gonadal steroid deficiency may all contribute to altered brain development, but additional work is required to link specific mechanisms to specific phenotypes. Also needed are studies of interventions to assist individuals with Turner syndrome in visual-spatial, mathematical, and social skills. SUMMARY Ultimately a better understanding of brain structure and function in Turner syndrome will generate new therapeutic approaches for this population.
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Devernay M, Bolca D, Kerdjana L, Aboura A, Gérard B, Tabet AC, Benzacken B, Ecosse E, Coste J, Carel JC. Parental origin of the X-chromosome does not influence growth hormone treatment effect in Turner syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012; 97:E1241-8. [PMID: 22593588 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-3488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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CONTEXT The parental origin of the intact X-chromosome has been reported to affect phenotype and response to GH treatment in Turner syndrome (TS). OBJECTIVE Our objective was to evaluate the influence of the parental origin of the X-chromosome on body growth and GH treatment effect in TS. DESIGN AND SETTING We conducted a population-based cohort study of TS patients previously treated with GH. PARTICIPANTS Participants included patients with a nonmosaic 45,X karyotype; 556 women were identified as eligible, 233 (49%) of whom participated, together with their mothers. Data were analyzed for 180 of these patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES We performed fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis to exclude mosaicism and microsatellite analysis of nine polymorphic markers in DNA from the patients and their mothers. The influence on growth and effect of GH were analyzed by univariate and multivariate methods. RESULTS The X-chromosome was of paternal origin (X(pat)) in 52 (29%) of 180 and of maternal origin (X(mat)) in 128 (71%) of 180 patients. Height gain from the start of GH treatment to adult height was similar in X(mat) and X(pat) patients (+2.1 ± 0.9 vs. +2.2 ± 0.8 TS sd score, P = 0.45). The lack of influence of parental origin of the X-chromosome was confirmed in multivariate analysis. Parental origin of the X-chromosome also had no effect on the other growth characteristics studied, including growth velocity during the first year on GH treatment. Patient height was correlated with the heights of both parents and was not influenced by the parental origin of the X-chromosome. CONCLUSION In this, the largest such study carried out to date, the parental origin of the X-chromosome did not alter the effect of GH treatment or affect any other features of growth in TS.
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- Marie Devernay
- Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75019, Paris, France
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Bray S, Hoeft F, Hong DS, Reiss AL. Aberrant functional network recruitment of posterior parietal cortex in Turner syndrome. Hum Brain Mapp 2012; 34:3117-28. [PMID: 22711287 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2012] [Revised: 03/28/2012] [Accepted: 04/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Turner syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by the complete or partial absence of an X chromosome in affected women. Individuals with TS show characteristic difficulties with executive functions, visual-spatial and mathematical cognition, with relatively intact verbal skills, and congruent abnormalities in structural development of the posterior parietal cortex (PPC). The functionally heterogeneous PPC has recently been investigated using connectivity-based clustering methods, which sub-divide a given region into clusters of voxels showing similar structural or functional connectivity to other brain regions. In the present study, we extended this method to compare connectivity-based clustering between groups and investigate whether functional networks differentially recruit the PPC in TS. To this end, we parcellated the PPC into sub-regions based on temporal correlations with other regions of the brain. fMRI data were collected from 15 girls with TS and 14 typically developing (TD) girls, aged 7-14, while they performed a visual-spatial task. Temporal correlations between voxels in the PPC and a set of seed regions were calculated, and the PPC divided into clusters of voxels showing similar connectivity. It was found that in general the PPC parcellates similarly in TS and TD girls, but that regions in bilateral inferior parietal lobules, and posterior right superior parietal lobule, were reliably recruited by different networks in TS relative to TD participants. These regions showed weaker correlation in TS with a set of regions involved in visual processing. These results suggest that abnormal development of visuospatial functional networks in TS may relate to the well documented cognitive difficulties in this disorder.
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- Signe Bray
- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Science Research, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Temple CM, Shephard EE. Exceptional lexical skills but executive language deficits in school starters and young adults with Turners syndrome: implications for X chromosome effects on brain function. BRAIN AND LANGUAGE 2012; 120:345-359. [PMID: 22240237 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2011.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2011] [Revised: 11/23/2011] [Accepted: 12/04/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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TS school starters had enhanced receptive and expressive language on standardised assessment (CELF-P) and enhanced rhyme judgements, spoonerisms, and lexical decision, indicating enhanced phonological skills and word representations. There was marginal but consistent advantage across lexico-semantic tasks. On executive tasks, speeded naming of numbers was impaired but not pictures. Young TS adults had enhanced naming and receptive vocabulary, indicating enhanced semantic skills. There were consistent deficits in executive language: phonemic oral fluency, rhyme fluency, speeded naming of pictures, numbers and colours; sentence completion requiring supression of prepotent responses. Haploinsufficiency of X-chromosome drives mechanisms that affect the anatomical and neurochemical development of the brain, resulting in enhanced temporal lobe aspects of language. These strengths co-exist with impaired development of frontal lobe executive language systems. This means not only that these elements of language can decouple in development but that their very independence is driven by mechanisms linked to the X-chromosome.
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- Christine M Temple
- Developmental Neuropsychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO7 9JU, UK.
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Yamagata B, Barnea-Goraly N, Marzelli MJ, Park Y, Hong DS, Mimura M, Reiss AL. White matter aberrations in prepubertal estrogen-naive girls with monosomic Turner syndrome. Cereb Cortex 2011; 22:2761-8. [PMID: 22172580 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhr355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Turner syndrome (TS) offers a unique opportunity to investigate associations among genes, the brain, and cognitive phenotypes. In this study, we used 3 complementary analyses of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) data (whole brain, region of interest, and fiber tractography) and a whole brain volumetric imaging technique to investigate white matter (WM) structure in prepubertal, nonmosaic, estrogen-naive girls with TS compared with age and sex matched typically developing controls. The TS group demonstrated significant WM aberrations in brain regions implicated in visuospatial abilities, face processing, and sensorimotor and social abilities compared with controls. Extensive spatial overlap between regions of aberrant WM structure (from DTI) and regions of aberrant WM volume were observed in TS. Our findings indicate that complete absence of an X chromosome in young females (prior to receiving exogenous estrogen) is associated with WM aberrations in specific regions implicated in characteristic cognitive features of TS.
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- Bun Yamagata
- Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Knickmeyer RC, Davenport M. Turner syndrome and sexual differentiation of the brain: implications for understanding male-biased neurodevelopmental disorders. J Neurodev Disord 2011; 3:293-306. [PMID: 21818630 PMCID: PMC3261262 DOI: 10.1007/s11689-011-9089-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2011] [Accepted: 07/13/2011] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Turner syndrome (TS) is one of the most common sex chromosome abnormalities. Affected individuals often show a unique pattern of cognitive strengths and weaknesses and are at increased risk for a number of other neurodevelopmental conditions, many of which are more common in typical males than typical females (e.g., autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder). This phenotype may reflect gonadal steroid deficiency, haploinsufficiency of X chromosome genes, failure to express parentally imprinted genes, and the uncovering of X chromosome mutations. Understanding the contribution of these different mechanisms to outcome has the potential to improve clinical care for individuals with TS and to better our understanding of the differential vulnerability to and expression of neurodevelopmental disorders in males and females. In this paper, we review what is currently known about cognition and brain development in individuals with TS, discuss underlying mechanisms and their relevance to understanding male-biased neurodevelopmental conditions, and suggest directions for future research.
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- Rebecca Christine Knickmeyer
- Department of Psychiatry CB 7160, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 343 Medical Wings C, Campus Box #7160, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7160, USA,
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Lepage JF, Clouchoux C, Lassonde M, Evans AC, Deal CL, Théoret H. Abnormal motor cortex excitability is associated with reduced cortical thickness in X monosomy. Hum Brain Mapp 2011; 34:936-44. [PMID: 22102524 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.21481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2011] [Revised: 07/27/2011] [Accepted: 09/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Turner syndrome (TS) is a noninherited genetic disorder caused by the absence of one or part of one X chromosome. It is characterized by physical and cognitive phenotypes that include motor deficits that may be related to neuroanatomical abnormalities of sensorimotor pathways. Here, we used transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and cortical thickness analysis to assess motor cortex excitability and cortical morphology in 17 individuals with TS (45, X) and 17 healthy controls. Exploratory analysis was performed to detect the effect of parental origin of the X chromosome (X(mat), X(pat)) on both measures. Results showed that long-interval intracortical inhibition was reduced and motor threshold (MT) was increased in TS relative to controls. Areas of reduced thickness were observed in the precentral gyrus of individuals with TS that correlated with MT. A significant difference between X(mat) (n = 11) and X(pat) (n = 6) individuals was found on the measure of long-interval intracortical inhibition. These findings demonstrate the presence of converging anatomical and neurophysiological abnormalities of the motor system in X monosomy.
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Murphy CM, Deeley Q, Daly E, Ecker C, O'Brien F, Hallahan B, Loth E, Toal F, Reed S, Hales S, Robertson D, Craig M, Mullins D, Barker G, Lavender T, Johnston P, Murphy K, Murphy D. Anatomy and aging of the amygdala and hippocampus in autism spectrum disorder: an in vivo magnetic resonance imaging study of Asperger syndrome. Autism Res 2011; 5:3-12. [DOI: 10.1002/aur.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2010] [Accepted: 07/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Paul LK. Developmental malformation of the corpus callosum: a review of typical callosal development and examples of developmental disorders with callosal involvement. J Neurodev Disord 2011; 3:3-27. [PMID: 21484594 PMCID: PMC3163989 DOI: 10.1007/s11689-010-9059-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2010] [Accepted: 08/13/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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This review provides an overview of the involvement of the corpus callosum (CC) in a variety of developmental disorders that are currently defined exclusively by genetics, developmental insult, and/or behavior. I begin with a general review of CC development, connectivity, and function, followed by discussion of the research methods typically utilized to study the callosum. The bulk of the review concentrates on specific developmental disorders, beginning with agenesis of the corpus callosum (AgCC)-the only condition diagnosed exclusively by callosal anatomy. This is followed by a review of several genetic disorders that commonly result in social impairments and/or psychopathology similar to AgCC (neurofibromatosis-1, Turner syndrome, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, Williams yndrome, and fragile X) and two forms of prenatal injury (premature birth, fetal alcohol syndrome) known to impact callosal development. Finally, I examine callosal involvement in several common developmental disorders defined exclusively by behavioral patterns (developmental language delay, dyslexia, attention-deficit hyperactive disorder, autism spectrum disorders, and Tourette syndrome).
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- Lynn K Paul
- Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology, HSS 228-77, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA,
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Kopsida E, Mikaelsson MA, Davies W. The role of imprinted genes in mediating susceptibility to neuropsychiatric disorders. Horm Behav 2011; 59:375-82. [PMID: 20403360 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2010] [Revised: 03/31/2010] [Accepted: 04/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Imprinted genes, which are thought to comprise <1% of the mammalian genome, are defined by their parent-of-origin specific monoallelic expression arising as a consequence of differential epigenetic marking of alleles in the paternal and maternal germlines. Such genes are highly represented in the brain and placental transcriptomes, and have been shown to exert significant influence on fundamental developmental processes in these organs. Converging evidence from work in man and animal models has shown that imprinted genes can influence a variety of brain and behavioral endophenotypes. In this article, we review the current evidence that imprinted gene dysfunction is associated with vulnerability to several common psychiatric disorders. We also discuss how studying imprinted gene (dys)function may provide mechanistic insights into two important areas in modern psychiatry: first, how environmental factors (especially in utero) interact with genetic liability via epigenetic mechanisms to predispose to later mental illness, and second, the molecular underpinnings of sex-specific vulnerability to psychiatric disorders.
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Wilkins JF, Úbeda F. Diseases associated with genomic imprinting. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2011; 101:401-45. [PMID: 21507360 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-387685-0.00013-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Genomic imprinting is the phenomenon where the expression of a locus differs between the maternally and paternally inherited alleles. Typically, this manifests as transcriptional silencing of one of the alleles, although many genes are imprinted in a tissue- or isoform-specific manner. Diseases associated with imprinted genes include various cancers, disorders of growth and metabolism, and disorders in neurodevelopment, cognition, and behavior, including certain major psychiatric disorders. In many cases, the disease phenotypes associated with dysfunction at particular imprinted loci can be understood in terms of the evolutionary processes responsible for the origin of imprinting. Imprinted gene expression represents the outcome of an intragenomic evolutionary conflict, where natural selection favors different expression strategies for maternally and paternally inherited alleles. This conflict is reasonably well understood in the context of the early growth effects of imprinted genes, where paternally inherited alleles are selected to place a greater demand on maternal resources than are maternally inherited alleles. Less well understood are the origins of imprinted gene expression in the brain, and their effects on cognition and behavior. This chapter reviews the genetic diseases that are associated with imprinted genes, framed in terms of the evolutionary pressures acting on gene expression at those loci. We begin by reviewing the phenomenon and evolutionary origins of genomic imprinting. We then discuss diseases that are associated with genetic or epigenetic defects at particular imprinted loci, many of which are associated with abnormalities in growth and/or feeding behaviors that can be understood in terms of the asymmetric pressures of natural selection on maternally and paternally inherited alleles. We next described the evidence for imprinted gene effects on adult cognition and behavior, and the possible role of imprinted genes in the etiology of certain major psychiatric disorders. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of how imprinting, and the evolutionary-genetic conflicts that underlie it, may enhance both the frequency and morbidity of certain types of diseases.
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