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Lorenzini L, Ansems LT, Lopes Alves I, Ingala S, Vállez García D, Tomassen J, Sudre C, Salvadó G, Shekari M, Operto G, Brugulat-Serrat A, Sánchez-Benavides G, ten Kate M, Tijms B, Wink AM, Mutsaerts HJMM, den Braber A, Visser PJ, van Berckel BNM, Gispert JD, Barkhof F, Collij LE, Beteta A, Brugulat A, Cacciaglia R, Cañas A, Deulofeu C, Cumplido I, Dominguez R, Emilio M, Fauria K, Fuentes S, Hernandez L, Huesa G, Huguet J, Marne P, Menchón T, Polo A, Pradas S, Rodriguez-Fernandez B, Sala-Vila A, Sánchez-Benavides G, Soteras A, Vilanova M. Regional associations of white matter hyperintensities and early cortical amyloid pathology. Brain Commun 2022; 4:fcac150. [PMID: 35783557 PMCID: PMC9246276 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) have a heterogeneous aetiology, associated with both vascular risk factors and amyloidosis due to Alzheimer’s disease. While spatial distribution of both amyloid and WM lesions carry important information for the underlying pathogenic mechanisms, the regional relationship between these two pathologies and their joint contribution to early cognitive deterioration remains largely unexplored.
We included 662 non-demented participants from three Amyloid Imaging to Prevent Alzheimer’s disease (AMYPAD)-affiliated cohorts: EPAD-LCS (N = 176), ALFA+ (N = 310), and EMIF-AD PreclinAD Twin60++ (N = 176). Using PET imaging, cortical amyloid burden was assessed regionally within early accumulating regions (medial orbitofrontal, precuneus, and cuneus) and globally, using the Centiloid method. Regional WMH volume was computed using Bayesian Model Selection. Global associations between WMH, amyloid, and cardiovascular risk scores (Framingham and CAIDE) were assessed using linear models. Partial least square (PLS) regression was used to identify regional associations. Models were adjusted for age, sex, and APOE-e4 status. Individual PLS scores were then related to cognitive performance in 4 domains (attention, memory, executive functioning, and language).
While no significant global association was found, the PLS model yielded two components of interest. In the first PLS component, a fronto-parietal WMH pattern was associated with medial orbitofrontal–precuneal amyloid, vascular risk, and age. Component 2 showed a posterior WMH pattern associated with precuneus-cuneus amyloid, less related to age or vascular risk. Component 1 was associated with lower performance in all cognitive domains, while component 2 only with worse memory.
In a large pre-dementia population, we observed two distinct patterns of regional associations between WMH and amyloid burden, and demonstrated their joint influence on cognitive processes. These two components could reflect the existence of vascular-dependent and -independent manifestations of WMH-amyloid regional association that might be related to distinct primary pathophysiology.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luigi Lorenzini
- Dept. of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Neuroscience , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Dept. of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Neuroscience , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Dept. of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Neuroscience , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Dept. of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Neuroscience , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Dept. of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Neuroscience , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing (CMIC), Departments of Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science, University College London , UK
- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing - University College London , UK
- School of Biomedical Engineering , King’s College London UK
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- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation , Barcelona , Spain
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) , Barcelona , Spain
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- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation , Barcelona , Spain
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) , Barcelona , Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra , Barcelona , Spain
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- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation , Barcelona , Spain
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) , Barcelona , Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad Y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES) , Madrid , Spain
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- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation , Barcelona , Spain
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) , Barcelona , Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad Y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES) , Madrid , Spain
- Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the University of California San Francisco , SanFrancisco, California , USA
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- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation , Barcelona , Spain
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) , Barcelona , Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad Y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES) , Madrid , Spain
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- Dept. of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Neuroscience , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
- Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Dept. of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Neuroscience , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Dept. of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Neuroscience , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
- Department. of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Neuroscience Amsterdam , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University , Maastricht , The Netherlands
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- Dept. of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Neuroscience , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation , Barcelona , Spain
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) , Barcelona , Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra , Barcelona , Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Bioingeniería, Biomateriales Y Nanomedicina , Madrid , Spain
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- Dept. of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Neuroscience , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
- Queen Square Institute of Neurology and Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London , London , UK
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- Dept. of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Neuroscience , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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Vilor-Tejedor N, Garrido-Martín D, Rodriguez-Fernandez B, Lamballais S, Guigó R, Gispert JD. Multivariate Analysis and Modelling of multiple Brain endOphenotypes: Let's MAMBO! Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2021; 19:5800-5810. [PMID: 34765095 PMCID: PMC8567328 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2021.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Imaging genetic studies aim to test how genetic information influences brain structure and function by combining neuroimaging-based brain features and genetic data from the same individual. Most studies focus on individual correlation and association tests between genetic variants and a single measurement of the brain. Despite the great success of univariate approaches, given the capacity of neuroimaging methods to provide a multiplicity of cerebral phenotypes, the development and application of multivariate methods become crucial. In this article, we review novel methods and strategies focused on the analysis of multiple phenotypes and genetic data. We also discuss relevant aspects of multi-trait modelling in the context of neuroimaging data.
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Affiliation(s)
- Natalia Vilor-Tejedor
- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), Pasqual Maragall Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, Madrid, Spain
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