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Brain scans from 21,297 individuals reveal the genetic architecture of hippocampal subfield volumes.


ABSTRACT: The hippocampus is a heterogeneous structure, comprising histologically distinguishable subfields. These subfields are differentially involved in memory consolidation, spatial navigation and pattern separation, complex functions often impaired in individuals with brain disorders characterized by reduced hippocampal volume, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and schizophrenia. Given the structural and functional heterogeneity of the hippocampal formation, we sought to characterize the subfields' genetic architecture. T1-weighted brain scans (n?=?21,297, 16 cohorts) were processed with the hippocampal subfields algorithm in FreeSurfer v6.0. We ran a genome-wide association analysis on each subfield, co-varying for whole hippocampal volume. We further calculated the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based heritability of 12 subfields, as well as their genetic correlation with each other, with other structural brain features and with AD and schizophrenia. All outcome measures were corrected for age, sex and intracranial volume. We found 15 unique genome-wide significant loci across six subfields, of which eight had not been previously linked to the hippocampus. Top SNPs were mapped to genes associated with neuronal differentiation, locomotor behaviour, schizophrenia and AD. The volumes of all the subfields were estimated to be heritable (h2 from 0.14 to 0.27, all p?-16) and clustered together based on their genetic correlations compared with other structural brain features. There was also evidence of genetic overlap of subicular subfield volumes with schizophrenia. We conclude that hippocampal subfields have partly distinct genetic determinants associated with specific biological processes and traits. Taking into account this specificity may increase our understanding of hippocampal neurobiology and associated pathologies.

SUBMITTER: van der Meer D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6445783 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Brain scans from 21,297 individuals reveal the genetic architecture of hippocampal subfield volumes.

van der Meer Dennis D   Rokicki Jaroslav J   Kaufmann Tobias T   Córdova-Palomera Aldo A   Moberget Torgeir T   Alnæs Dag D   Bettella Francesco F   Frei Oleksandr O   Doan Nhat Trung NT   Sønderby Ida E IE   Smeland Olav B OB   Agartz Ingrid I   Bertolino Alessandro A   Bralten Janita J   Brandt Christine L CL   Buitelaar Jan K JK   Djurovic Srdjan S   van Donkelaar Marjolein M   Dørum Erlend S ES   Espeseth Thomas T   Faraone Stephen V SV   Fernández Guillén G   Fisher Simon E SE   Franke Barbara B   Haatveit Beathe B   Hartman Catharina A CA   Hoekstra Pieter J PJ   Håberg Asta K AK   Jönsson Erik G EG   Kolskår Knut K KK   Le Hellard Stephanie S   Lund Martina J MJ   Lundervold Astri J AJ   Lundervold Arvid A   Melle Ingrid I   Monereo Sánchez Jennifer J   Norbom Linn C LC   Nordvik Jan E JE   Nyberg Lars L   Oosterlaan Jaap J   Papalino Marco M   Papassotiropoulos Andreas A   Pergola Giulio G   de Quervain Dominique J F DJF   Richard Geneviève G   Sanders Anne-Marthe AM   Selvaggi Pierluigi P   Shumskaya Elena E   Steen Vidar M VM   Tønnesen Siren S   Ulrichsen Kristine M KM   Zwiers Marcel P MP   Andreassen Ole A OA   Westlye Lars T LT  

Molecular psychiatry 20181002 11


The hippocampus is a heterogeneous structure, comprising histologically distinguishable subfields. These subfields are differentially involved in memory consolidation, spatial navigation and pattern separation, complex functions often impaired in individuals with brain disorders characterized by reduced hippocampal volume, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and schizophrenia. Given the structural and functional heterogeneity of the hippocampal formation, we sought to characterize the subfields'  ...[more]

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