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20426082
TITLE
Tensor-based analysis of genetic influences on brain integrity using DTI in 100 twins.
ABSTRACT
Information from the full diffusion tensor (DT) was used to compute voxel-wise genetic contributions to brain fiber microstructure. First, we designed a new multivariate intraclass correlation formula in the log-Euclidean framework. We then analyzed used the full multivariate structure of the tensor in a multivariate version of a voxel-wise maximum-likelihood structural equation model (SEM) that computes the variance contributions in the DTs from genetic (A), common environmental (C) and unique environmental (E) factors. Our algorithm was tested on DT images from 25 identical and 25 fraternal twin pairs. After linear and fluid registration to a mean template, we computed the intraclass correlation and Falconer's heritability statistic for several scalar DT-derived measures and for the full multivariate tensors. Covariance matrices were found from the DTs, and inputted into SEM. Analyzing the full DT enhanced the detection of A and C effects. This approach should empower imaging genetics studies that use DTI.
DATE PUBLISHED
2009
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
entrez 2010/04/30 06:00
pubmed 2009/01/01 00:00
medline 2010/06/09 06:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Lee AD Lee Agatha D AD Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Leporé N Leporé Natasha N
Brun C Brun Caroline C
Chou YY Chou Yi-Yu YY
Barysheva M Barysheva Marina M
Chiang MC Chiang Ming-Chang MC
Madsen SK Madsen Sarah K SK
de Zubicaray GI de Zubicaray Greig I GI
McMahon KL McMahon Katie L KL
Wright MJ Wright Margaret J MJ
Toga AW Toga Arthur W AW
Thompson PM Thompson Paul M PM
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 12
ISSUE: Pt 1
TITLE: Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention : MICCAI ... International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention
ISOABBREVIATION: Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv
YEAR: 2009
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CITEDMEDIUM: Print
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MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv
COUNTRY: Germany
ISSNLINKING: 1433-7851
NLMUNIQUEID: 101249582
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Journal Article
Twin Study
COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
GRANTS
GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Adult
Brain physiology
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods
Female methods
Humans methods
Male methods
Twins physiology
SUPPLEMENTARY MESH
GENE SYMBOLS
CHEMICALS
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