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TITLE
Multi-site genetic analysis of diffusion images and voxelwise heritability analysis: a pilot project of the ENIGMA-DTI working group.
ABSTRACT
The ENIGMA (Enhancing NeuroImaging Genetics through Meta-Analysis) Consortium was set up to analyze brain measures and genotypes from multiple sites across the world to improve the power to detect genetic variants that influence the brain. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) yields quantitative measures sensitive to brain development and degeneration, and some common genetic variants may be associated with white matter integrity or connectivity. DTI measures, such as the fractional anisotropy (FA) of water diffusion, may be useful for identifying genetic variants that influence brain microstructure. However, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) require large populations to obtain sufficient power to detect and replicate significant effects, motivating a multi-site consortium effort. As part of an ENIGMA-DTI working group, we analyzed high-resolution FA images from multiple imaging sites across North America, Australia, and Europe, to address the challenge of harmonizing imaging data collected at multiple sites. Four hundred images of healthy adults aged 18-85 from four sites were used to create a template and corresponding skeletonized FA image as a common reference space. Using twin and pedigree samples of different ethnicities, we used our common template to evaluate the heritability of tract-derived FA measures. We show that our template is reliable for integrating multiple datasets by combining results through meta-analysis and unifying the data through exploratory mega-analyses. Our results may help prioritize regions of the FA map that are consistently influenced by additive genetic factors for future genetic discovery studies. Protocols and templates are publicly available at (http://enigma.loni.ucla.edu/ongoing/dti-working-group/).
Copyright © 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
DATE PUBLISHED
2013 Nov 01
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
received 2013/01/19
revised 2013/03/28
accepted 2013/04/10
entrez 2013/05/01 06:00
pubmed 2013/05/01 06:00
medline 2014/03/19 06:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Jahanshad N Jahanshad Neda N Imaging Genetics Center, Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Kochunov PV Kochunov Peter V PV Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Sprooten E Sprooten Emma E Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center in the Institute of Living, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
Mandl RC Mandl René C RC Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Nichols TE Nichols Thomas E TE Department of Statistics & Warwick Manufacturing Group, The University of Warwick, Coventry, UK; Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB), Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford University, UK.
Almasy L Almasy Laura L Department of Genetics, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Blangero J Blangero John J Department of Genetics, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Brouwer RM Brouwer Rachel M RM Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Curran JE Curran Joanne E JE Department of Genetics, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA.
de Zubicaray GI de Zubicaray Greig I GI University of Queensland, School of Psychology, Brisbane, Australia.
Duggirala R Duggirala Ravi R Department of Genetics, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Fox PT Fox Peter T PT Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA; South Texas Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Hong LE Hong L Elliot LE Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Landman BA Landman Bennett A BA Vanderbilt University, Electrical Engineering, Nashville, TN, USA.
Martin NG Martin Nicholas G NG Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia.
McMahon KL McMahon Katie L KL University of Queensland, Center for Advanced Imaging, Brisbane, Australia.
Medland SE Medland Sarah E SE Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia.
Mitchell BD Mitchell Braxton D BD Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Olvera RL Olvera Rene L RL Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Peterson CP Peterson Charles P CP Department of Genetics, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Starr JM Starr John M JM Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Sussmann JE Sussmann Jessika E JE Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
Toga AW Toga Arthur W AW Imaging Genetics Center, Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Wardlaw JM Wardlaw Joanna M JM Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Brain Research Imaging Centre, Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Wright MJ Wright Margaret J MJ Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia.
Hulshoff Pol HE Hulshoff Pol Hilleke E HE Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Bastin ME Bastin Mark E ME Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Brain Research Imaging Centre, Division of Neuroimaging Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
McIntosh AM McIntosh Andrew M AM Division of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
Deary IJ Deary Ian J IJ Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Thompson PM Thompson Paul M PM Imaging Genetics Center, Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: thompson@loni.ucla.edu.
Glahn DC Glahn David C DC Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center in the Institute of Living, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 81
ISSUE:
TITLE: NeuroImage
ISOABBREVIATION: Neuroimage
YEAR: 2013
MONTH: Nov
DAY: 01
MEDLINEDATE:
SEASON:
CITEDMEDIUM: Internet
ISSN: 1095-9572
ISSNTYPE: Electronic
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Neuroimage
COUNTRY: United States
ISSNLINKING: 1053-8119
NLMUNIQUEID: 9215515
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
REFTYPE REFSOURCE REFPMID NOTE
ErratumIn Neuroimage. 2014 Apr 15;90:470-1
GRANTS
GRANTID AGENCY COUNTRY
P41 EB015922 NIBIB NIH HHS United States
R01 EB007813 NIBIB NIH HHS United States
R01 EB015611-01 NIBIB NIH HHS United States
U54 MH091657 NIMH NIH HHS United States
MH59490 NIMH NIH HHS United States
R01 MH059490 NIMH NIH HHS United States
486682 Medical Research Council United Kingdom
R37 MH059490 NIMH NIH HHS United States
R01 EB008281 NIBIB NIH HHS United States
MH078111 NIMH NIH HHS United States
MH0708143 NIMH NIH HHS United States
087727/Z/08/Z Wellcome Trust United Kingdom
R01 EB015611 NIBIB NIH HHS United States
MH083824 NIMH NIH HHS United States
G1001245 Medical Research Council United Kingdom
MR/K026992/1 Medical Research Council United Kingdom
R01 MH078111 NIMH NIH HHS United States
R01 HD050735 NICHD NIH HHS United States
R01 EB008432 NIBIB NIH HHS United States
U54MH091657-03 NIMH NIH HHS United States
G0700704 Medical Research Council United Kingdom
Wellcome Trust United Kingdom
BB/F019394/1 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council United Kingdom
R01 MH083824 NIMH NIH HHS United States
GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
KEYWORD
Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
Heritability
Imaging genetics
Meta-analysis
Multi-site
Reliability
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anisotropy
Brain
Brain Mapping
Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Female
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Male
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
Registries
Young Adult
SUPPLEMENTARY MESH
GENE SYMBOLS
CHEMICALS
OTHER ID's