2021
Cortical and subcortical brain structure in generalized anxiety disorder: findings from 28 research sites in the ENIGMA-Anxiety Working Group
Harrewijn A, Cardinale E, Groenewold N, Bas-Hoogendam J, Aghajani M, Hilbert K, Cardoner N, Porta-Casteràs D, Gosnell S, Salas R, Jackowski A, Pan P, Salum G, Blair K, Blair J, Hammoud M, Milad M, Burkhouse K, Phan K, Schroeder H, Strawn J, Beesdo-Baum K, Jahanshad N, Thomopoulos S, Buckner R, Nielsen J, Smoller J, Soares J, Mwangi B, Wu M, Zunta-Soares G, Assaf M, Diefenbach G, Brambilla P, Maggioni E, Hofmann D, Straube T, Andreescu C, Berta R, Tamburo E, Price R, Manfro G, Agosta F, Canu E, Cividini C, Filippi M, Kostić M, Munjiza Jovanovic A, Alberton B, Benson B, Freitag G, Filippi C, Gold A, Leibenluft E, Ringlein G, Werwath K, Zwiebel H, Zugman A, Grabe H, Van der Auwera S, Wittfeld K, Völzke H, Bülow R, Balderston N, Ernst M, Grillon C, Mujica-Parodi L, van Nieuwenhuizen H, Critchley H, Makovac E, Mancini M, Meeten F, Ottaviani C, Ball T, Fonzo G, Paulus M, Stein M, Gur R, Gur R, Kaczkurkin A, Larsen B, Satterthwaite T, Harper J, Myers M, Perino M, Sylvester C, Yu Q, Lueken U, Veltman D, Thompson P, Stein D, Van der Wee N, Winkler A, Pine D. Cortical and subcortical brain structure in generalized anxiety disorder: findings from 28 research sites in the ENIGMA-Anxiety Working Group. Translational Psychiatry 2021, 11: 502. PMID: 34599145, PMCID: PMC8486763, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01622-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized anxiety disorderHealthy controlsBrain structuresMain analysisSecondary analysisAnxiety disordersMale healthy controlsVertex-wise cortical thicknessFemale healthy controlsRandom interceptGlobal brain measuresStructural magnetic resonanceCortical surface areaSubcortical brain structuresMedication useYears of educationCortical thicknessSubcortical volumesWorking GroupVentral diencephalonSmall sample sizeBrain measuresInconsistent findingsRight ventral diencephalonMale individuals
2013
Identification of Pleiotropic Genetic Effects on Obesity and Brain Anatomy
Curran JE, McKay DR, Winkler AM, Olvera RL, Carless MA, Dyer TD, Kent JW, Kochunov P, Sprooten E, Knowles EE, Comuzzie AG, Fox PT, Almasy L, Duggirala R, Blangero J, Glahn DC. Identification of Pleiotropic Genetic Effects on Obesity and Brain Anatomy. Human Heredity 2013, 75: 136-143. PMID: 24081229, PMCID: PMC3889074, DOI: 10.1159/000353953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBrain anatomyEnergy homeostasisDevelopment of obesityLeptin-induced signalingCortical surface areaMass indexGut signalsChronic diseasesGlobal burdenObesitySubcortical volumesBiologic underpinningsReward circuitrySupramarginal gyrusGenetic factorsMexican-American individualsCommon genetic mechanismPleiotropic genetic effectsAnatomyBrainNeuroanatomical variationAmerican individualsCurrent knowledgePleiotropic effects