2024
The effects of genetic and modifiable risk factors on brain regions vulnerable to ageing and disease
Manuello J, Min J, McCarthy P, Alfaro-Almagro F, Lee S, Smith S, Elliott L, Winkler A, Douaud G. The effects of genetic and modifiable risk factors on brain regions vulnerable to ageing and disease. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 2576. PMID: 38538590, PMCID: PMC10973379, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46344-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModifiable risk factorsRisk factorsBrain networksUK Biobank participantsTraffic-related air pollutionAlcohol intake frequencyBrain regionsGenome-wide associationBiobank participantsHigher-order brain regionsIntake frequencyXg blood groupEffects of ageCardiovascular deathGenetic influencesUnique contributionsNitrogen dioxideSchizophreniaBrainAgeAir pollutionAlzheimer's diseaseParkinson's diseaseSexAssociation
2022
SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank
Douaud G, Lee S, Alfaro-Almagro F, Arthofer C, Wang C, McCarthy P, Lange F, Andersson J, Griffanti L, Duff E, Jbabdi S, Taschler B, Keating P, Winkler A, Collins R, Matthews P, Allen N, Miller K, Nichols T, Smith S. SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank. Nature 2022, 604: 697-707. PMID: 35255491, PMCID: PMC9046077, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04569-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Pre-existing risk factorsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 casesPrimary olfactory cortexGreater reductionUK BiobankGreater cognitive declineMagnetic resonance imagingGray matter thicknessLongitudinal effectsNeuroinflammatory eventsRisk factorsOlfactory cortexMild casesBrain changesBrain pathologyCOVID-191Parahippocampal gyrusBrain imaging resultsCognitive declineTissue damageResonance imagingOlfactory pathwayOrbitofrontal cortex
2012
Default mode network activity and white matter integrity in healthy middle-aged ApoE4 carriers
Patel KT, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Winkler AM, Hawkins KA, Skudlarski P, Bauer LO. Default mode network activity and white matter integrity in healthy middle-aged ApoE4 carriers. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2012, 7: 60-67. PMID: 23011382, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-012-9187-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxietyApolipoprotein E4BrainData Interpretation, StatisticalDepressionDiffusion Tensor ImagingDNAFemaleGenotypeHeterozygoteHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIntelligence TestsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNerve NetNeuropsychological TestsPrincipal Component AnalysisSmokingWechsler ScalesConceptsAPOE4 carriersMagnetic resonance imagingAlzheimer's diseaseFractional anisotropyFunctional MRI abnormalitiesUnderlying neuropathologic changesWhite matter fractional anisotropyWhite matter changesDefault mode network connectivityDefault mode network activityGenetic risk factorsMode network connectivityMiddle-aged adultsWhite matter integrityMRI abnormalitiesNeuropathologic changesRisk factorsApolipoprotein EMatter changesCognitive declineResonance imagingOlder ageFunctional connectivityGenetic riskDMN regions
2009
Analysis of Genetic Variability and Whole Genome Linkage of Whole-Brain, Subcortical, and Ependymal Hyperintense White Matter Volume
Kochunov P, Glahn D, Winkler A, Duggirala R, Olvera RL, Cole S, Dyer TD, Almasy L, Fox PT, Blangero J. Analysis of Genetic Variability and Whole Genome Linkage of Whole-Brain, Subcortical, and Ependymal Hyperintense White Matter Volume. Stroke 2009, 40: 3685-3690. PMID: 19834011, PMCID: PMC2787844, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.565390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingBiomarkersBrain IschemiaCerebrospinal Fluid PressureCerebrumChromosome MappingCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionDNA Mutational AnalysisEpendymaFemaleGenetic LinkageGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingGenetic VariationHumansIntracranial HypertensionLeukoencephalopathiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMexican AmericansMiddle AgedNerve Fibers, MyelinatedYoung AdultConceptsArterial pulse pressurePulse pressureImportant neuroimaging markerFluid-attenuated inversion recovery imagesCommon risk factorsWhite matter volumeYears of ageInversion recovery imagesHealthy Mexican AmericansHWM volumeFamily Heart StudyRisk factorsCerebral volumeNeuroimaging markerHeart StudyMatter volumeWhite matterWhole brainPathophysiology studiesCerebral integritySan Antonio Family Heart StudyRecovery imagesMexican AmericansWhole-genome linkageGenome linkage