2024
The Role of 3’ Regulatory Region Flanking Kinectin 1 Gene in Schizophrenia
Guo X, Luo X, Huang X, Zhang Y, Ji J, Wang X, Wang K, Wang J, Pan X, Chen B, Tan Y, Luo X. The Role of 3’ Regulatory Region Flanking Kinectin 1 Gene in Schizophrenia. Anatolian Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 25: 413-420. PMID: 39148597, PMCID: PMC11322729, DOI: 10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.241616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGray matter volumeAssociated with volumetric reductionsBasal gangliaSuperior frontal cortexDevelopment of schizophreniaSingle-nucleotide polymorphismsRisk of schizophreniaNucleus accumbensFrontal cortexPosterior cingulateMatter volumeInsular cortexBrain areasSchizophreniaSubcortical nucleiVolumetric reductionCortexPutamenCortical areasIndependent samplesRisk allelesSignificance of variantsRegulatory regionsMRNA expressionGenome-wide association studies
2023
A novel risk variant block across introns 36–45 of CACNA1C for schizophrenia: a cohort-wise replication and cerebral region-wide validation study
Guo X, Wang S, Lin X, Wang Z, Dou Y, Cao Y, Zhang Y, Luo X, Kang L, Yu T, Wang Z, Tan Y, Gao S, Zheng H, Zhao F, Wang H, Wang K, Xie F, Chen W, Luo X. A novel risk variant block across introns 36–45 of CACNA1C for schizophrenia: a cohort-wise replication and cerebral region-wide validation study. Psychiatric Genetics 2023, 33: 182-190. PMID: 37706495, PMCID: PMC10502955, DOI: 10.1097/ypg.0000000000000344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeBrain regionsMRNA expressionSubcortical structuresPathogenesis of schizophreniaRisk variantsRisk genesMultiple brain regionsCortical surface areaPotential regulatory effectsHealthy subjectsMatter volumeSignificant associationCortical regionsSame effect directionSchizophreniaNovel risk variantsSchizophrenia risk allelesAssociation studiesCACNA1CIndependent samplesRegulatory effectsNumerous genome-wide association studiesTop risk genesValidation studyPleiotropic Association of CACNA1C Variants With Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Wang Z, Lin X, Luo X, Xiao J, Zhang Y, Xu J, Wang S, Zhao F, Wang H, Zheng H, Zhang W, Lin C, Tan Z, Cao L, Wang Z, Tan Y, Chen W, Cao Y, Guo X, Pittenger C, Luo X. Pleiotropic Association of CACNA1C Variants With Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2023, 49: 1174-1184. PMID: 37306960, PMCID: PMC10483336, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbad073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeBipolar disorderNeuropsychiatric disordersIntracranial volumeSingle nucleotide polymorphismsParkinson's diseaseCACNA1C variantsCACNA1C mRNARisk allelesAlcohol use disorderAverage cortical thicknessTotal intracranial volumeMultiple psychiatric disordersFalse discovery rate correctionDifferent neuropsychiatric disordersCortical surface areaBrain cohortCortical thicknessIndependent cohortPsychiatric disordersUse disordersMatter volumeSubcortical structuresSubstance dependenceDiseaseA significant, functional and replicable risk KTN1 variant block for schizophrenia
Mao Q, Lin X, Yin Q, Liu P, Zhang Y, Qu S, Xu J, Cheng W, Luo X, Kang L, Taximaimaiti R, Zheng C, Zhang H, Wang X, Ren H, Cao Y, Lin J, Luo X. A significant, functional and replicable risk KTN1 variant block for schizophrenia. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 3890. PMID: 36890161, PMCID: PMC9995530, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-27448-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMale-specific, replicable and functional roles of genetic variants and cerebral gray matter volumes in ADHD: a gene-wide association study across KTN1 and a region-wide functional validation across brain
Luo X, Lin X, Ide J, Luo X, Zhang Y, Xu J, Wang L, Chen Y, Cheng W, Zheng J, Wang Z, Yu T, Taximaimaiti R, Jing X, Wang X, Cao Y, Tan Y, Li C. Male-specific, replicable and functional roles of genetic variants and cerebral gray matter volumes in ADHD: a gene-wide association study across KTN1 and a region-wide functional validation across brain. Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health 2023, 17: 4. PMID: 36609385, PMCID: PMC9824933, DOI: 10.1186/s13034-022-00536-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGray matter volumeAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderTotal intracranial volumeSubcortical gray matter volumesMRNA expressionBasal gangliaEuropean cohortABCD cohortMatter volumeCerebral gray matter volumeRisk of ADHDPathogenesis of ADHDGene-wide association studyAmygdala gray matter volumeRegulatory effectsDeficit hyperactivity disorderBrain cohortSubcortical regionsBrain regionsIntracranial volumeCohortSubcortical structuresADHD risk allelesADHD riskHyperactivity disorder
2022
Sex-different interrelationships of rs945270, cerebral gray matter volumes, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a region-wide study across brain
Luo X, Fang W, Lin X, Guo X, Chen Y, Tan Y, Wang L, Jing X, Wang X, Zhang Y, Yu T, Ide J, Cao Y, Yang L, Li CR. Sex-different interrelationships of rs945270, cerebral gray matter volumes, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a region-wide study across brain. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 225. PMID: 35654767, PMCID: PMC9163172, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-02007-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderADHD symptom scoresGray matter volumeDeficit hyperactivity disorderCortical gray matter volumePutamen gray matter volumesHyperactivity disorderADHD riskMatter volumePathogenesis of ADHDMediation effectBrain regionsLeft putamenCerebral gray matter volumeCerebral regionsRelevant covariates
2021
An independent, replicable, functional and significant risk variant block at intron 3 of CACNA1C for schizophrenia
Wang Z, Chen W, Cao Y, Dou Y, Fu Y, Zhang Y, Luo X, Kang L, Liu N, Shi YS, Li CR, Xu Y, Guo X, Luo X. An independent, replicable, functional and significant risk variant block at intron 3 of CACNA1C for schizophrenia. Australian & New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry 2021, 56: 385-397. PMID: 33938268, DOI: 10.1177/00048674211009595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMessenger RNA expressionGray matter volumeMatter volumeSingle nucleotide polymorphismsRisk allelesRNA expressionPathogenesis of schizophreniaSingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1006737Isthmus cingulate cortexMinor allele ARisk single nucleotide polymorphismsBrain cohortCingulate cortexBrain regionsCortical regionsSubcortical structuresSchizophreniaRs1006737Allele ARegulatory effectsRisk genesSignificant risk genesCohortCortexAfrican American sample
2020
KTN1 Variants Underlying Putamen Gray Matter Volumes and Parkinson’s Disease
Mao Q, Wang X, Chen B, Fan L, Wang S, Zhang Y, Lin X, Cao Y, Wu YC, Ji J, Xu J, Zheng J, Zhang H, Zheng C, Chen W, Cheng W, Luo X, Wang K, Zuo L, Kang L, Li CR, Luo X. KTN1 Variants Underlying Putamen Gray Matter Volumes and Parkinson’s Disease. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2020, 14: 651. PMID: 32655362, PMCID: PMC7324786, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPutamen gray matter volumesSubstantia nigra pars compactaGray matter volumeParkinson's diseaseMRNA expressionSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPD riskIndependent cohortMatter volumeDevelopment of PDPars compactaDopaminergic neuronsPutamenPutamen volumeSignificant associationPD associationsRisk allelesDiseaseSelective lossCohortGene variants
2019
Putamen gray matter volumes in neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.
Luo X, Mao Q, Shi J, Wang X, Li CR. Putamen gray matter volumes in neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. World Journal Of Psychiatry And Mental Health Research 2019, 3 PMID: 31328186, PMCID: PMC6641567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGray matter volumePutamen volumeNeurodegenerative disordersMatter volumePutamen gray matter volumesSpectrum disorderParkinson's spectrum disordersAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderSchizophrenia spectrum disordersDeficit hyperactivity disorderMultiple sclerosisLewy bodiesObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersMajor depressionTreatment outcomesMotor impairmentDopaminergic processesNeurodegenerative conditionsAmphetamine dependenceBipolar disorderAlzheimer's diseaseCognitive deficitsHuntington's diseaseDiseaseHyperactivity disorder
2018
Decreased Gray Matter Volume of Cuneus and Lingual Gyrus in Schizophrenia Patients with Tardive Dyskinesia is Associated with Abnormal Involuntary Movement
Yu T, Li Y, Fan F, Cao H, Luo X, Tan S, Yang F, Zhang X, Shugart YY, Hong LE, Li CR, Tan Y. Decreased Gray Matter Volume of Cuneus and Lingual Gyrus in Schizophrenia Patients with Tardive Dyskinesia is Associated with Abnormal Involuntary Movement. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 12884. PMID: 30150749, PMCID: PMC6110787, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31186-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeAbnormal Involuntary Movement ScaleTardive dyskinesiaMatter volumeTD severityAntipsychotic medication treatmentCerebral morphological changesAbnormal involuntary movementsBrain structural magnetic resonance imagesPsychopathological symptomsNegative Syndrome ScaleNon-TD groupVoxel-based morphometryMedication treatmentHealthy controlsGMV changesMotor disordersAIMS scoresInvoluntary movementsMovement ScaleStructural magnetic resonance imagesTemporal cortexSchizophrenia patientsLingual gyrusSyndrome Scale