Effects of gene dosage on cognitive ability: A function-based association study across brain and non-brain processes
Huguet G, Renne T, Poulain C, Dubuc A, Kumar K, Kazem S, Engchuan W, Shanta O, Douard E, Proulx C, Jean-Louis M, Saci Z, Mollon J, Schultz L, Knowles E, Cox S, Porteous D, Davies G, Redmond P, Harris S, Schumann G, Dumas G, Labbe A, Pausova Z, Paus T, Scherer S, Sebat J, Almasy L, Glahn D, Jacquemont S. Effects of gene dosage on cognitive ability: A function-based association study across brain and non-brain processes. Cell Genomics 2024, 4: 100721. PMID: 39667348, DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2024.100721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy-number variantsGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesCognitive abilitiesBiological processesEffect of gene dosageNeurodevelopmental disordersAssociated with cognitionHigher cognitive performanceGene dosageGene setsAssociated with higher cognitive performanceCognitive performanceGenesCell typesEffect sizeCognitionDeletionDuplicationDisordersNon-brain tissuesMedical comorbiditiesAbilityVariantsBrainUsing rare genetic mutations to revisit structural brain asymmetry
Kopal J, Kumar K, Shafighi K, Saltoun K, Modenato C, Moreau C, Huguet G, Jean-Louis M, Martin C, Saci Z, Younis N, Douard E, Jizi K, Beauchamp-Chatel A, Kushan L, Silva A, van den Bree M, Linden D, Owen M, Hall J, Lippé S, Draganski B, Sønderby I, Andreassen O, Glahn D, Thompson P, Bearden C, Zatorre R, Jacquemont S, Bzdok D. Using rare genetic mutations to revisit structural brain asymmetry. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 2639. PMID: 38531844, PMCID: PMC10966068, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46784-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variationsGenome-wide association studiesBrain asymmetryPlanum temporale asymmetryHemispheric functional specializationStructural brain asymmetryCopy number variation carriersBrain-related phenotypesFacial cuesWord recognitionBrain lateralizationHuman cognitive capacitiesPerspective takingCognitive operationsRight hemispherePattern-learning approachBrain organizationLateralized functionsSusceptible to deletionGenetic influencesCognitive capacityAssociation studiesAsymmetry patternsGenomic deletionsGene sets