The reliability and heritability of cortical folds and their genetic correlations across hemispheres
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Pizzagalli, FabrizioAuzias, Guillaume
Yang, Qifan
Mathias, Samuel R
Faskowitz, Joshua
Boyd, Joshua D
Amini, Armand
Rivière, Denis
McMahon, Katie L
de Zubicaray, Greig I
Martin, Nicholas G
Mangin, Jean-François
Glahn, David C
Blangero, John
Wright, Margaret J
Thompson, Paul M
Kochunov, Peter
Jahanshad, Neda
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2020-09-15Journal
Communications BiologyPublisher
Springer NatureType
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Cortical folds help drive the parcellation of the human cortex into functionally specific regions. Variations in the length, depth, width, and surface area of these sulcal landmarks have been associated with disease, and may be genetically mediated. Before estimating the heritability of sulcal variation, the extent to which these metrics can be reliably extracted from in-vivo MRI must be established. Using four independent test-retest datasets, we found high reliability across the brain (intraclass correlation interquartile range: 0.65–0.85). Heritability estimates were derived for three family-based cohorts using variance components analysis and pooled (total N > 3000); the overall sulcal heritability pattern was correlated to that derived for a large population cohort (N > 9000) calculated using genomic complex trait analysis. Overall, sulcal width was the most heritable metric, and earlier forming sulci showed higher heritability. The inter-hemispheric genetic correlations were high, yet select sulci showed incomplete pleiotropy, suggesting hemisphere-specific genetic influences.Identifier to cite or link to this item
http://hdl.handle.net/10713/13788ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1038/s42003-020-01163-1
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