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ArticleCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2023

Structural and functional changes in drug-naïve benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes and their associated gene expression profiles.

Yu Yin, Fuqin Wang, Yingzi Ma, Jia Yang, Rui Li, Yuanyuan Li, Jiaojian Wang, Heng Liu

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Article in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Yu YinDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Medical Imaging Center of Guizhou Province, Zunyi 563003, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8346-262X
Fuqin WangDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Medical Imaging Center of Guizhou Province, Zunyi 563003, China.
Yingzi MaState Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China.
Jia YangState Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China.
Rui LiSchool of Electrical Engineering and Electronic Information, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China.
Yuanyuan LiSchool of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 625014, China.
Jiaojian WangState Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China.
Heng LiuDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Medical Imaging Center of Guizhou Province, Zunyi 563003, China.
Kunming University of Science and Technology · CNZunyi Medical University · CNUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China · CNXihua University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) is a common pediatric epilepsy syndrome that has been widely reported to show abnormal brain structure and function. However, the genetic mechanisms underlying structural and functional changes remain largely unknown. Based on the structural and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data of 22 drug-naïve children with BECTS and 33 healthy controls, we conducted voxel-based morphology (VBM) and fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF) analyses to compare cortical morphology and spontaneous brain activity between the 2 groups. In combination with the Allen Human Brain Atlas, transcriptome-neuroimaging spatial correlation analyses were applied to explore gene expression profiles associated with gray matter volume (GMV) and fALFF changes in BECTS. VBM analysis demonstrated significantly increased GMV in the right brainstem and right middle cingulate gyrus in BECTS. Moreover, children with BECTS exhibited significantly increased fALFF in left temporal pole, while decreased fALFF in right thalamus and left precuneus. These brain structural and functional alterations were closely related to behavioral and cognitive deficits, and the fALFF-linked gene expression profiles were enriched in voltage-gated ion channel and synaptic activity as well as neuron projection. Our findings suggest that brain morphological and functional abnormalities in children with BECTS involve complex polygenic genetic mechanisms.

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Cognition DisordersEpilepsy, RolandicBrainChildHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingParietal LobeTranscriptomebenign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikesfractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuationgene expressiongray matter volumetranscription-neuroimaging association analyses

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PMID36444721
PMCPMC10183734
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