Genome-wide association analysis of 19,629 individuals identifies variants influencing regional brain volumes and refines their genetic co-architecture with cognitive …

B Zhao, T Luo, T Li, Y Li, J Zhang, Y Shan, X Wang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Volumetric variations of the human brain are heritable and are associated with many brain-
related complex traits. Here we performed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of 101 …

Heritability of regional brain volumes in large-scale neuroimaging and genetic studies

B Zhao, JG Ibrahim, Y Li, T Li, Y Wang, Y Shan… - Cerebral …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Brain genetics is an active research area. The degree to which genetic variants impact
variations in brain structure and function remains largely unknown. We examined the …

The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

KL Grasby, N Jahanshad, JN Painter, L Colodro-Conde… - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The cerebral cortex underlies our complex cognitive capabilities.
Variations in human cortical surface area and thickness are associated with neurological …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide meta-analysis of brain volume identifies genomic loci and genes shared with intelligence

PR Jansen, M Nagel, K Watanabe, Y Wei… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The phenotypic correlation between human intelligence and brain volume (BV) is
considerable (r≈ 0.40), and has been shown to be due to shared genetic factors. To further …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic correlations and genome-wide associations of cortical structure in general population samples of 22,824 adults

E Hofer, GV Roshchupkin, HHH Adams, MJ Knol… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Cortical thickness, surface area and volumes vary with age and cognitive function, and in
neurological and psychiatric diseases. Here we report heritability, genetic correlations and …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the genetic determinants of the brain with MOSTest

D van der Meer, O Frei, T Kaufmann, AA Shadrin… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Regional brain morphology has a complex genetic architecture, consisting of many common
polymorphisms with small individual effects. This has proven challenging for genome-wide …

Genetic insights into human cortical organization and development through genome-wide analyses of 2,347 neuroimaging phenotypes

V Warrier, EM Stauffer, QQ Huang, EM Wigdor… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Our understanding of the genetics of the human cerebral cortex is limited both in terms of the
diversity and the anatomical granularity of brain structural phenotypes. Here we conducted a …

Novel genetic loci underlying human intracranial volume identified through genome-wide association

HHH Adams, DP Hibar, V Chouraki, JL Stein… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Intracranial volume reflects the maximally attained brain size during development, and
remains stable with loss of tissue in late life. It is highly heritable, but the underlying genes …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping the genetic architecture of cortical morphology through neuroimaging: progress and perspectives

D van der Meer, T Kaufmann - Translational Psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Cortical morphology is a key determinant of cognitive ability and mental health. Its
development is a highly intricate process spanning decades, involving the coordinated …

Common variants at 6q22 and 17q21 are associated with intracranial volume

Nature genetics, 2012 - nature.com
During aging, intracranial volume remains unchanged and represents maximally attained
brain size, while various interacting biological phenomena lead to brain volume loss …