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ArticleSchizophrenia bulletin2021

A Diagnosis and Biotype Comparison Across the Psychosis Spectrum: Investigating Volume and Shape Amygdala-Hippocampal Differences from the B-SNIP Study.

Synthia Guimond, Feng Gu, Holly Shannon, Sinead Kelly, Luke Mike, Gabriel A Devenyi, M Mallar Chakravarty, John A Sweeney, Godfrey Pearlson, Brett A Clementz and 2 more

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Synthia GuimondDepartment of Psychiatry, The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Feng GuDepartment of Psychiatry, The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Holly ShannonDepartment of Psychiatry, The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Sinead KellyDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Luke MikeDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Gabriel A DevenyiDepartment of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
M Mallar ChakravartyDepartment of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
John A SweeneyDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Godfrey PearlsonDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Brett A ClementzDepartment of Psychology, BioImaging Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Carol TammingaDepartment of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Matcheri KeshavanDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Stability of Biotypes: a Longitudinal EvaluationR01MH078113 · NIMH · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KESHAVAN, MATCHERI S. · 2007 to 2019
$6.2M
Bipolar & Schizophrenia Consortium for Parsing Intermediate PhenotypesR01MH077862 · NIMH · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI SWEENEY, JOHN A · 2007 to 2010
$3.1M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NIMH NIH HHS MH078113NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH077862
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveBrain-based Biotypes for psychotic disorders have been developed as part of the B-SNIP consortium to create neurobiologically distinct subgroups within idiopathic psychosis, independent from traditional phenomenological diagnostic methods. In the current study, we aimed to validate the Biotype model by assessing differences in volume and shape of the amygdala and hippocampus contrasting traditional clinical diagnoses with Biotype classification.

methodsA total of 811 participants from 6 sites were included: probands with schizophrenia (n = 199), schizoaffective disorder (n = 122), psychotic bipolar disorder with psychosis (n = 160), and healthy controls (n = 330). Biotype classification, previously developed using cognitive and electrophysiological data and K-means clustering, was used to categorize psychosis probands into 3 Biotypes, with Biotype-1 (B-1) showing reduced neural salience and severe cognitive impairment. MAGeT-Brain segmentation was used to determine amygdala and hippocampal volumetric data and shape deformations.

resultsWhen using Biotype classification, B-1 showed the strongest reductions in amygdala-hippocampal volume and the most widespread shape abnormalities. Using clinical diagnosis, probands with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder showed the most significant reductions of amygdala and hippocampal volumes and the most abnormal hippocampal shape compared with healthy controls. Biotype classification provided the strongest neuroanatomical differences compared with conventional DSM diagnoses, with the best discrimination seen using bilateral amygdala and right hippocampal volumes in B-1.

conclusionThese findings characterize amygdala and hippocampal volumetric and shape abnormalities across the psychosis spectrum. Grouping individuals by Biotype showed greater between-group discrimination, suggesting a promising approach and a favorable target for characterizing biological heterogeneity across the psychosis spectrum.

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AdultAmygdalaBipolar DisorderCluster AnalysisCognitive DysfunctionFemaleHippocampusHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaamygdalaBiotypebipolarhippocampuspsychosisschizophrenia

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PMID34254147
PMCPMC8530385

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