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ArticleDevelopmental medicine and child neurology2025

Alterations in cortical and subcortical neuroanatomy and associations with behavior in females with fragile X syndrome.

Kristi L Bartholomay, Tracy L Jordan, Lara C Foland-Ross, Nicholas Kendall, Amy A Lightbody, Allan L Reiss

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Kristi L Bartholomay *Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6505-403X
Tracy L Jordan *Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Lara C Foland-RossDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6358-4566
Nicholas KendallDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Amy A LightbodyDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Allan L ReissDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.

Funding

NEUROPSYCHIATRIC-MOLECULAR ASSOCIATIONS IN FRAGILE X SYNR01MH050047 · NIMH · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI REISS, ALLAN L · 1993 to 2022
$12.5M
TRAINING FOR CHILD PSYCHIATRY AND CHILD DEVELOPMENTT32MH019908 · NIMH · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI IAN H GOTLIB, DAVID S HONG · 1993 to 2026
$6.3M
NIH HHS R01MH050047-20NIH HHS T32MH019908NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH050047NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH019908
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Abstract

aimTo address substantial gaps in the literature on neuroanatomical variations in females with fragile X syndrome (FXS).

methodSurface-based modeling techniques were applied to the magnetic resonance imaging of 45 females with FXS (mean age = 10 years 9 months, range 6 years-16 years 4 months, SD = 2 years 9 months) and 33 age-matched and developmentally matched females without FXS to elucidate differences in cortical gray matter volume, surface area, and thickness. Gray matter volumes in subcortical regions were examined to ascertain differences in subcortical volume.

resultsIn females with FXS, cortical volume was greater bilaterally in the occipital pole and smaller in the right postcentral gyrus. Seven regions demonstrated lower surface area in participants with FXS, while cortical thickness was significantly greater over the posterior and medial surfaces in the group with FXS. Subcortical region of interest analyses demonstrated greater volume in the caudate nucleus, globus pallidus, and nucleus accumbens in the group with FXS. Global gray matter volume, pial thickness, and surface area were associated with behavioral outcomes in the group with FXS but not in the comparison group.

interpretationFemales with FXS demonstrated unique cortical and subcortical gray matter anatomy relative to a matched comparison group. These findings may be relevant to the pathogenesis of the FXS behavioral phenotype and provide insights into behavioral interventions targeted to this population.

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BrainCerebral CortexFragile X SyndromeGray MatterAdolescentChildFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingOrgan Size

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