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ArticleTranslational psychiatry2025

Individualized gray matter morphological abnormalities unveil two neuroanatomical obsessive-compulsive disorder subtypes.

Baohong Wen, Keke Fang, Qiuying Tao, Ya Tian, Lianjie Niu, Wenqing Shi, Zijun Liu, Jin Sun, Liang Liu, Xiaopan Zhang and 6 more

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Baohong Wen *Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Keke Fang *Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Qiuying TaoDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Ya TianDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Lianjie NiuDepartment of Breast Disease, Henan Breast Cancer Center, The affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
Wenqing ShiDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Zijun LiuDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Jin SunDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Liang LiuDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Xiaopan ZhangDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Ruiping ZhengDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Hui-Rong GuoDepartment of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Yarui WeiDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4264-6374
Yong ZhangDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. zzuzhangyong2013@163.com.
Jingliang ChengDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. fccchengjl@zzu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6996-329X
Shaoqiang HanDepartment of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. shaoqianghan@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7331-0315

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Abstract

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a highly heterogeneous disorder, with notable variations among cases in structural brain abnormalities. To address this heterogeneity, our study aimed to delineate OCD subtypes based on individualized gray matter morphological differences. We recruited 100 untreated, first-episode OCD patients and 106 healthy controls for structural imaging scans. Utilizing normative models of gray matter volume, we identified subtypes based on individual morphological abnormalities. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to validate the reproducibility of clustering outcomes. To gain deeper insights into the connectomic and molecular underpinnings of structural brain abnormalities in the identified subtypes, we investigated their associations with normal brain network architecture and the distribution of neurotransmitter receptors/transporters. Our findings revealed two distinct OCD subtypes exhibiting divergent patterns of structural brain abnormalities. Sensitivity analysis results confirmed the robustness of the identified subtypes. Subtype 1 displayed significantly increased gray matter volume in regions including the frontal gyrus, precuneus, insula, hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus, amygdala, and temporal gyrus, while subtype 2 exhibited decreased gray matter volume in the frontal gyrus, precuneus, insula, superior parietal gyrus, temporal gyrus, and fusiform gyrus. When considering all patients collectively, structural brain abnormalities nullified. The identified subtypes were characterized by divergent disease epicenters. Specifically, subtype 1 showed disease epicenters in the middle frontal gyrus, while subtype 2 displayed disease epicenters in the striatum, thalamus and hippocampus. Furthermore, structural brain abnormalities in these subtypes displayed distinct associations with neurotransmitter receptors/transporters. The identified subtypes offer novel insights into nosology and the heterogeneous nature of OCD.

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BrainGray MatterObsessive-Compulsive DisorderAdolescentAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleYoung Adult

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