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ArticleEuropean archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience2025

Cerebral blood flow changes and their genetic mechanisms in autism spectrum disorder: a combined neuroimaging and transcriptome study.

Fang Ye, Jixin Luan, Pianpian Hu, Aocai Yang, Jing Liu, Manxi Xu, Kuan Lv, Kundi Wang, Yunfeng Wang, Ni Shu and 8 more

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Fang Ye *Department of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jixin Luan *Department of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Pianpian HuDepartment of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Aocai YangDepartment of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jing LiuDepartment of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Manxi XuDepartment of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Kuan LvDepartment of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Kundi WangDepartment of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yunfeng WangDepartment of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Ni ShuState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Gaoxiang OuyangState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Hongwei YuDepartment of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yuli WangDepartment of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zhen YuanCenter for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR, China.
Shijun LiDepartment of Radiology, First Medical Center Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Pengfei XuDepartment of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Qi ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China. zhangqikeyan@163.com.
Guolin MaDepartment of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China. maguolin1007@qq.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4044-025X

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Beijing research ward construction clinical research project 2022-YIXBF-04-01-03Capital's Funds for Health Improvement and Research 2022-1-2031Guangzhou Science and technology planning project 202103010001National Key Clinical Specialties Project 2022-zdzk-001National Natural Science Foundation of China 81971585National Natural Science Foundation of China 82271953Open Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning CNLZD2303STI2030-Major Projects 2022ZD0213300
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Abstract

backgroundAutism spectrum disorder (ASD), a disorder with high heritability, is linked to abnormal cerebral blood flow (CBF) in patients. The present study focuses on exploring the genetic mechanisms behind CBF in ASD.

methodsA total of 34 children with ASD and 31 typically developing (TD) children were examined to find the inter - group differences in CBF. In combination with the Allen Human Brain Atlas (AHBA), an analysis of transcriptome - neuroimaging spatial association was carried out. This was done to identify genes whose expression was related to CBF changes in ASD, and then gene function characteristics were analyzed.

resultsIn comparison with TD children, children with ASD had elevated CBF values in the frontal pole, temporal pole, and thalamus, while having lower CBF values in the superior parietal and caudal middle frontal regions. There were 2,759 genes whose expression was spatially correlated with the CBF changes. Functions such as "Inorganic ion transmembrane transport", "adrenergic signaling in cardiomyocytes", and "neuronal system" were significantly enriched. Significantly down - weighted genes had significant correlations with gamma - aminobutyric acid in the AHBA - seq and DrONc - seq databases.

conclusionThe transcription - neuroimaging associations arising from cerebral perfusion redistribution in ASD are supplemented in an additional way, which helps in enhancing the understanding of the ASD brain.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderCerebrovascular CirculationTranscriptomeChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuroimagingAutism spectrum disordersCerebral blood flowGene expressionGenetic mechanismsNeuroimagingTranscriptomic

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