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ArticleTranslational psychiatry2026

Disentangling individual heterogeneity reveals robust network and molecular signatures of major depressive disorder with suicidal ideation.

Yunheng Diao, Yuanyuan Huang, Minxin Guo, Wenhao Li, Wei Wang, Zhaobo Li, Heng Zhang, Jing Zhou, Xiaobo Li, Fengchun Wu and 1 more

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Article in Translational psychiatry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Yunheng DiaoSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou International Campus, Guangzhou, China.
Yuanyuan HuangDepartment of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Minxin GuoSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou International Campus, Guangzhou, China.
Wenhao LiSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou International Campus, Guangzhou, China.
Wei WangSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou International Campus, Guangzhou, China.
Zhaobo LiSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou International Campus, Guangzhou, China.
Heng ZhangSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou International Campus, Guangzhou, China.
Jing ZhouSchool of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaobo LiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA.
Fengchun WuDepartment of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. 13580380071@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2817-2341
Kai WuSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou International Campus, Guangzhou, China. kaiwu@scut.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-6213-214X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The neurobiological mechanisms of major depressive disorder with suicidal ideation (MDDSI) remain unclear, partly due to individual heterogeneity among patients with MDDSI. We developed a multi-level framework to extract individual-shared (IShN) and individual-specific brain networks (ISpN) using personalized principal component analysis (perPCA), construct structure-function coupling (SFC) network via graph embedding, and map network alterations to transcriptomic and neurotransmitter distributions. Structural, functional, and SFC networks were examined in 528 participants and replicated in 123 participants of an independent cohort. After removing individual heterogeneity, patients with MDDSI showed convergent disruptions within the default-mode network and action mode network across structural, functional, and SFC networks. These alterations corresponded to 5-HT2a and to the expression of genes involved in neurotransmitter transport, synaptic signalling, and neurodevelopmental pathways. By disentangling subject-specific components, the ISpN captured symptom-relevant variations that were obscured in the original brain networks, enabling more accurate diagnostic classification. Our findings identify reproducible, cross-modal network abnormalities and their molecular correlates underlying MDDSI, demonstrating the importance of disentangling individual heterogeneity for advancing the neurobiological understanding of MDDSI.

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BrainMajor Depressive DisorderNerve NetSuicidal IdeationAdultFemaleHumansIndividualityMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPrincipal Component AnalysisTranscriptome

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PMCPMC13184121

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