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Yu J, Chen L, Cai G, Wang Y, Chen X, Hong W, Ye Q. Evaluating white matter alterations in Parkinson's disease-related parkin S/N167 mutation carriers using tract-based spatial statistics. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2022; 12:4272-4285. [PMID: 35919057 PMCID: PMC9338378 DOI: 10.21037/qims-21-1007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Background Genetic susceptibility plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). parkin S/N167 mutations may increase the risk of PD and affect white matter fibers in the brain. This cross-sectional study explored the effects of gene polymorphisms on white matter fiber damage in PD. Methods In all, 54 cases were enrolled in the study, including PD patients carrying parkin gene S/N167 mutations (G/A), PD patients without gene S/N167 mutations (G/G), and healthy controls (HC). The whole-brain white matter fiber skeleton was analyzed using the tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) method. Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post hoc tests were used for data analyses. Results Two classification methods were used; one was based on disease classification, with 26 patients in the PD group (n=12 G/G, n=14 G/A) and 28 in the HC group (n=15 G/G, n=13 G/A), and the other was based on genetic classification, with 27 patients in the G/G group and 27 in the G/A group. In the G/A group, there was a wide range of significant changes in fractional anisotropy (FA), radial diffusivity (RD), and mean diffusivity (MD) values (P<0.05). There was also a significant decrease in FA in the PD-G/A group compared with the PD-G/G and HC-G/A groups (P<0.05). Conclusions There were more extensive brain white matter fiber damage and changes in PD patients; the G/A polymorphism may cause more extensive brain white matter damage.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jinqiu Yu
- Department of Neurology, Fujian Institute of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Department of Neurology, Affiliated Sanming First Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Sanming, China.,Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Clinical Neurology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
| | - Lina Chen
- Department of Neurology, Fujian Institute of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Clinical Neurology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
| | - Guoen Cai
- Department of Neurology, Fujian Institute of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Clinical Neurology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
| | - Yingqing Wang
- Department of Neurology, Fujian Institute of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Clinical Neurology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
| | - Xiaochun Chen
- Department of Neurology, Fujian Institute of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Clinical Neurology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Sanming First Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Sanming, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Institute of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Neuroscience, Fujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Fuzhou, China.,Institute of Clinical Neurology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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