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  • Genetics
  • Biostatistics

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  • Large-scale brain imaging genetics studies are increasing, offering insights into genetic influences on brain function.
  • Analyzing complex brain functional connectivity networks, especially in longitudinal data with related samples, presents significant analytical challenges.
  • Existing longitudinal genome-wide association studies often focus on simpler phenotypes, leaving a gap in network-based genetic analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel statistical method, Bayesian Longitudinal Network-Variant Regression (BLNR), for modeling the association between genetic variants and longitudinal brain functional connectivity.
  • To address the limitations of current methods in handling complex network topology and sample relatedness in longitudinal genetic studies.
  • To identify significant genetic signals and their corresponding brain sub-network components influencing brain functional connectivity changes over time.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a Bayesian framework (BLNR) that jointly models brain functional connectivity architecture and genetic mixed-effect components.
  • Employed plausible prior settings and posterior inference for robust identification of genetic associations.
  • Validated the model through extensive simulations and applied it to real-world data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study.

Main Results:

  • BLNR successfully models the association between genetic variants and longitudinal brain functional connectivity.
  • The method effectively identifies significant genetic signals and associated brain sub-network components.
  • Application to the ABCD study demonstrated BLNR's capability in estimating genetic effects on neurodevelopmental changes in brain network configurations.

Conclusions:

  • BLNR provides a robust and effective approach for analyzing genetic influences on longitudinal brain functional connectivity.
  • The method fills a critical gap in longitudinal genome-wide association studies by accommodating network-variate outcomes.
  • BLNR has the potential for broad application in similar studies involving sample relatedness and complex network data, advancing our understanding of neurodevelopmental genetics.