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- Title
Genetic subtype differences in neural circuitry of food motivation in Prader-Willi syndrome.
- Authors
Holsen, L. M.; Zarcone, J. R.; Chambers, R.; Butler, M. G.; Bittel, D. C.; Brooks, W. M.; Thompson, T. I.; Savage, C. R.
- Abstract
Background:Differences in behavioral phenotypes between the two most common subtypes of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) (chromosome 15q deletions and maternal uniparental disomy 15 (UPD) indicate that distinct neural networks may be affected. Though both subtypes display hyperphagia, the deletion subgroup shows reduced behavioral inhibition around food, whereas those with UPD are generally more able to maintain cognitive control over food intake impulses.Objective:To examine the neural basis of phenotypic differences to better understand relationships between genetic subtypes and behavioral outcomes. We predicted greater food motivation circuitry activity in the deletion subtype and greater activity in higher order cognitive regions in the UPD group, especially after eating.Design and participants:Nine individuals with PWS due to UPD and nine individuals with PWS due to (type 2) deletion, matched for age, gender and body mass index, underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while viewing food images during two food motivation states: one before (pre-meal) and one after (post-meal) eating a standardized 500 kcal meal.Results:Both PWS subgroups showed greater activity in response to food pre- and post-meal compared with the healthy-weight group. Compared with UPD, the deletion subtype showed increased food motivation network activation both pre- and post-meal, especially in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and amygdala. In contrast, the UPD group showed greater activation than the deletion subtype post-meal in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and parahippocampal gyrus (PHG).Conclusion:These preliminary findings are the first functional neuroimaging findings to support divergent neural mechanisms associated with behavioral phenotypes in genetic subtypes of PWS. Results are discussed within the framework of genetic mechanisms such as haploinsufficiency and gene dosage effects and their differential influence on deletion and UPD subtypes, respectively.International Journal of Obesity (2009) 33, 273–283; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.255; published online 2 December 2008
- Subjects
PRADER-Willi syndrome; HUMAN chromosome 15 abnormalities; OBESITY; BIOLOGICAL neural networks; COGNITIVE neuroscience
- Publication
International Journal of Obesity, 2009, Vol 33, Issue 2, p273
- ISSN
0307-0565
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/ijo.2008.255