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| Abstract |
Intracranial volume (ICV) reflects maximal brain development and is associated with later-life cognitive abilities. We quantified ICV among first- and second-generation Hispanic and Latino adults from the Study of Latinos-Investigation of Cognitive Aging - MRI (SOL-INCA-MRI), estimated ICV heritability, and tested its associations with previously reported genetic variants, both individually and as a genetic risk score (GRS). We also estimated the association of ICV with early life environmental measures: nativity or age of immigration and parental education. The estimated heritability of ICV was 19% (95% CI, 0.1%-56%) in n=1781 unrelated SOL-INCA-MRI individuals. Four of 10 tested genetic variants were associated with ICV and an increase of 1 SD of the ICV-GRS was associated with an increase of 10.37 cm in the ICV (95% CI, 5.29-15.45). Compared to being born in the continental United States, immigrating to the United States at age 11 years or older was associated with 24 cm smaller ICV (95% CI, -39.97 to -8.06). Compared to both parents having less than high-school education, at least 1 parent completing high-school education was associated with 15.4 cm greater ICV (95% CI, 4.46-26.39). These data confirm the importance of early life health on brain development. |
| Year of Publication |
2024
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| Journal |
Ethnicity & disease
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| Volume |
34
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| Issue |
2
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| Number of Pages |
103-112
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| Date Published |
02/2024
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| ISSN Number |
1945-0826
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| DOI |
10.18865/ed.34.2.103
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| Alternate Journal |
Ethn Dis
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| PMCID |
PMC11223032
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| PMID |
38973806
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