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Abstract #4718

Transverse Relaxation and Volumetric Neural Changes in the H67D HFE High Iron Mouse Model

Mark David Meadowcroft 1,2 , Douglas G Peters 1 , Carson Purnell 2 , Fatima Ali-Rahmani 1 , Qing X Yang 1,2 , and James R Connor 1

1 Neurosurgery, The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States, 2 Radiology, The Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States

High Iron (HFE) H63D and C282Y polymorphisms are found with increased prevalence in numerous neurodegenerative diseases. A mouse model has been generated that has a knock-in of the mouse homolog (H67D) for the human HFE gene. This mouse model has been shown to have alterations in brain iron homeostasis and promotes an environment of oxidative stress. The goal of this study is to longitudinally track the H67D mouse brain changes with non-invasive imaging parametric imaging. The results show that the H67D mice have alterations in transverse relaxation indicative of high iron loading and changes in volumetric congruent with neuronal atrophy.

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