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Abstract #1115

Two functional connectivity based subtypes of MDD and related biological mechanisms

Qian Li1, Haoran Li1, Yaxuan Wang1, Fenghua Long1, Yufei Chen1, Yitian Wang1, Qiyong Gong1, and Fei Li1
1Department of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular lmaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China

Synopsis

Keywords: fMRI Analysis, fMRI (resting state), MR value; major depressive disorder; subtypying; genetic mechanisms; neurotransmitter; cognition

Motivation: There’s a large clinical heterogeneity presented in MDD and inconsistent MRI evidence on abnormal functional connectivity (FC) in MDD, let alone the unclear biological mechanisms underlying the neuroimaging alterations.

Goal(s): To identify FC based subtypes of MDD and their genetic mechanisms and neurotransmission patterns.

Approach: Consensus clustering of FC was applied to subtyping MDD. Correlation analyses were used to explore the underlying biological mechanisms of FC alterations in each subtype.

Results: Two stable neurophysiological MDD subtypes were found. While the two subtypes were indistinguishable by clinical symptoms, FC alterations of each subtype had distinct spatial correlations with cognition, gene, and neurotransmission profiles.

Impact: Our findings suggested the presence of two neuroimaging subtypes in MDD and the two subtypes can be characterized by different genetic mechanisms, neurotransmitter receptor/transporter profiles, and cognition types, providing new clues to understand the pathophysiology of MDD.

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