Genomic deletion and duplication effects on cognitive ability lie at the opposing ends of the cortical sensorimotor-association hierarchy
Kuldeep Kumar, Sayeh Kazem, Jane Yang, Florian Bénitière, Mame Seynabou Diop, Benjamin Clark, Guillaume Huguet, Worrawat Engchuan, Jakub Kopál, Thomas Renne, Omar Shanta, Bhooma Thiruvahindrapuram, Jeffrey R. MacDonald, Josephine Mollon, Laura M. Schultz, , Sébastien Jacquemont
The paper develops a method to analyze genomic deletions and duplications across the cerebral cortex and finds opposing effects on cognitive ability depending on gene expression patterns in different cortical regions.
bioRxiv · Jan 6, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience