Attention, cognitive control and motivation in ADHD: Linking event-related brain potentials and DNA methylation patterns in boys at early school age

Abstract In order to better understand the underpinnings of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), we targeted the relationship of attentional, cognitive control and motivational processes with DNA methylation patterns of 60 candidate genes in boys at early school age. Participants (6 to 8...

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Autores principales: Hartmut Heinrich, Juliane Grunitz, Valeska Stonawski, Stefan Frey, Simone Wahl, Björn Albrecht, Tamme W. Goecke, Matthias W. Beckmann, Johannes Kornhuber, Peter A. Fasching, Gunther H. Moll, Anna Eichler
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ab2a474178f541bc8cdba5ad566436e02021-12-02T11:40:50ZAttention, cognitive control and motivation in ADHD: Linking event-related brain potentials and DNA methylation patterns in boys at early school age10.1038/s41598-017-03326-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/ab2a474178f541bc8cdba5ad566436e02017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03326-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract In order to better understand the underpinnings of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), we targeted the relationship of attentional, cognitive control and motivational processes with DNA methylation patterns of 60 candidate genes in boys at early school age. Participants (6 to 8 years; N = 82) were selected from a German longitudinal cohort (FRANCES). ADHD-related behaviour was assessed via maternal ratings. Performance and event-related potential measures (inter alia Cue-P3 and Nogo-P3), which were recorded in a motivational go/nogo task, indicated diminished attentional orienting, reduced inhibitory response control and a larger motivational effect on performance in ADHD already at this relatively young age. Methylation patterns were analysed in buccal cell DNA with the Illumina HumanMethylation 450K array. For CpG sites at genes of the dopaminergic (COMT, ANKK1) and the neurotrophic (BDNF, NGFR) system, associations with the Nogo-P3 as well as ADHD symptom severity were found suggesting that these systems are involved in response control deficits in ADHD. Methylation effects related to both functional aspects and ADHD behaviour were also observed for DPP10 and TPH2. Epigenetic mechanisms may play a role in ADHD-associated deficits but findings need to be replicated in larger samples and are limited by the fact that only peripheral methylation could be considered.Hartmut HeinrichJuliane GrunitzValeska StonawskiStefan FreySimone WahlBjörn AlbrechtTamme W. GoeckeMatthias W. BeckmannJohannes KornhuberPeter A. FaschingGunther H. MollAnna EichlerNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2017)
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Hartmut Heinrich
Juliane Grunitz
Valeska Stonawski
Stefan Frey
Simone Wahl
Björn Albrecht
Tamme W. Goecke
Matthias W. Beckmann
Johannes Kornhuber
Peter A. Fasching
Gunther H. Moll
Anna Eichler
Attention, cognitive control and motivation in ADHD: Linking event-related brain potentials and DNA methylation patterns in boys at early school age
description Abstract In order to better understand the underpinnings of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), we targeted the relationship of attentional, cognitive control and motivational processes with DNA methylation patterns of 60 candidate genes in boys at early school age. Participants (6 to 8 years; N = 82) were selected from a German longitudinal cohort (FRANCES). ADHD-related behaviour was assessed via maternal ratings. Performance and event-related potential measures (inter alia Cue-P3 and Nogo-P3), which were recorded in a motivational go/nogo task, indicated diminished attentional orienting, reduced inhibitory response control and a larger motivational effect on performance in ADHD already at this relatively young age. Methylation patterns were analysed in buccal cell DNA with the Illumina HumanMethylation 450K array. For CpG sites at genes of the dopaminergic (COMT, ANKK1) and the neurotrophic (BDNF, NGFR) system, associations with the Nogo-P3 as well as ADHD symptom severity were found suggesting that these systems are involved in response control deficits in ADHD. Methylation effects related to both functional aspects and ADHD behaviour were also observed for DPP10 and TPH2. Epigenetic mechanisms may play a role in ADHD-associated deficits but findings need to be replicated in larger samples and are limited by the fact that only peripheral methylation could be considered.
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author Hartmut Heinrich
Juliane Grunitz
Valeska Stonawski
Stefan Frey
Simone Wahl
Björn Albrecht
Tamme W. Goecke
Matthias W. Beckmann
Johannes Kornhuber
Peter A. Fasching
Gunther H. Moll
Anna Eichler
author_facet Hartmut Heinrich
Juliane Grunitz
Valeska Stonawski
Stefan Frey
Simone Wahl
Björn Albrecht
Tamme W. Goecke
Matthias W. Beckmann
Johannes Kornhuber
Peter A. Fasching
Gunther H. Moll
Anna Eichler
author_sort Hartmut Heinrich
title Attention, cognitive control and motivation in ADHD: Linking event-related brain potentials and DNA methylation patterns in boys at early school age
title_short Attention, cognitive control and motivation in ADHD: Linking event-related brain potentials and DNA methylation patterns in boys at early school age
title_full Attention, cognitive control and motivation in ADHD: Linking event-related brain potentials and DNA methylation patterns in boys at early school age
title_fullStr Attention, cognitive control and motivation in ADHD: Linking event-related brain potentials and DNA methylation patterns in boys at early school age
title_full_unstemmed Attention, cognitive control and motivation in ADHD: Linking event-related brain potentials and DNA methylation patterns in boys at early school age
title_sort attention, cognitive control and motivation in adhd: linking event-related brain potentials and dna methylation patterns in boys at early school age
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