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Surface-based linear models related PRS-HS to cortical thickness measures, and subsequently contextualized findings with structural and functional network architecture based on epicentre mapping approaches. Imaging-genetic associations were then correlated to atrophy and disease epicentres in 785 patients with TLE-HS relative to 1512 healthy controls aggregated across multiple sites. Higher PRS-HS was associated with decreases in cortical thickness across temporo-parietal as well as fronto-central regions of neurotypical children. These imaging-genetic effects were anchored to the connectivity profiles of distinct functional and structural epicentres. Compared with disease-related alterations from a separate epilepsy cohort, regional and network correlates of PRS-HS strongly mirrored cortical atrophy and disease epicentres observed in patients with TLE-HS and were highly replicable across different studies. Findings were consistent when using statistical models controlling for spatial autocorrelations and robust to variations in analytic methods. Capitalizing on recent imaging-genetic initiatives, our study provides novel insights into the genetic underpinnings of structural alterations in TLE-HS, revealing common morphological and network pathways between genetic vulnerability and disease mechanisms. 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