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ArticleEpigenetics2015

Novel DNA methylation profiles associated with key gene regulation and transcription pathways in blood and placenta of growth-restricted neonates.

Sara L Hillman, Sarah Finer, Melissa C Smart, Chris Mathews, Robert Lowe, Vardhman K Rakyan, Graham A Hitman, David J Williams

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Article in Epigenetics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sara L Hillmana Institute for Women's Health ; University College London ; London , UK.
Sarah Finer
Melissa C Smart
Chris Mathews
Robert Lowe
Vardhman K Rakyan
Graham A Hitman
David J Williams
Queen Mary University of London · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H012494/1Medical Research Council G0800441
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fetal growth is determined by the feto-placental genome interacting with the maternal in utero environment. Failure of this interplay leads to poor placental development and fetal growth restriction (FGR), which is associated with future metabolic disease. We investigated whether whole genome methylation differences existed in umbilical cord blood and placenta, between gestational-matched, FGR, and appropriately grown (AGA) neonates. Using the Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChip®, we found that DNA from umbilical cord blood of FGR born at term (n = 19) had 839 differentially methylated positions (DMPs) that reached genome-wide significance compared with AGA (n = 18). Using gestational age as a continuous variable, we identified 76,249 DMPs in cord blood (adj. P < 0.05) of which 121 DMPs were common to the 839 DMPs and were still evident when comparing 12 FGR with 12 AGA [39.9 ± 1.2 vs. 40.0 ± 1.0 weeks (mean ± SD), respectively]. A total of 53 DMPs had a β methylation difference >10% and 25 genes were co-methylated more than twice within 1000 base pairs. Gene Ontology (GO) analysis of DMPs supported their involvement in gene regulation and transcription pathways related to organ development and metabolic function. A similar profile of DMPs was found across different cell types in the cord blood. At term, no DMPs between FGR and AGA placentae reached genome-wide significance, validated with an external dataset. GO analysis of 284 pre-term, placental DMPs associated with autophagy, oxidative stress and hormonal responses. Growth restricted neonates have distinct DNA methylation profiles in pre-term placenta and in cord blood at birth, which may predispose to future adult disease.

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DNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticTranscriptional ActivationAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleFetal BloodFetal Growth RetardationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenome, HumanHumansInfant, NewbornMalePlacentaPregnancyAGA, appropriately grown offspringBMI, body mass indexCG, cytosine phosphate guanine lociDMP, differentially methylated positionsDNA methylationFDR, false discovery ratefetal growth restrictionfetal origins of adult diseaseFGR, fetal growth restrictionGO, gene ontologyHOMA, homeostasis model assessmentICR1, imprinting control region 1Marmal-aidMODY, maturity onset diabetes of the youngplacentaT2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitustranscription factorUCLH, University College London HospitalUCL, University College LondonUCSC, University of California Santa Cruzumbilical cord

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PMID25496377
PMCPMC4622857
OpenAlexW1969886320

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