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ArticleNeurobiology of aging2019

DNA methylation variability in Alzheimer's disease.

Zhiguang Huo, Yun Zhu, Lei Yu, Jingyun Yang, Philip De Jager, David A Bennett, Jinying Zhao

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Article in Neurobiology of aging, 2019. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. DNA Methylation in Alzheimer's Disease.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2025
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  18. Making sense of the ageing methylome.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Zhiguang HuoDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Yun ZhuDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Lei YuRush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Jingyun YangRush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Philip De JagerDepartment of Neurology, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, NY, USA.
David A BennettRush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Jinying ZhaoDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Electronic address: jzhao66@ufl.edu.

Funding

SUPPLEMENT TO RUSH ALZHEIMERS DISEASE CENTER COREP30AG010161 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN · 1991 to 2020
$49.1M
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NEURAL RESERVE AND NEUROBIOLOGY IN AGINGR01AG017917 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN · 2001 to 2023
$43.3M
RISK FACTORS, PATHOLOGY, AND CLINICAL EXPRESSIONS OF ADR01AG015819 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN · 1998 to 2024
$21.4M
Pathway discovery, validation and compound identification for Alzheimer's disease - SupplementU01AG046152 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN, DE JAGER, PHILIP L · 2013 to 2017
$13.6M
Risk Factors, Pathology, and Clinical Expressions of ADRF1AG015819 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN · 2014 to 2014
$6.0M
Exploring the Role of the Brain Epigenome: Cognitive Decline and Life ExperiencesRF1AG036042 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN, DE JAGER, PHILIP L · 2016 to 2016
$5.5M
Genome-wide Profiling of Brain DNA Hydroxymethylome in Alzheimer’s DiseaseRF1AG052476 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN, JIN, PENG · 2016 to 2019
$4.1M
Exploring the Role of the Brain Epigenome: Cognitive Decline and Life ExperiencesR01AG036042 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN · 2009 to 2013
$4.1M
Epigenetic Determinants of Major Depression: a Monozygotic Discordant TwinStudyR01MH097018 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI SHARP, ANDREW JAMES, STRACHAN, ERIC DANIEL · 2013 to 2017
$3.3M
Novel Metabolic Predictors of Diabetes in American IndiansR01DK107532 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI FIEHN, OLIVER, ZHAO, JINYING · 2016 to 2019
$3.0M
Exploring the Role of the Brain Transcriptome in Cognitive DeclineR01AG036836 · NIA · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI DE JAGER, PHILIP L · 2011 to 2014
$2.9M
Telomere attrition and diabetes risk in American IndiansR01DK091369 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI HE, JIANG · 2011 to 2014
$1.1M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG010161NIA NIH HHS R01 AG015819NIA NIH HHS R01 AG017917NIA NIH HHS R01 AG036042NIA NIH HHS R01 AG036836NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG015819NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG036042NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG052476NIA NIH HHS U01 AG046152NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK091369NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK107532NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH097018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA methylation plays a critical role in brain aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD). While prior studies have largely focused on testing mean DNA methylation, DNA methylation instability (quantified by DNA methylation variability) may also affect disease susceptibility. Using DNA methylation data collected by the Religious Orders Study and the Rush Memory and Aging Project, we identified 249 and 115 variably methylated probes (VMPs) associated with amyloid-β and neurofibrillary tangles, respectively. These VMPs clustered into 133 and 14 regions, respectively. Notably, we found that most of these VMPs did not overlap with differentially methylated probes, indicating that VMPs and differentially methylated probes may capture different sets of genes associated with AD pathology. Overall, our results demonstrated that DNA methylation instability affects AD neuropathology and highlights the importance of testing methylation variability in epigenetic research.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAgingAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesBrainDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleNeurofibrillary TanglesAmyloid beta-PeptidesAlzheimer's diseaseAmyloid-β plaquesDNA methylation variabilityPFCPHF-tau tanglesPostmortem brainROSMAP

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PMID30660039
PMCPMC6436841

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