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ArticleBMC cardiovascular disorders2022

The association between DNA methylation of 6p21.33 and AHRR in blood and coronary heart disease in Chinese population.

Liya Zhu, Chao Zhu, Jinxin Wang, Rongxi Yang, Xiaojing Zhao

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Article in BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Liya Zhu *Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China.
Chao Zhu *Department of Cardiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong'an Road, West District, Beijing, 100050, China.
Jinxin WangDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Rongxi YangDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China. rongxiyang@njmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6655-1986
Xiaojing ZhaoMilitary Translational Medicine Lab, Medical Innovation Research Division, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China. xjingzhao@126.com.
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNNanjing Medical University · CNCapital Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEarly detection could significantly improve the prognosis of coronary heart disease (CHD). In-invitro diagnostic technique may provide a solution when sufficient biomarkers could be identified. Pertinent associations between blood-based aberrant DNA methylation and smoking, the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, and CHD have been robustly demonstrated and replicated, but that studies in Chinese populations are rare. The blood-based methylation of aryl-hydrocarbon receptor repressor (AHRR) cg05575921 and 6p21.33 cg06126421 has been associated with cardiovascular mortality in Caucasians. Here, we aim to investigate whether the AHRR and 6p21.33 methylation in the blood is associated with CHD in the Chinese population.

methodsIn this case-control study, 180 CHD patients recruited at their first registration in our study center, and 184 controls randomly selected from the people who participated in the annual health examination were enrolled. Methylation intensities of 19 CpG sites, including AHRR cg05575921, 6p21.33 cg06126421, and their flanking CpG sites, were quantified by mass spectrometry. The association between methylation intensities and CHD was estimated by logistic regression analyses adjusted for covariant.

resultsCompared to the controls, lower methylation of 6p21.33_CpG_4.5/cg06126421 was independently associated with increased odds of being a CHD patient (OR per - 10% methylation = 1.42 after adjustment for age, gender, and batch effect; p = 0.032 by multiple testing corrections). No association between blood-based AHRR methylation and CHD was found.

conclusions6p21.33 methylation exhibits a significant association with CHD. The combination of 6p21.33 methylation and conventional risk factors might be an intermediate step towards the early detection of CHD.

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Coronary DiseaseDNA MethylationBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsCase-Control StudiesChinaHumansRepressor ProteinsTranscription FactorsAHRR protein, humanBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsRepressor ProteinsTranscription Factors6p21.33AHRRCoronary heart diseaseDNA methylationPeripheral blood

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