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SynthesisNature communications2022

Epigenome-wide meta-analysis identifies DNA methylation biomarkers associated with diabetic kidney disease.

Laura J Smyth, Emma H Dahlström, Anna Syreeni, Katie Kerr, Jill Kilner, Ross Doyle, Eoin Brennan, Viji Nair, Damian Fermin, Robert G Nelson and 19 more

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Synthesis in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

29 authors at 10 institutions in 5 countries.

Laura J Smyth *Molecular Epidemiology Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6419-4826
Emma H Dahlström *Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-1271-8696
Anna SyreeniFolkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-1857-2560
Katie KerrMolecular Epidemiology Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Jill KilnerMolecular Epidemiology Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6020-4617
Ross DoyleDiabetes Complications Research Centre, Conway Institute, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Eoin BrennanDiabetes Complications Research Centre, Conway Institute, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-4908-5474
Viji NairDepartment of Medicine-Nephrology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Damian FerminDepartment of Pediatrics-Nephrology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Robert G NelsonChronic Kidney Disease Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Helen C LookerChronic Kidney Disease Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Christopher WoosterMolecular Epidemiology Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0321-9556
Darrell AndrewsDiabetes Complications Research Centre, Conway Institute, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Kerry AndersonMolecular Epidemiology Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Gareth J McKayMolecular Epidemiology Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Joanne B ColePrograms in Metabolism and Medical & Population Genetics, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9520-2788
Rany M SalemHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8816-6862
Peter J ConlonDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantation, Beaumont Hospital and Department of Medicine Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 9, Ireland.
Matthias KretzlerDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4064-0582
Joel N HirschhornPrograms in Metabolism and Medical & Population Genetics, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Denise SadlierMater Misericordiae Hospital, D07 K201, Dublin, Ireland.
Catherine GodsonDiabetes Complications Research Centre, Conway Institute, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Jose C FlorezPrograms in Metabolism and Medical & Population Genetics, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1730-9325
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Carol ForsblomFolkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-3354-7454
Alexander P MaxwellMolecular Epidemiology Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6110-7253
Per-Henrik GroopFolkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-4055-6954
Niina SandholmFolkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland. niina.sandholm@helsinki.fi.ORCID 0000-0003-4322-6942
Amy Jayne McKnightMolecular Epidemiology Research Group, Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK. a.j.mcknight@qub.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-7482-709X
Queen's University Belfast · GBUniversity of Helsinki · FIUniversity College Dublin · IEBroad Institute · USNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · USUniversity of Michigan · USMater Misericordiae University Hospital · IEMichigan Medicine · USRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IEUniversity of California San Diego · US

Funding

Regional Pilot And Feasibility Study Grants ProgramP30DK020572 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI DAVID P OLSON · 2013 to 2026
$24.3M
University of Michigan O'Brien Kidney Translational Core CenterP30DK081943 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI PENNATHUR, SUBRAMANIAM · 2008 to 2022
$12.9M
A functional genomics pipeline for genetic discovery in diabetic kidney diseaseR01DK132299 · NIDDK · BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. · PI JOSE CARLOS FLOREZ, JOEL N HIRSCHHORN · 2022 to 2026
$3.2M
Medical Research Council MC_PC_15025Medical Research Council MC_PC_20026Medical Research Council MC_PC_22005NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020572NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK081943NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK132299
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 1 diabetes affects over nine million individuals globally, with approximately 40% developing diabetic kidney disease. Emerging evidence suggests that epigenetic alterations, such as DNA methylation, are involved in diabetic kidney disease. Here we assess differences in blood-derived genome-wide DNA methylation associated with diabetic kidney disease in 1304 carefully characterised individuals with type 1 diabetes and known renal status from two cohorts in the United Kingdom-Republic of Ireland and Finland. In the meta-analysis, we identify 32 differentially methylated CpGs in diabetic kidney disease in type 1 diabetes, 18 of which are located within genes differentially expressed in kidneys or correlated with pathological traits in diabetic kidney disease. We show that methylation at 21 of the 32 CpGs predict the development of kidney failure, extending the knowledge and potentially identifying individuals at greater risk for diabetic kidney disease in type 1 diabetes.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetic NephropathiesBiomarkersCpG IslandsDNADNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticEpigenomeGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansBiomarkersDNA

Identifiers

PMID36550108
PMCPMC9780337
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