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ArticleDevelopmental psychobiology2024

A preliminary investigation of epigenome-wide DNA methylation and temperament during infancy.

John Leri, Jingwen Liu, Maria Kelly, Darlene A Kertes

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

John LeriDepartment of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-9447-8016
Jingwen LiuDepartment of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Maria KellyDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Darlene A KertesDepartment of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4365-6611
University of Florida · US

Funding

UF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE AWARDUL1RR029890 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI NELSON, DAVID R · 2009 to 2011
$14.4M
NIH HHS 1UL1RR029890
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study provides preliminary evidence for an epigenetic architecture of infant temperament. At 12 months of age, blood was collected and assayed for DNA methylation and maternally reported infant temperament was assessed using the Infant Behavior Questionnaire in 67 mother-infant dyads. Epigenome-wide analyses showed that the higher order temperament dimensions Surgency and Negative Affect were associated with DNA methylation. The epigenetic signatures of Surgency and Negative Affect were situated at genes involved in synaptic signaling and plasticity. Although replication is required, these results are consistent with a biologically based model of temperament, create new avenues for hypothesis-driven research into epigenetic pathways that underlie individual differences in temperament, and demonstrate that infant temperament has a widespread epigenetic signature in the methylome.

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DNA MethylationEpigenomeEpigenomicsHumansIndividualityInfantTemperamentDNA methylationepigeneticshuman developmentinfanttemperament

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PMID38470455
PMCPMC13166132
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