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ArticleHealth information science and systems2024

Alterations of DNA methylation profile in peripheral blood of children with simple obesity.

Yi Ren, Peng Huang, Xiaoyan Huang, Lu Zhang, Lingjuan Liu, Wei Xiang, Liqun Liu, Xiaojie He

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Article in Health information science and systems, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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Yi Ren *Department of Pediatrics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 China.
Peng Huang *Department of Pediatrics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 China.
Xiaoyan HuangDepartment of Genetics, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Hainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, 570100 China.
Lu ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 China.
Lingjuan LiuDepartment of Pediatrics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 China.
Wei XiangHainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, 570100 China.
Liqun LiuDepartment of Pediatrics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 China.
Xiaojie HeDepartment of Pediatrics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, 410011 China.
Central South University · CNSecond Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the association between DNA methylation and childhood simple obesity. Methods: Genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation was conducted on peripheral blood samples from 41 children with simple obesity and 31 normal controls to identify differentially methylated sites (DMS). Subsequently, gene functional analysis of differentially methylated genes (DMGs) was carried out. After screening the characteristic DMGs based on specific conditions, the methylated levels of these DMS were evaluated and verified by pyrosequencing. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis assessed the predictive efficacy of corresponding DMGs. Finally, Pearson correlation analysis revealed the correlation between specific DMS and clinical data. Results: The overall DNA methylation level in the obesity group was significantly lower than in normal. A total of 241 DMS were identified. Functional pathway analysis revealed that DMGs were primarily involved in lipid metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, amino acid metabolism, human diseases, among other pathways. The characteristic DMS within the genes Transcription factor A mitochondrial ( Conclusions: Abnormal DNA methylation is closely related to childhood simple obesity. The altered methylation of CpG-cg05831083 and CpG-cg14926485 could potentially serve as biomarkers for childhood simple obesity. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13755-024-00275-w.

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ChildrenDNA methylationEpigeneticsSimple obesity

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