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ArticleClinical epigenetics2024

A multi-trait epigenome-wide association study identified DNA methylation signature of inflammation among men with HIV.

Junyu Chen, Qin Hui, Boghuma K Titanji, Kaku So-Armah, Matthew Freiberg, Amy C Justice, Ke Xu, Xiaofeng Zhu, Marta Gwinn, Vincent C Marconi and 1 more

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  3. Epigenetic mechanisms of HIV and opioid-induced neuropathology: Potential therapies and interventions.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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Junyu ChenDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE #3049, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Qin HuiDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE #3049, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Boghuma K TitanjiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Kaku So-ArmahBoston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Matthew FreibergCardiovascular Medicine Division, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN, USA.
Amy C JusticeConnecticut Veteran Health System, West Haven, CT, USA.
Ke XuConnecticut Veteran Health System, West Haven, CT, USA.
Xiaofeng ZhuDepartment of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Marta GwinnDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE #3049, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Vincent C MarconiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Yan V SunDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE #3049, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA. yan.v.sun@emory.edu.

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Virology and Molecular Biomarkers CoreP30AI050409 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Robert H Lyles · 2002 to 2026
$74.0M
Multi-omic Predictors of Renal Function among HIV-infected Individuals of African AncestryR01DK125187 · NIDDK · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI MARCONI, VINCENT CHARLES, SUN, YAN · 2020 to 2024
$4.1M
Center for AIDS Research, Emory University P30AI050409NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI050409NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK125187NIDDK NIH HHS R01DK125187
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammation underlies many conditions causing excess morbidity and mortality among people with HIV (PWH). A handful of single-trait epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) have suggested that inflammation is associated with DNA methylation (DNAm) among PWH. Multi-trait EWAS may further improve statistical power and reveal pathways in common between different inflammatory markers. We conducted single-trait EWAS of three inflammatory markers (soluble CD14, D-dimers and interleukin-6) in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (n = 920). The study population was all male PWH with an average age of 51 years, and 82.3% self-reported as Black. We then applied two multi-trait EWAS methods-CPASSOC and OmniTest-to combine single-trait EWAS results. CPASSOC and OmniTest identified 189 and 157 inflammation-associated DNAm sites, respectively, of which 112 overlapped. Among the identified sites, 56% were not significant in any single-trait EWAS. Top sites were mapped to inflammation-related genes including IFITM1, PARP9 and STAT1. These genes were significantly enriched in pathways such as "type I interferon signaling" and "immune response to virus." We demonstrate that multi-trait EWAS can improve the discovery of inflammation-associated DNAm sites, genes and pathways. These DNAm sites might hold the key to addressing persistent inflammation in PWH.

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DNA MethylationEpigenomeGenome-Wide Association StudyHIV InfectionsInflammationAdultCohort StudiesEpigenesis, GeneticHumansInterleukin-6Lipopolysaccharide ReceptorsMaleMiddle AgedSTAT1 Transcription FactorVeteransCD14 protein, humanInterleukin-6Lipopolysaccharide ReceptorsSTAT1 protein, humanSTAT1 Transcription FactorD-dimerEWASHIVIL-6sCD14

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PMID39488703
PMCPMC11531128

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