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Global and gene-specific DNA methylation across multiple tissues in early infancy: implications for children's health research.

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Armstrong, DA; Lesseur, C; Conradt, E; Lester, BM; Marsit, CJ
Published in: FASEB J
May 2014

An increasing number of population studies are assessing epigenetic variation in relation to early-life outcomes in tissues accessible to epidemiologic researchers. Epigenetic mechanisms are highly tissue specific, however, and it is unclear whether the variation observed in one of the tissue types is representative of other sources or whether the variation in DNA methylation is distinct, reflecting potential functional differences across tissues. To assess relations between DNA methylation in various samples from newborns and children in early infancy, we measured promoter or gene-body DNA methylation in matched term placenta, cord blood, and 3-6 mo saliva samples from 27 unrelated infants enrolled in the Rhode Island Child Health Study. We investigated 7 gene loci (KLF15, NR3C1, LEP, DEPTOR, DDIT4, HSD11B2, and CEBPB) and global methylation, using repetitive region LINE-1 and ALUYb8 sequences. We observed a great degree of interlocus, intertissue, and interindividual epigenetic variation in most of the analyzed loci. In correlation analyses, only cord blood NR3C1 promoter methylation correlated negatively with methylation in saliva. We conclude that placenta, cord blood, and saliva cannot be used as a substitute for one another to evaluate DNA methylation at these loci during infancy. Each tissue has a unique epigenetic signature that likely reflects their differential functions. Future studies should consider the uniqueness of these features, to improve epigenetic biomarker discovery and translation.

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FASEB J

DOI

EISSN

1530-6860

Publication Date

May 2014

Volume

28

Issue

5

Start / End Page

2088 / 2097

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transcription Factors
  • Time Factors
  • Saliva
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Pregnancy
  • Placenta
  • Maternal Age
  • Male
  • Infant
  • Humans
 

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Armstrong, D. A., Lesseur, C., Conradt, E., Lester, B. M., & Marsit, C. J. (2014). Global and gene-specific DNA methylation across multiple tissues in early infancy: implications for children's health research. FASEB J, 28(5), 2088–2097. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.13-238402
Armstrong, David A., Corina Lesseur, Elisabeth Conradt, Barry M. Lester, and Carmen J. Marsit. “Global and gene-specific DNA methylation across multiple tissues in early infancy: implications for children's health research.FASEB J 28, no. 5 (May 2014): 2088–97. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.13-238402.
Armstrong DA, Lesseur C, Conradt E, Lester BM, Marsit CJ. Global and gene-specific DNA methylation across multiple tissues in early infancy: implications for children's health research. FASEB J. 2014 May;28(5):2088–97.
Armstrong, David A., et al. “Global and gene-specific DNA methylation across multiple tissues in early infancy: implications for children's health research.FASEB J, vol. 28, no. 5, May 2014, pp. 2088–97. Pubmed, doi:10.1096/fj.13-238402.
Armstrong DA, Lesseur C, Conradt E, Lester BM, Marsit CJ. Global and gene-specific DNA methylation across multiple tissues in early infancy: implications for children's health research. FASEB J. 2014 May;28(5):2088–2097.

Published In

FASEB J

DOI

EISSN

1530-6860

Publication Date

May 2014

Volume

28

Issue

5

Start / End Page

2088 / 2097

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transcription Factors
  • Time Factors
  • Saliva
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Pregnancy
  • Placenta
  • Maternal Age
  • Male
  • Infant
  • Humans