Integrated analysis of environmental and genetic influences on cord blood DNA methylation in new-borns



Czamara, Darina, Eraslan, Goekcen, Page, Christian M, Lahti, Jari, Lahti-Pulkkinen, Marius, Hamalainen, Esa, Kajantie, Eero, Laivuori, Hannele, Villa, Pia M, Reynolds, Rebecca M
et al (show 219 more authors) (2019) Integrated analysis of environmental and genetic influences on cord blood DNA methylation in new-borns. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 10 (1). 2548-.

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Abstract

Epigenetic processes, including DNA methylation (DNAm), are among the mechanisms allowing integration of genetic and environmental factors to shape cellular function. While many studies have investigated either environmental or genetic contributions to DNAm, few have assessed their integrated effects. Here we examine the relative contributions of prenatal environmental factors and genotype on DNA methylation in neonatal blood at variably methylated regions (VMRs) in 4 independent cohorts (overall n = 2365). We use Akaike's information criterion to test which factors best explain variability of methylation in the cohort-specific VMRs: several prenatal environmental factors (E), genotypes in cis (G), or their additive (G + E) or interaction (GxE) effects. Genetic and environmental factors in combination best explain DNAm at the majority of VMRs. The CpGs best explained by either G, G + E or GxE are functionally distinct. The enrichment of genetic variants from GxE models in GWAS for complex disorders supports their importance for disease risk.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Fetal Blood, Humans, DNA, Risk Factors, Cohort Studies, DNA Methylation, Epigenesis, Genetic, Pregnancy, Genotype, Infant, Newborn, Female, Male, Gene-Environment Interaction
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 08 Aug 2019 10:11
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:35
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10461-0
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3051248