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DOI 10.1186/s13148-023-01542-5
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Title (Primary) Analysis of DNA methylation at birth and in childhood reveals changes associated with season of birth and latitude
Author Kadalayil, L.; Alam, M.; White, C.H.; Ghantous, A.; Walton, E.; Gruzieva, O.; Merid, S.K.; Kumar, A.; Roy, R.; Solomon, O.; Huen, K.; Eskenazi, B.; Rzehak, P.; Grote, V.; Langhendries, J.-P.; Verduci, E.; Ferre, N.; Gruszfeld, D.; Gao, L.; Guan, W.; Zeng, X.; Schisterman, E.F.; Dou, J.; Bakulski, K.M.; Feinberg, J.I.; Soomro, M.H.; Pesce, G.; Baiz, N.; Isaevska, E.; Plusquin, M.; Vafeiadi, M.; Roumeliotaki, T.; Langie, S.A.S.; Standaert, A.; Allard, C.; Perron, P.; Bouchard, L.; van Meel, E.R.; Felix, J.F.; Jaddoe, V.W.V.; Yousefi, P.D.; Ramlau‑Hansen, C.H.; Relton, C.L.; Tobi, E.W.; Starling, A.P.; Yang, I.V.; Llambrich, M.; Santorelli, G.; Lepeule, J.; Salas, L.A.; Bustamante, M.; Ewart, S.L.; Zhang, H.; Karmaus, W.; Röder, S. ORCID logo ; Zenclussen, A.C.; Jin, J.; Nystad, W.; Page, C.M.; Magnus, M.; Jima, D.D.; Hoyo, C.; Maguire, R.L.; Kvist, T.; Czamara, D.; Räikkönen, K.; Gong, T.; Ullemar, V.; Rifas‐Shiman, S.L.; Oken, E.; Almqvist, C.; Karlsson, R.; Lahti, J.; Murphy, S.K.; Håberg, S.E.; London, S.; Herberth, G. ORCID logo ; Arshad, H.; Sunyer, J.; Grazuleviciene, R.; Dabelea, D.; Steegers‑Theunissen, R.P.M.; Nohr, E.A.; Sørensen, T.I.A.; Duijts, L.; Hivert, M.-F.; Nelen, V.; Popovic, M.; Kogevinas, M.; Nawrot, T.S.; Herceg, Z.; Annesi‑Maesano, I.; Fallin, M.D.; Yeung, E.; Breton, C.V.; Koletzko, B.; Holland, N.; Melén, E.; Sharp, G.C.; Silver, M.J.; Rezwan, F.I.; Holloway, J.H.
Source Titel Clinical Epigenetics
Year 2023
Department IMMU
Volume 15
Page From art. 148
Language englisch
Topic T9 Healthy Planet
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Keywords PACE; Meta-analysis; Birth season; DNA methylation; Differentially methylated regions (DMR); Latitude
Abstract Background
Seasonal variations in environmental exposures at birth or during gestation are associated with numerous adult traits and health outcomes later in life. Whether DNA methylation (DNAm) plays a role in the molecular mechanisms underlying the associations between birth season and lifelong phenotypes remains unclear.
Methods
We carried out epigenome-wide meta-analyses within the Pregnancy And Childhood Epigenetic Consortium to identify associations of DNAm with birth season, both at differentially methylated probes (DMPs) and regions (DMRs). Associations were examined at two time points: at birth (21 cohorts, N = 9358) and in children aged 1–11 years (12 cohorts, N = 3610). We conducted meta-analyses to assess the impact of latitude on birth season-specific associations at both time points.
Results
We identified associations between birth season and DNAm (False Discovery Rate-adjusted p values < 0.05) at two CpGs at birth (winter-born) and four in the childhood (summer-born) analyses when compared to children born in autumn. Furthermore, we identified twenty-six differentially methylated regions (DMR) at birth (winter-born: 8, spring-born: 15, summer-born: 3) and thirty-two in childhood (winter-born: 12, spring and summer: 10 each) meta-analyses with few overlapping DMRs between the birth seasons or the two time points. The DMRs were associated with genes of known functions in tumorigenesis, psychiatric/neurological disorders, inflammation, or immunity, amongst others. Latitude-stratified meta-analyses [higher (≥ 50°N), lower (< 50°N, northern hemisphere only)] revealed differences in associations between birth season and DNAm by birth latitude. DMR analysis implicated genes with previously reported links to schizophrenia (LAX1), skin disorders (PSORS1C, LTB4R), and airway inflammation including asthma (LTB4R), present only at birth in the higher latitudes (≥ 50°N).
Conclusios
In this large epigenome-wide meta-analysis study, we provide evidence for (i) associations between DNAm and season of birth that are unique for the seasons of the year (temporal effect) and (ii) latitude-dependent variations in the seasonal associations (spatial effect). DNAm could play a role in the molecular mechanisms underlying the effect of birth season on adult health outcomes.
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Kadalayil, L., Alam, M., White, C.H., Ghantous, A., Walton, E., Gruzieva, O., Merid, S.K., Kumar, A., Roy, R., Solomon, O., Huen, K., Eskenazi, B., Rzehak, P., Grote, V., Langhendries, J.-P., Verduci, E., Ferre, N., Gruszfeld, D., Gao, L., Guan, W., Zeng, X., Schisterman, E.F., Dou, J., Bakulski, K.M., Feinberg, J.I., Soomro, M.H., Pesce, G., Baiz, N., Isaevska, E., Plusquin, M., Vafeiadi, M., Roumeliotaki, T., Langie, S.A.S., Standaert, A., Allard, C., Perron, P., Bouchard, L., van Meel, E.R., Felix, J.F., Jaddoe, V.W.V., Yousefi, P.D., Ramlau‑Hansen, C.H., Relton, C.L., Tobi, E.W., Starling, A.P., Yang, I.V., Llambrich, M., Santorelli, G., Lepeule, J., Salas, L.A., Bustamante, M., Ewart, S.L., Zhang, H., Karmaus, W., Röder, S., Zenclussen, A.C., Jin, J., Nystad, W., Page, C.M., Magnus, M., Jima, D.D., Hoyo, C., Maguire, R.L., Kvist, T., Czamara, D., Räikkönen, K., Gong, T., Ullemar, V., Rifas‐Shiman, S.L., Oken, E., Almqvist, C., Karlsson, R., Lahti, J., Murphy, S.K., Håberg, S.E., London, S., Herberth, G., Arshad, H., Sunyer, J., Grazuleviciene, R., Dabelea, D., Steegers‑Theunissen, R.P.M., Nohr, E.A., Sørensen, T.I.A., Duijts, L., Hivert, M.-F., Nelen, V., Popovic, M., Kogevinas, M., Nawrot, T.S., Herceg, Z., Annesi‑Maesano, I., Fallin, M.D., Yeung, E., Breton, C.V., Koletzko, B., Holland, N., Melén, E., Sharp, G.C., Silver, M.J., Rezwan, F.I., Holloway, J.H. (2023):
Analysis of DNA methylation at birth and in childhood reveals changes associated with season of birth and latitude
Clin. Epigenetics 15 , art. 148 10.1186/s13148-023-01542-5