Project description:Epigenetic changes such as DNA methylation variation are known to play a role in gene regulation and common disease susceptibility. Little is known about the genome-wide frequency, localization and function of such changes and how they are regulated by genetic and environmental factors. We have utilized the MuTHER resource and generated methylation profiles across multiple tissues conducted in a large set of female individuals that allows systematic dissection of genetic and non-genetic effects on DNA methylation. DNA methylation was quantified in subcutaneous fat and skin derived from 648 TwinsUK participants using the Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChips. Data from transcription profiling of skin, adipose fat and lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) from the same set of TwinsUK participants have been deposited in ArrayExpress under accession number E-TABM-1140 (https://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/experiments/E-TABM-1140).
Project description:Genome-wide DNA methylation was studied to identify regions with extreme inter-individual variability, half of which show stability within-person, and some of which show covariation with body mass index consistently and are located in or near genes previously implicated in regulating body weight or diabetes. We isolated genomic DNA from non-immortalized lymphocyte samples from participants of the AGES Reykjavik Study and hybridized it to custom-designed NimbleGen microarrays (CHARM arrays).
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation from peripheral white blood cells (PWBCs) from individuals enrolled in PREDIMED trial. The objective was to analyse whether an intervention with two Mediterranean diets, one rich in extra-virgin olive oil (MedDiet+EVOO) and the other one in nuts (MedDiet+nuts), was influencing the methylation status of PWBC genes. A group with a low-fat diet was considered as control. The Illumina Infinium 420k Human DNA methylation Beadchip was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 450,000 CpGs in these samples. Samples included 12 MedDiet+EVOO, 12 MedDiet+nuts and 12 low-fat control group, at baseline (n=36) and after five years of intervention (n=36).
Project description:Childhood and cumulative exposure to trauma increases an individual's lifetime risk for psychiatric and stress-related disorders. This study evaluates DNA methylation in whole blood from African American participants, with the goal of identifying associaitons between peripheral DNA methylation and psychiatric symptoms. DNA methylation was assessed in whole blood from participants of the Grady Trauma Project. Blood was collected in EDTA vacuum tubes prior to extraction. DNA methylation was interrogated for each sample using the HumanMethylation450 BeadChip (Illumina).
Project description:DNA methylation profiling of IAS subjects Lymphoblasts RNA isolated from Iowa Adoption Study participants to compare the relationship between DNA methylation and gene expression on a genome-wide scale
Project description:DNA methylation profiling of IAS subjects Lymphoblasts RNA isolated from Iowa Adoption Study participants to compare the relationship between DNA methylation and gene expression on a genome-wide scale
Project description:DNA-methylation profiling of Whole blood genomic DNAs collected at EDIC baseline and monocytes at EDIC years 16/17 years from participants of Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/ Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (DCCT/EDIC) study This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below. Refer to individual Series
Project description:DNA-methylation profiling of Whole blood genomic DNAs collected at EDIC baseline and monocytes at EDIC years 16/17 years from participants of Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/ Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (DCCT/EDIC) study This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.
Project description:This is an observational, prospective study using fecal DNA methylation test to define the risk of suffering from advanced adenoma or colorectal cancer (CRC) compared to colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical test (FIT).
This study recruits at least 80 participants, including 40 people of healthy controls, 20 people with adenoma, and 20 people with CRC, which were confirmed by colonoscopy. All fecal specimens from participants will be examined by FIT and multi-methylated target gene detection through real-time quantitative methylation-specific PCR (qMSP).
The objective of this study is to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of multi-methylated target PCR compared with the FIT and confirm the examination results through colonoscopy.
Project description:Neurosyphilis (NS) is a complication of syphilis that affects the nervous system. Epigenetic changes within immune cells may contribute to neuroinflammation during bacterial infection, but its role in NS has not yet been established. We longitudinally analyzed DNA methylation and RNA expression changes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 11 participants with lab-confirmed NS (CSF VDRL positive) and 11 matched controls with syphilis without NS (non-NS). DNA methylation profiles from CSF and PBMCs of participants with NS significantly differed from those of participants with non-NS. Some genes associated with these differentially methylated sites had corresponding RNA expression changes in the CSF (111/1097, 10.1%), which were enriched in B-cell, cytotoxic-compounds, and insulin-response pathways. Despite antibiotic treatment, approximately 80% of CSF methylation changes persisted; suggesting that epigenetic scars accompanying NS may persistently dysregulate immunity following infection. Future studies must examine whether these sequelae are clinically meaningful.