Genome-wide blood DNA methylation alterations at regulatory elements and heterochromatic regions in monozygotic twins discordant for obesity and liver fat.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostate cancer (PCa), a highly incident and heterogeneous malignancy, mostly affects men from developed countries. Increased knowledge of the biological mechanisms underlying PCa onset and progression are critical for improved clinical management. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) deregulation is common in human cancers, ...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Costa-Pinheiro P,Ramalho-Carvalho J,Vieira FQ,Torres-Ferreira J,Oliveira J,Gonçalves CS,Costa BM,Henrique R,Jerónimo C

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 1 and its receptors are associated with allergic diseases such as asthma. In the present study, we measured DNA methylation at the IL1R1 and IL1R2 gene loci and assessed for associations with asthma-related phenotypes and gene expressions. We found that asthmatic and atopic individuals have higher IL1R2 pr...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Gagné-Ouellet V,Guay SP,Boucher-Lafleur AM,Bouchard L,Laprise C

更新日期：2015-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Canine mammary tumor (CMT) has long been considered as a good animal model for human breast cancer (HBC) due to their pathological and biological similarities. However, only a few aspects of the epigenome have been explored in both HBC and CMT. Moreover, DNA methylation studies have mainly been limited to th...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Nam AR,Lee KH,Hwang HJ,Schabort JJ,An JH,Won SH,Cho JY

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epigenetic mechanisms may partly explain the persistent effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on health outcomes in later life. DNA methylation can predict chronological age, and advanced methylation-predicted age beyond chronological age (DNA methylation age acceleration) is associated with ACEs, ...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Tang R,Howe LD,Suderman M,Relton CL,Crawford AA,Houtepen LC

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity has dramatically increased within a few generations, reaching epidemic levels. In addition to genetic risk factors, epigenetic mechanisms triggered by changing environment are investigated for their role in the pathogenesis of these complex diseases. Epigen...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Al Muftah WA,Al-Shafai M,Zaghlool SB,Visconti A,Tsai PC,Kumar P,Spector T,Bell J,Falchi M,Suhre K

更新日期：2016-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preterm birth (PTB), defined as child birth before completion of 37 weeks of gestation, is a major challenge in perinatal health care and can bear long-term medical and financial burden. Over a million children die each year due to PTB complications, and those who survive can face developmental delays. Unfor...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Wu Y,Lin X,Lim IY,Chen L,Teh AL,MacIsaac JL,Tan KH,Kobor MS,Chong YS,Gluckman PD,Karnani N

更新日期：2019-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zinc-finger protein 471 (ZNF471) is a member of the Krüppel-associated box domain zinc finger protein (KRAB-ZFP) family. ZNF471 is methylated in squamous cell carcinomas of tongue, stomach and esophageal. However, its role in breast carcinogenesis remains elusive. Here, we studied its expression, functions, ...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Tao C,Luo J,Tang J,Zhou D,Feng S,Qiu Z,Putti TC,Xiang T,Tao Q,Li L,Ren G

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epigenetic mechanisms are thought to be critical in mediating the role of the intrauterine environment on lifelong health and disease. Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a rare condition wherein fetuses share the placenta and develop vascular anastomoses, which allow blood to flow between the fetuses. ...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Marsit CJ,Koestler DC,Watson-Smith D,Boney CM,Padbury JF,Luks F

更新日期：2013-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The introduction of pathology tissue-chromatin immunoprecipitation (PAT-ChIP), a technique allowing chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues, has extended the application of chromatin studies to clinical patient samples. However, extensive crosslinking introdu...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Amatori S,Persico G,Paolicelli C,Hillje R,Sahnane N,Corini F,Furlan D,Luzi L,Minucci S,Giorgio M,Pelicci PG,Fanelli M

更新日期：2018-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) is increasingly available for the improvement of the success rate of assisted reproductive technologies other than fresh embryo transfer (ET). There have been numerous findings that FET provides better obstetric and perinatal outcomes. However, the birth weight of infants ...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Hiura H,Hattori H,Kobayashi N,Okae H,Chiba H,Miyauchi N,Kitamura A,Kikuchi H,Yoshida H,Arima T

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the world. Squamous cell carcinoma accounts for approximately 90 % of esophageal cancer cases. Genetic and epigenetic changes have been found to accumulate during the development of various cancers, including esophageal squamous carcinoma (ESCC). Tobacco smok...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Ma K,Cao B,Guo M

更新日期：2016-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The recent discovery of cancer/tissue specificity of miRNA has indicated its great potential as a therapeutic target. In Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric cancer (EBVaGC), host genes are affected by extensive DNA methylation, including miRNAs. However, the role of methylated miRNA in the development of E...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Zhu M,Liang Q,Chen T,Kong Q,Ye G,Yu S,Li X,He Q,Liu H,Hu Y,Yu J,Li G

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol consumption during pregnancy is a significant public health problem and can result in a continuum of adverse outcomes to the fetus known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Subjects with FASD show significant neurological deficits, ranging from microencephaly, neurobehavioral, and mental heal...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Rachdaoui N,Li L,Willard B,Kasumov T,Previs S,Sarkar D

更新日期：2017-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:Colorectal cancer (CRC) results from the accumulation of epigenetic and genetic changes in colon cells during neoplasic transformation, which the activation of Wingless (Wnt) signaling pathway is a common mechanism for CRC initiation. The Wnt pathway is mainly regulated by Wnt antagonists, as secreted frizz...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Boughanem H,Cabrera-Mulero A,Hernández-Alonso P,Clemente-Postigo M,Casanueva FF,Tinahones FJ,Morcillo S,Crujeiras AB,Macias-Gonzalez M

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The birth weight of Black neonates in the United States is consistently smaller than that of their White counterparts. Epigenetic differences between the races may be involved in such disparities. The goal of these analyses was to model the role of IGF1 methylation in mediating the association between race a...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Straughen JK,Sipahi L,Uddin M,Misra DP,Misra VK

更新日期：2015-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The neuropeptide oxytocin regulates mammalian social behavior. Disruptions in oxytocin signaling are a feature of many psychopathologies. One commonly studied biomarker for oxytocin involvement in psychiatric diseases is DNA methylation at the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR). Such studies focus on DNA methylat...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Danoff JS,Wroblewski KL,Graves AJ,Quinn GC,Perkeybile AM,Kenkel WM,Lillard TS,Parikh HI,Golino HF,Gregory SG,Carter CS,Bales KL,Connelly JJ

更新日期：2021-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking is the largest preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. In previous work, we demonstrated that altered DNA methylation at the aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor (AHRR) is correlated with self-reported smoking in 19-year-old African Americans with relatively low levels of sm...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Philibert RA,Beach SR,Lei MK,Brody GH

更新日期：2013-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most research into myocardial infarctions (MIs) have focused on preventative efforts. For survivors, the occurrence of an MI represents a major clinical event that can have long-lasting consequences. There has been little to no research into the molecular changes that can occur as a result of an incident MI....

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Ward-Caviness CK,Agha G,Chen BH,Pfeiffer L,Wilson R,Wolf P,Gieger C,Schwartz J,Vokonas PS,Hou L,Just AC,Bandinelli S,Hernandez DG,Singleton AB,Prokisch H,Meitinger T,Kastenmüller G,Ferrucci L,Baccarelli AA,Waldenber

更新日期：2018-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：Background:AXL is one of the TAM (TYRO3, AXL and MERTK) receptor tyrosine kinases and may affect numerous immune-related health conditions. However, the role for AXL in asthma, including its epigenetic regulation, has not been extensively studied. Methods:We investigated the association between AXL DNA methylation at ...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Gao L,Millstein J,Siegmund KD,Dubeau L,Maguire R,Gilliland FD,Murphy SK,Hoyo C,Breton CV

更新日期：2017-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) latency represents the major barrier to virus eradication in infected individuals because cells harboring latent HIV-1 provirus are not affected by current antiretroviral therapy (ART). We previously demonstrated that DNA methylation of HIV-1 long terminal repeat (...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Trejbalová K,Kovářová D,Blažková J,Machala L,Jilich D,Weber J,Kučerová D,Vencálek O,Hirsch I,Hejnar J

更新日期：2016-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apabetalone (RVX-208) is a bromodomain and extraterminal protein inhibitor (BETi) that in phase II trials reduced the relative risk (RR) of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) by 44% and in diabetic CVD patients by 57% on top of statins. A phase III trial, BETonM...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Tsujikawa LM,Fu L,Das S,Halliday C,Rakai BD,Stotz SC,Sarsons CD,Gilham D,Daze E,Wasiak S,Studer D,Rinker KD,Sweeney M,Johansson JO,Wong NCW,Kulikowski E

更新日期：2019-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insufficient specificity of the high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) assay in primary cervical cancer screening results in unnecessary referral. Additional assays to triage hrHPV-positive women are needed to improve molecular cervical cancer screening. DNA methylation is a promising biomarker in cervical c...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Pun PB,Liao YP,Su PH,Wang HC,Chen YC,Hsu YW,Huang RL,Chang CC,Lai HC

更新日期：2015-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer treatments have substantially improved childhood cancer survival but are accompanied by long-term complications, notably chronic inflammatory diseases. We hypothesize that cancer treatments could lead to long-term epigenetic changes in immune cells, resulting in increased prevalence of inflammatory di...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Daniel S,Nylander V,Ingerslev LR,Zhong L,Fabre O,Clifford B,Johnston K,Cohn RJ,Barres R,Simar D

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco smoking is a risk factor for multiple diseases, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Many smoking-associated signals have been detected in the blood methylome, but the extent to which these changes are widespread to metabolically relevant tissues, and impact gene expression or metabolic hea...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Tsai PC,Glastonbury CA,Eliot MN,Bollepalli S,Yet I,Castillo-Fernandez JE,Carnero-Montoro E,Hardiman T,Martin TC,Vickers A,Mangino M,Ward K,Pietiläinen KH,Deloukas P,Spector TD,Viñuela A,Loucks EB,Ollikainen M,Kelsey K

更新日期：2018-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both forms of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) are associated with aberrant epigenetic regulation of the chromosome 4q35 D4Z4 macrosatellite. Chromatin changes due to large deletions of heterochromatin (FSHD1) or mutations in chromatin regulatory proteins (FSHD2) lead to relaxation of epigenetic...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Jones TI,King OD,Himeda CL,Homma S,Chen JC,Beermann ML,Yan C,Emerson CP Jr,Miller JB,Wagner KR,Jones PL

更新日期：2015-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：: Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) is a debilitating and frequently fatal neurological disorder that is recessively inherited. It belongs to the group of genetic disorders known as the Repeat Expansion Diseases, in which pathology arises from the deleterious consequences of the inheritance of a tandem repeat array whose repeat...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Kumari D,Usdin K

更新日期：2012-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) expression is increased in activated monocytes, which play a critical role in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the mechanism remains unclear. Regulatory factor X1 (RFX1) is a critical transcription factor regulating epigenetic modifications. In this stud...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Du P,Gao K,Cao Y,Yang S,Wang Y,Guo R,Zhao M,Jia S

更新日期：2019-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclin D1 is a cell cycle machine, a sensor of extracellular signals and plays an important role in G1-S phase progression. The human cyclin D1 promoter contains multiple transcription factor binding sites such as AP-1, NF-қB, E2F, Oct-1, and so on. The extracellular signals functions through the signal transduction p...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Guo ZY,Hao XH,Tan FF,Pei X,Shang LM,Jiang XL,Yang F

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compared to healthy individuals, those with stably repressed HIV experience a higher risk of developing insulin resistance, a hallmark of pre-diabetes and a major determinant for cardiometabolic diseases. Although epigenetic processes, including in particular DNA methylation, appear to be dysregulated in ind...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Dye CK,Corley MJ,Li D,Khadka VS,Mitchell BI,Sultana R,Lum-Jones A,Shikuma CM,Ndhlovu LC,Maunakea AK

更新日期：2019-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adiponectin critically contributes to metabolic homeostasis, especially by insulin-sensitizing action. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is characterized by insulin resistance leading to materno-fetal hyperglycemia and detrimental birth outcomes. By investigating paired subcutaneous (SAT) and visceral adip...

journal_title：Clinical epigenetics

authors： Ott R,Stupin JH,Melchior K,Schellong K,Ziska T,Dudenhausen JW,Henrich W,Rancourt RC,Plagemann A

更新日期：2018-10-24 00:00:00