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Article: Disease-associated epigenetic changes in monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

TitleDisease-associated epigenetic changes in monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
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Issue Date2011
PublisherOxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://hmg.oxfordjournals.org/
Citation
Human Molecular Genetics, 2011, v. 20 n. 24, p. 4786-4796 How to Cite?
AbstractStudies of the major psychoses, schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD), have traditionally focused on genetic and environmental risk factors, although more recent work has highlighted an additional role for epigenetic processes in mediating susceptibility. Since monozygotic (MZ) twins share a common DNA sequence, their study represents an ideal design for investigating the contribution of epigenetic factors to disease etiology. We performed a genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation on peripheral blood DNA samples obtained from a unique sample of MZ twin pairs discordant for major psychosis. Numerous loci demonstrated disease-associated DNA methylation differences between twins discordant for SZ and BD individually, and together as a combined major psychosis group. Pathway analysis of our top loci highlighted a significant enrichment of epigenetic changes in biological networks and pathways directly relevant to psychiatric disorder and neurodevelopment. The top psychosis-associated, differentially methylated region, significantly hypomethylated in affected twins, was located in the promoter of ST6GALNAC1 overlapping a previously reported rare genomic duplication observed in SZ. The mean DNA methylation difference at this locus was 6%, but there was considerable heterogeneity between families, with some twin pairs showing a 20% difference in methylation. We subsequently assessed this region in an independent sample of postmortem brain tissue from affected individuals and controls, finding marked hypomethylation (>25%) in a subset of psychosis patients. Overall, our data provide further evidence to support a role for DNA methylation differences in mediating phenotypic differences between MZ twins and in the etiology of both SZ and BD. © The Author 2011. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
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dc.contributor.authorDempster, ELen_US
dc.contributor.authorPidsley, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorSchalkwyk, LCen_US
dc.contributor.authorOwens, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorGeorgiades, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorKane, Fen_US
dc.contributor.authorKalidindi, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorPicchioni, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorKravariti, Een_US
dc.contributor.authorToulopoulou, Ten_US
dc.contributor.authorMurray, RMen_US
dc.contributor.authorMill, Jen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-23T06:11:25Z-
dc.date.available2012-08-23T06:11:25Z-
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.identifier.citationHuman Molecular Genetics, 2011, v. 20 n. 24, p. 4786-4796en_US
dc.identifier.issn0964-6906en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/161251-
dc.description.abstractStudies of the major psychoses, schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD), have traditionally focused on genetic and environmental risk factors, although more recent work has highlighted an additional role for epigenetic processes in mediating susceptibility. Since monozygotic (MZ) twins share a common DNA sequence, their study represents an ideal design for investigating the contribution of epigenetic factors to disease etiology. We performed a genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation on peripheral blood DNA samples obtained from a unique sample of MZ twin pairs discordant for major psychosis. Numerous loci demonstrated disease-associated DNA methylation differences between twins discordant for SZ and BD individually, and together as a combined major psychosis group. Pathway analysis of our top loci highlighted a significant enrichment of epigenetic changes in biological networks and pathways directly relevant to psychiatric disorder and neurodevelopment. The top psychosis-associated, differentially methylated region, significantly hypomethylated in affected twins, was located in the promoter of ST6GALNAC1 overlapping a previously reported rare genomic duplication observed in SZ. The mean DNA methylation difference at this locus was 6%, but there was considerable heterogeneity between families, with some twin pairs showing a 20% difference in methylation. We subsequently assessed this region in an independent sample of postmortem brain tissue from affected individuals and controls, finding marked hypomethylation (>25%) in a subset of psychosis patients. Overall, our data provide further evidence to support a role for DNA methylation differences in mediating phenotypic differences between MZ twins and in the etiology of both SZ and BD. © The Author 2011. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://hmg.oxfordjournals.org/en_US
dc.relation.ispartofHuman Molecular Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshBipolar Disorder - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshCpg Islands - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshDna Methylation - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshDemographyen_US
dc.subject.meshEpigenesis, Geneticen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshGene Regulatory Networks - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshGenetic Predisposition To Diseaseen_US
dc.subject.meshGenome, Human - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshPromoter Regions, Geneticen_US
dc.subject.meshReproducibility Of Resultsen_US
dc.subject.meshSchizophrenia - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshTwins, Monozygotic - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshYoung Adulten_US
dc.titleDisease-associated epigenetic changes in monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia and bipolar disorderen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailToulopoulou, T:timothea@hku.hken_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1093/hmg/ddr416en_US
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