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Starnawska A, Hansen CS, Sparsø T, Mazin W, Olsen L, Bertalan M, Buil A, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Bækvad-Hansen M, Hougaard DM, Mortensen PB, Pedersen CB, Nyegaard M, Werge T, Weinsheimer S. Differential DNA methylation at birth associated with mental disorder in individuals with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Transl Psychiatry 2017; 7:e1221. [PMID: 28850114 PMCID: PMC5611746 DOI: 10.1038/tp.2017.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Revised: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Individuals with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (DS) have an increased risk of comorbid mental disorders including schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, as well as intellectual disability. Although most 22q11.2 deletion carriers have the long 3-Mb form of the hemizygous deletion, there remains a large variation in the development and progression of psychiatric disorders, which suggests that alternative factors contribute to the pathogenesis. In this study we investigated whether neonatal DNA methylation signatures in individuals with the 22q11.2 deletion associate with mental disorder later in life. DNA methylation was measured genome-wide from neonatal dried blood spots in a cohort of 164 individuals with 22q11.2DS, including 48 individuals diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. Among several CpG sites with P-value<10-6, we identified cg23546855 (P-value=2.15 × 10-7) mapping to STK32C to be associated with a later psychiatric diagnosis. Pathway analysis of the top findings resulted in the identification of several Gene Ontology pathways to be significantly enriched (P-value<0.05 after Benjamini-Hochberg correction); among them are the following: neurogenesis, neuron development, neuron projection development, astrocyte development, axonogenesis and axon guidance. In addition, we identified differentially methylated CpG sites in LRP2BP (P-value=5.37 × 10-8) to be associated with intellectual disability (F70-79), in TOP1 (P-value=1.86 × 10-7) with behavioral disorders (F90-98), in NOSIP (P-value=5.12 × 10-8) with disorders of psychological development (F80-89) and in SEMA4B (P-value=4.02 × 10-7) with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (F20-29). In conclusion, our study suggests an association of DNA methylation differences at birth with development of mental disorder later in life in 22q11.2DS individuals.
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- A Starnawska
- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- iSEQ, Center for Integrative Sequencing, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Section of Neonatal Genetics, Department for Congenital Disorders, Danish Centre for Neonatal Screening, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Mental Health Center, Sct. Hans, Mental Health Services, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Pediatric Oncology Research Laboratory, University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Mental Health Center, Sct. Hans, Mental Health Services, Roskilde, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Mental Health Center, Sct. Hans, Mental Health Services, Roskilde, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Mental Health Center, Sct. Hans, Mental Health Services, Roskilde, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Section of Neonatal Genetics, Department for Congenital Disorders, Danish Centre for Neonatal Screening, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Section of Neonatal Genetics, Department for Congenital Disorders, Danish Centre for Neonatal Screening, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Section of Neonatal Genetics, Department for Congenital Disorders, Danish Centre for Neonatal Screening, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Centre for Integrated Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Centre for Integrated Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- iSEQ, Center for Integrative Sequencing, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Mental Health Center, Sct. Hans, Mental Health Services, Roskilde, Denmark
- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- iPSYCH, The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Aarhus, Denmark
- Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Mental Health Center, Sct. Hans, Mental Health Services, Roskilde, Denmark
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Buil A, Carchon I, Apter G, Laborne FX, Granier M, Devouche E. Kangaroo supported diagonal flexion positioning: New insights into skin-to-skin contact for communication between mothers and very preterm infants. Arch Pediatr 2016; 23:913-20. [PMID: 27388909 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2016.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Revised: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Skin-to-skin contact shows benefits in the relationship developed between a mother and her premature infant. In the skin-to-skin session, face-to-face exchanges are impossible in vertical infant positioning. We therefore undertook an observational, prospective, single-center study using kangaroo "supported diagonal flexion" (SDF) positioning. The first aim was to evaluate the safety of kangaroo SDF positioning compared to the usual vertical positioning. The second aim was to evaluate SDF positioning on early communication between the mother and her infant and to improve their well-being. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Fifteen mothers and their very premature infants (birth 26<32 weeks' gestation) were assigned to one of the two kangaroo positioning modes, either the current vertical positioning (n=7) or SDF positioning (n=8). DESIGN Physiological variables and critical events were recorded before, during, and after ten successive skin-to-skin contact sessions. The first and last sessions were videotaped to allow later behavioral measurements. Mothers' risk for depression and feelings about the way they experienced communication with their infant were assessed through questionnaires. RESULTS In terms of the infant's physiology, no negative effects were associated with SDF positioning in comparison with the usual vertical positioning. SDF positioning led to fewer disorganized gestures, negative vocalizations, and drowsiness, in favor of more deep sleep. SDF led to more mother-infant eye-to-eye contact as well as maternal vocalizations, smiles, and caressing, although these differences did not reach significance. The score for the risk of postnatal depression decreased significantly between the first and the last session in the SDF group, whereas it did not change in the vertical positioning group. CONCLUSION These results support the idea that the kangaroo SDF positioning technique is physiologically safe, has obvious immediate benefits on mothers' infant-directed communicative behaviors, and respects the baby's naturally flexed and asymmetrical tonic neck posture. It is an innovative, inexpensive, easy-to-use technique in daily practice, by all healthcare professionals working in a neonatal intensive care unit. These data suggest that the current kangaroo positioning technique could be improved. More studies are needed to confirm the benefits and safety of the kangaroo SDF positioning in larger groups of preterm infants.
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- A Buil
- Centre hospitalier sud francilien, 116, boulevard Jean-Jaures, 91106 Corbeil Essonnes cedex, France; Université Paris Descartes, Laboratoire LPPS, EA4057, 71, avenue Edouard-Vaillant, 92774 Boulogne Billancourt, France.
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- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Laboratoire CHART, 4-14, rue Ferrus, 75014 Paris, France
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- EPS Erasme, Laboratoire RePPEr, 14, rue de l'Abbaye, 92160 Antony, France
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- Centre hospitalier sud francilien, 116, boulevard Jean-Jaures, 91106 Corbeil Essonnes cedex, France
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- Centre hospitalier sud francilien, 116, boulevard Jean-Jaures, 91106 Corbeil Essonnes cedex, France
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- EPS Erasme, Laboratoire RePPEr, 14, rue de l'Abbaye, 92160 Antony, France
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Athanasiadis G, Sabater-Lleal M, Buil A, Souto JC, Borrell M, Lathrop M, Watkins H, Almasy L, Hamsten A, Soria JM. Genetic determinants of plasma β₂-glycoprotein I levels: a genome-wide association study in extended pedigrees from Spain. J Thromb Haemost 2013; 11:521-8. [PMID: 23279374 DOI: 10.1111/jth.12120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 12/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND β2 -Glycoprotein I (β2 -GPI), also designated apolipoprotein H, is a 50-kDa protein that circulates in blood at high concentrations, playing important roles in autoimmune diseases, hemostasis, atherogenesis, and angiogenesis, as well as in host defense against bacteria and in protein/cellular waste removal. Plasma β2 -GPI levels have a significant genetic component (heritability of ~ 80%). OBJECTIVES To present the results of a genome-wide association study for plasma β2 -GPI levels in a set of extended pedigrees from the Genetic Analysis of Idiopathic Thrombophilia (GAIT) Project. PATIENTS/METHODS A total of 306 individuals for whom β2 -GPI plasma measurements were available were typed for 307,984 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with the Infinium 317k Beadchip (Illumina). Association with the β2 -GPI phenotype was investigated through variance component analysis, and the most significant results were followed up for association with coronary artery disease (CAD) in an independent in silico analysis involving 5765 CAD cases from the PROCARDIS Project and 7264 controls from the PROCARDIS Project and the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (WTCCC) collection. RESULTS After correction for multiple testing, three SNPs located in/around two genes (ELF5 and SCUBE2) reached genome-wide significance. Moreover, an SNP in the APOH gene showed suggestive association with the β2 -GPI phenotype. Some of the identified genes are plausible biological candidates, as they are actually or potentially involved in inflammatory processes. CONCLUSIONS Our results represent a first step towards identifying common variants reflecting the genetic architecture influencing plasma β2 -GPI levels, and warrant further validation by functional experiments, as the functions of some of the discovered loci are still unknown.
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- G Athanasiadis
- Unit of Genomics of Complex Diseases, Research Institute, Hospital de Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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Brunel H, Perera A, Buil A, Sabater-Lleal M, Souto JC, Fontcuberta J, Vallverdu M, Soria JM, Caminal P. SNP sets selection under mutual information criterion, application to F7/FVII dataset. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2009; 2008:3783-6. [PMID: 19163535 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2008.4650032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
One of the main goals of human genetics is to find genetic markers related to complex diseases. In blood coagulation process, it is known that genetic variability in F7 gene is the most responsible for observed variations in FVII levels in blood. In this work, we propose a method for selecting sets of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly correlated with a phenotype (FVII levels). This method employs a feature selection algorithm (variant of Sequential Forward Selection, SFS) based on a criterion of statistical significance of a mutual information functional. This algorithm is applied to a sample of independent individuals from the GAIT project. Main SNPs found by the algorithm are in correspondence with previous results published using family-based techniques.
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- H Brunel
- Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya, Centre de Recerca en Enginyeria Biomédica, Departament de Enginyeria, de Sistemes, Automàtica i Informàtica industrial, Universitat Politcénica de Catalunya, Pau Gargallo 5, Barcelona, Spain.
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Khachidze M, Buil A, Viel KR, Porter S, Warren D, Machiah DK, Soria JM, Souto JC, Ameri A, Lathrop M, Blangero J, Fontcuberta J, Warren ST, Almasy L, Howard TE. Genetic determinants of normal variation in coagulation factor (F) IX levels: genome-wide scan and examination of the FIX structural gene. J Thromb Haemost 2006; 4:1537-45. [PMID: 16839351 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.02024.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND High-normal and elevated plasma FIX activity (FIX:C) levels are associated with increased risk for venous- and possibly arterial-thrombosis. OBJECTIVE Because the broad normal range for FIX:C involves a substantial unknown genetic component, we sought to identify quantitative-trait loci (QTLs) for this medically important hemostasis trait. METHODS We performed a genome-wide screen and a resequencing-based variation scan of the known functional regions of every distinct FIX gene (F9) in the genetic analysis of idiopathic thrombophilia project (GAIT), a collection of 398 Spanish-Caucasians from 21 pedigrees. RESULTS We found no evidence for linkage (LOD scores <1.5) despite genotyping more than 540 uniformly-spaced microsatellites. We identified 27 candidate F9 polymorphisms, including three in cis-elements responsible for the increase in FIX:C that occurs with aging, but found no significant genotype-specific differences in mean FIX:C levels (P-values > or = 0.11) despite evaluating every polymorphism in GAIT by marginal multicovariate measured-genotype association analysis. CONCLUSIONS The heritable component of interindividual FIX:C variability likely involves a collection of QTLs with modest effects that may reside in genes other than F9. Nevertheless, because the alleles of these 27 polymorphisms exhibited a low overall degree of linkage disequilibrium, we are currently defining their haplotypes to interrogate several highly-conserved non-exonic sequences and other F9 segments not examined here.
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- M Khachidze
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory-Medicine, Emory University, 101 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Almasy L, Soria JM, Souto JC, Warren DM, Buil A, Borrell M, Muñoz X, Sala N, Lathrop M, Fontcuberta J, Blangero J. A Locus on Chromosome 2 Influences Levels of Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2005; 25:1489-92. [PMID: 15845911 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000166602.04711.2e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objective—
Levels of tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) have been associated with arteriosclerosis and thrombotic disease. Although a genetic component to variation in TFPI levels is well-documented, no systematic genome-wide screens have been conducted to localize genes influencing levels of TFPI.
Methods and Results—
We studied TFPI levels in 397 individuals in 21 Spanish families participating in the Genetic Analysis of Idiopathic Thrombosis (GAIT) study. Twelve families were selected through a proband with idiopathic thrombosis and 9 were ascertained without regard to phenotype. A genome scan was performed using microsatellite markers spaced at approximately 10 cM intervals. Standard multipoint variance component linkage methods were used. The heritability of TFPI levels was 0.52 (
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These results suggest that polymorphisms in and around the TFPI structural gene may be the major genetic determinants of variation in TFPI levels.
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- L Almasy
- Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Tex X 78245-0549, USA.
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