Analysis of DNA methylation at birth and in childhood reveals changes associated with season of birth and latitude

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 p...

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Autores: Kadalayil, Latha, Llambrich, Maria, Salas Díaz, Lucas Andrés, 1980-, Bustamante Pineda, Mariona, Sunyer Deu, Jordi, Kogevinas, Manolis, Holloway, John W.
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Fecha de publicación:2023
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Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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Palavra-chave:Birth season
DNA methylation
Differentially methylated regions (DMR)
Latitude
Meta-analysis
PACE
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Analysis of DNA methylation at birth and in childhood reveals changes associated with season of birth and latitude
title Analysis of DNA methylation at birth and in childhood reveals changes associated with season of birth and latitude
spellingShingle Analysis of DNA methylation at birth and in childhood reveals changes associated with season of birth and latitude
Kadalayil, Latha
Birth season
DNA methylation
Differentially methylated regions (DMR)
Latitude
Meta-analysis
PACE
title_short Analysis of DNA methylation at birth and in childhood reveals changes associated with season of birth and latitude
title_full Analysis of DNA methylation at birth and in childhood reveals changes associated with season of birth and latitude
title_fullStr Analysis of DNA methylation at birth and in childhood reveals changes associated with season of birth and latitude
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of DNA methylation at birth and in childhood reveals changes associated with season of birth and latitude
title_sort Analysis of DNA methylation at birth and in childhood reveals changes associated with season of birth and latitude
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Kadalayil, Latha
Llambrich, Maria
Salas Díaz, Lucas Andrés, 1980-
Bustamante Pineda, Mariona
Sunyer Deu, Jordi
Kogevinas, Manolis
Holloway, John W.
author Kadalayil, Latha
author_facet Kadalayil, Latha
Llambrich, Maria
Salas Díaz, Lucas Andrés, 1980-
Bustamante Pineda, Mariona
Sunyer Deu, Jordi
Kogevinas, Manolis
Holloway, John W.
author_role author
author2 Llambrich, Maria
Salas Díaz, Lucas Andrés, 1980-
Bustamante Pineda, Mariona
Sunyer Deu, Jordi
Kogevinas, Manolis
Holloway, John W.
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Birth season
DNA methylation
Differentially methylated regions (DMR)
Latitude
Meta-analysis
PACE
topic Birth season
DNA methylation
Differentially methylated regions (DMR)
Latitude
Meta-analysis
PACE
description 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). Conclusions: 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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spelling Analysis of DNA methylation at birth and in childhood reveals changes associated with season of birth and latitudeKadalayil, LathaLlambrich, MariaSalas Díaz, Lucas Andrés, 1980-Bustamante Pineda, MarionaSunyer Deu, JordiKogevinas, ManolisHolloway, John W.Birth seasonDNA methylationDifferentially methylated regions (DMR)LatitudeMeta-analysisPACEBackground: 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). Conclusions: 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.BioMed Central202320232023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/58463http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13148-023-01542-5reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésClin Epigenetics. 2023 Sep 11;15(1):148© The Author(s) 2023. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/584632026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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