Correlation between maternal age and newborn DNA methylation

ABSTRACT: Background: Changes in DNA methylation patterns with age frequently have been observed and implicated in the normal aging process and its associated increasing risk of disease, particularly cancer. Additionally, the offspring of older parents are at significantly increased risk of cancer, diabetes, and neurodevelopmental disorders. Only a proportion of these increased risks among the children of older parents can be attributed to nondisjunction and chromosomal rearrangements. Results: Using a genome-wide survey of 27,578 CpG dinucleotides in a cohort of 168 newborns, we examined the relationship between DNA methylation in newborns and a variety of parental and newborn traits. We found that methylation levels of 144 CpGs belonging to 142 genes were significantly correlated with maternal age

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Ronald Adkins 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-27317 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress