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DNA methylome analysis in infants from The Gambia / Aflatoxin / Seasonality study

ABSTRACT: Genome wide DNA methylation profiling in infant's blood from a mother/child cohort in The Gambia. The main variables of the analyses were the intra-uterine exposure to aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and the season of conception. The Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation 450k Beadchip was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 450,000 CpGs in whole peripheral blood obtained at 3-6 months of age. A total of 124 samples were analysed, including 3 technical replicates. Bisulphite converted DNA from the 124 samples were hybridised to the Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation 450k Beadchip

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Hector Hernandez-Vargas

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-59592 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Exposure to aflatoxin B1 in utero is associated with DNA methylation in white blood cells of infants in The Gambia.

Hernandez-Vargas Hector H Castelino Jovita J Silver Matt J MJ Dominguez-Salas Paula P Cros Marie-Pierre MP Durand Geoffroy G Le Calvez-Kelm Florence F Prentice Andrew M AM Wild Christopher P CP Moore Sophie E SE Hennig Branwen J BJ Herceg Zdenko Z Gong Yun Yun YY Routledge Michael N MN

International journal of epidemiology 20150407 4

<h4>Background</h4>Exposure to environmental toxins during embryonic development may lead to epigenetic changes that influence disease risk in later life. Aflatoxin is a contaminant of staple foods in sub-Saharan Africa, is a known human liver carcinogen and has been associated with stunting in infants.<h4>Methods</h4>We have measured aflatoxin exposure in 115 pregnant women in The Gambia and examined the DNA methylation status of white blood cells from their infants at 2-8 months old (mean 3.6 ...[more]

PMID: 25855716

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DNA methylome analysis in infants from The Gambia / Aflatoxin / Seasonality study

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Exposure to aflatoxin B1 in utero is associated with DNA methylation in white blood cells of infants in The Gambia.

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