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Maternal Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation and DNA Methylation Patterns in Adolescent Offspring.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Folate, including the folic acid form, is a key component of the one-carbon metabolic pathway used for DNA methylation. Changes in DNA methylation patterns during critical development periods are associated with disease outcomes and are associated with changes in nutritional status in pregnancy. The long-term impact of periconceptional folic acid supplementation on DNA methylation patterns is unknown.

Objectives

To determine the long-term impact of periconceptional folic acid supplementation on DNA methylation patterns, we examined the association of the recommended dosage (400 μg/d) and time period (periconceptional before pregnancy through first trimester) of folic acid supplementation with the DNA methylation patterns in the offspring at age 14-17 y compared with offspring with no supplementation.

Methods

Two geographic sites in China from the 1993-1995 Community Intervention Program of folic acid supplementation were selected for the follow-up study. DNA methylation at 402,730 CpG sites was assessed using saliva samples from 89 mothers and 179 adolescents (89 male). The mean age at saliva collection was 40 y among mothers (range: 35-54 y) and 15 y among adolescents (range: 14-17 y). Epigenome-wide analyses were conducted to assess the interactions of periconceptional folic acid exposure, the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR)-C677T genotype, and epigenome-wide DNA methylation controlling for offspring sex, geographic region, and background cell composition in the saliva.

Results

In the primary outcome, no significant differences were observed in epigenome-wide methylation patterns between adolescents exposed and those non-exposed to maternal periconceptional folic acid supplementation after adjustment for potential confounders [false discovery rate (FDR) P values < 0.05]. The MTHFR-C677T genotype did not modify this lack of association (FDR P values < 0.05).

Conclusions

Overall, there were no differences in DNA methylation between adolescents who were exposed during the critical developmental window and those not exposed to the recommended periconceptional/first-trimester dosage of folic acid.

SUBMITTER: Crider KS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9839994 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Maternal Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation and DNA Methylation Patterns in Adolescent Offspring.

Crider Krista S KS Wang Arick A Ling Hao H Potischman Nancy N Bailey Regan L RL Lichen Yang Y Pfeiffer Christine M CM Killian J Keith JK Rose Charles C Sampson Joshua J Zhu Li L Berry Robert J RJ Linet Martha M Yu Wang W Su L Joseph LJ

The Journal of nutrition 20230101 12

<h4>Background</h4>Folate, including the folic acid form, is a key component of the one-carbon metabolic pathway used for DNA methylation. Changes in DNA methylation patterns during critical development periods are associated with disease outcomes and are associated with changes in nutritional status in pregnancy. The long-term impact of periconceptional folic acid supplementation on DNA methylation patterns is unknown.<h4>Objectives</h4>To determine the long-term impact of periconceptional foli ...[more]

PMID: 36196007

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