DNA methylation‐based biomarkers of aging were slowed down in a two‐year diet and physical activity intervention trial: The DAMA study

G Fiorito, S Caini, D Palli, B Bendinelli, C Saieva… - Aging cell, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Several biomarkers of healthy aging have been proposed in recent years, including the
epigenetic clocks, based on DNA methylation (DNAm) measures, which are getting …

[HTML][HTML] Guidance for DNA methylation studies: statistical insights from the Illumina EPIC array

G Mansell, TJ Gorrie-Stone, Y Bao, M Kumari… - BMC genomics, 2019 - Springer
Background There has been a steady increase in the number of studies aiming to identify
DNA methylation differences associated with complex phenotypes. Many of the challenges …

[HTML][HTML] Refining epigenetic prediction of chronological and biological age

E Bernabeu, DL McCartney, DA Gadd, RF Hillary… - Genome Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Epigenetic clocks can track both chronological age (cAge) and biological age
(bAge). The latter is typically defined by physiological biomarkers and risk of adverse health …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation signatures of Alzheimer's disease neuropathology in the cortex are primarily driven by variation in non-neuronal cell-types

G Shireby, EL Dempster, S Policicchio… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease characterized by the
progressive accumulation of amyloid-beta and neurofibrillary tangles of tau in the neocortex …

[HTML][HTML] Genes with epigenetic alterations in human pancreatic islets impact mitochondrial function, insulin secretion, and type 2 diabetes

T Rönn, JK Ofori, A Perfilyev, A Hamilton… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Epigenetic dysregulation may influence disease progression. Here we explore whether
epigenetic alterations in human pancreatic islets impact insulin secretion and type 2 …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation in newborns conceived by assisted reproductive technology

SE Håberg, CM Page, Y Lee, HE Nustad… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) may affect fetal development through epigenetic
mechanisms as the timing of ART procedures coincides with the extensive epigenetic …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated analysis of environmental and genetic influences on cord blood DNA methylation in new-borns

D Czamara, G Eraslan, CM Page, J Lahti… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Epigenetic processes, including DNA methylation (DNAm), are among the mechanisms
allowing integration of genetic and environmental factors to shape cellular function. While …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation across the genome in aged human skeletal muscle tissue and muscle-derived cells: the role of HOX genes and physical activity

DC Turner, PP Gorski, MF Maasar, RA Seaborne… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Skeletal muscle tissue demonstrates global hypermethylation with age. However,
methylome changes across the time-course of differentiation in aged human muscle derived …

Arsenic exposure, blood DNA methylation, and cardiovascular disease

A Domingo-Relloso, K Makhani… - Circulation …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Epigenetic dysregulation has been proposed as a key mechanism for arsenic-
related cardiovascular disease (CVD). We evaluated differentially methylated positions …

[HTML][HTML] Placental genomics mediates genetic associations with complex health traits and disease

A Bhattacharya, AN Freedman, V Avula… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
As the master regulator in utero, the placenta is core to the Developmental Origins of Health
and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis but is historically understudied. To identify placental gene …