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DNA methylation differences in cortical grey and white matter in schizophrenia
- Source :
- Epigenomics, 13, 1157-1169. Future Medicine Ltd., Epigenomics, 13, 15, pp. 1157-1169, Epigenomics, 13, 1157-1169, Epigenomics
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Item does not contain fulltext Aim: Identify grey- and white-matter-specific DNA-methylation differences between schizophrenia (SCZ) patients and controls in postmortem brain cortical tissue. Materials & methods: Grey and white matter were separated from postmortem brain tissue of the superior temporal and medial frontal gyrus from SCZ (n = 10) and control (n = 11) cases. Genome-wide DNA-methylation analysis was performed using the Infinium EPIC Methylation Array (Illumina, CA, USA). Results: Four differentially methylated regions associated with SCZ status and tissue type (grey vs white matter) were identified within or near KLF9, SFXN1, SPRED2 and ALS2CL genes. Gene-expression analysis showed differential expression of KLF9 and SFXN1 in SCZ. Conclusion: Our data show distinct differences in DNA methylation between grey and white matter that are unique to SCZ, providing new leads to unravel the pathogenesis of SCZ. Lay abstract This study investigated the way gene activity is regulated in brain cells of patients with schizophrenia (SCZ; a severe mental illness characterized by psychosis) compared with unaffected controls. The study focuses on the differences between parts of the brain with many cell bodies (grey matter) in contrast to those parts with mainly conducting fibers (white matter). For that purpose, grey and white matter were separated from brain tissue of ten individuals with SCZ and 11 without. All brains were obtained after the patients died and donated their brains to science. Array technology was used to analyze 800,000 sections of the DNA at once. The study identified regions on four genes that can turn the genes on and off differently in schizophrenic patients compared with controls, these genes were also turned on or off depending on their location either in grey or white matter. Two of these genes showed different activation in schizophrenic patients compared with controls. Overall this study identified distinct differences between grey and white matter that are unique to SCZ, providing new leads to unravel the biology of SCZ. eng
- Subjects :
- Epigenomics
Male
0301 basic medicine
Cancer Research
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Stress-related disorders Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience [Radboudumc 13]
Biology
EPIC
Epigenesis, Genetic
White matter
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Genetics
medicine
Humans
Gray Matter
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Postmortem brain
Methylation
DNA Methylation
Middle Aged
Medial frontal gyrus
medicine.disease
White Matter
030104 developmental biology
medicine.anatomical_structure
Differentially methylated regions
Gene Expression Regulation
Schizophrenia
Case-Control Studies
DNA methylation
Female
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1750192X and 17501911
- Volume :
- 13
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Epigenomics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b097856840739f2fef21f3e4c6fbb739