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| Title |
New-born females show higher stress- and genotype-independent methylation of SLC6A4 than males
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| Published in |
Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40479-015-0029-6 |
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| Authors |
Helene Dukal, Josef Frank, Maren Lang, Jens Treutlein, Maria Gilles, Isabell AC Wolf, Bertram Krumm, Renaud Massart, Moshe Szyf, Manfred Laucht, Michael Deuschle, Marcella Rietschel, Stephanie H Witt |
| Abstract |
Research has demonstrated an association between exposure to early life stress and an increased risk of psychiatric disorders in later life, in particular depression. However, the mechanism through which early life stress contributes to disease development remains unclear. Previous studies have reported an association between early life stress and altered methylation of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4), a key candidate gene for several psychiatric disorders. These differences in methylation are influenced by sex and genetic variation in the SLC6A4-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR). Furthermore, one study indicated that stress during pregnancy may induce methylation changes in SLC6A4 in the newborn. The present study is the first to investigate whether early life stress during pregnancy impacts on SLC6A4 methylation in newborns, taking into account the influence of genetic variation and sex. Cord blood was obtained from newborns with high (n = 45) or low (n = 45) early life stress, defined as maternal stress during pregnancy. The effect on methylation of early life stress, 5-HTTLPR genotype, and sex was assessed at four cytosin-phosphate-guanine dinucleotide (CpG) sites in the promoter associated CpG island north shore (CpG 1 to 4). The epigenetic analyses focused on these CpG sites, since research has shown that CpG island shore methylation has functional consequences. Significant sex-specific methylation was observed, with females displaying higher methylation levels than males (p < 0.001). Importantly, this effect was influenced by neither early life stress nor genotype. The present data suggest that sex-specific methylation of SLC6A4 is present at birth, and is independent of early life stress and 5-HTTLPR genotype. This may contribute to the sex-specific prevalence of depression. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| France | 1 | 20% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 63 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Croatia | 1 | 2% |
| Turkey | 1 | 2% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 59 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 13% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Researcher | 6 | 10% |
| Other | 10 | 16% |
| Unknown | 15 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 19% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 14% |
| Psychology | 7 | 11% |
| Neuroscience | 6 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 11% |
| Unknown | 20 | 32% |
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