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J Hum Nutr Diet ; 29(5): 643-51, 2016 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27230729

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BACKGROUND: Being small for gestational age (SGA), a foetal growth abnormality, has a long-lasting impact on childhood health. Its aetiology and underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Underlying epigenetic changes of imprinted genes have emerged as a potential pathological pathway because they may be associated with growth, including SGA. As a common methyl donor, folic acid (FA) is essential for DNA methylation, synthesis and repair, and FA supplementation is widely recommended for women planning pregnancy. The present study aimed to investigate the inter-relationships among methylation levels of two imprinted genes [H19 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) and MEST DMRs], maternal FA supplementation and SGA. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study. Umbilical cord blood was taken from 39 SGA infants and 49 controls whose birth weights are appropriate for gestational age (AGA). DNA methylation levels of H19 and MEST DMRs were determined by an analysis of mass array quantitative methylation. RESULTS: Statistically significantly higher methylation levels were observed at sites 7.8, 9 and 17.18 of H19 (P = 0.030, 0.016 and 0.050, respectively) in the SGA infants compared to the AGA group. In addition, the association was stronger in male births where the mothers took FA around conception at six H19 sites (P = 0.004, 0.005, 0.048, 0.002, 0.021 and 0.005, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Methylation levels at H19 DMRs were higher in SGA infants compared to AGA controls. It appears that the association may be influenced by maternal peri-conception FA supplementation and also be sex-specific.


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Metilação de DNA , Suplementos Nutricionais , Epigênese Genética , Retardo do Crescimento Fetal/prevenção & controle , Ácido Fólico/uso terapêutico , Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Nutrição Materna , RNA Longo não Codificante/metabolismo , Adulto , Estudos de Casos e Controles , China/epidemiologia , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Sangue Fetal/metabolismo , Desenvolvimento Fetal , Retardo do Crescimento Fetal/sangue , Retardo do Crescimento Fetal/epidemiologia , Retardo do Crescimento Fetal/metabolismo , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Recém-Nascido Pequeno para a Idade Gestacional , Masculino , Cuidado Pré-Concepcional , Gravidez , Cuidado Pré-Natal , Proteínas/genética , Proteínas/metabolismo , RNA Longo não Codificante/genética , Fatores de Risco , Fatores Sexuais
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