Altered DNA methylation of the AluY subfamily in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Epigenomics
; 11(6): 581-586, 2019 05.
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| ID: mdl-31066577
Aim: To study DNA methylation patterns of AluY subfamilies in schizophrenia (SCZ) and bipolar disorder (BPD). Patients & methods: A bisulfite conversion-specific one-label extension method was employed to detect the AluY subfamily methylation levels of peripheral blood DNA from 92 SCZ patients, 99 BPD patients and 92 controls. Results: Hypermethylation of the AluY A1 and A2 CpG sites in BPD patients and hypomethylation of A3 CpG site in both of BPD and SCZ patients, and opposite age-dependent methylation alterations between SCZ and controls. Conclusion: The differentially altered DNA methylation patterns of the AluY families between BPD and SCZ suggest the role of DNA methylation in the pathogenesis of these major psychiatric disorders.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Schizophrenia
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Bipolar Disorder
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DNA Methylation
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Alu Elements
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Epigenomics
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China
Country of publication:
United kingdom