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Epigenetic profiling of ADHD symptoms trajectories: a prospective, methylome-wide study.

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dc.creator Walton, E
dc.creator Pingault, J-B
dc.creator Cecil, C A M
dc.creator Gaunt, T R
dc.creator Relton, C L
dc.creator Mill, Jonathan
dc.creator Barker, E D
dc.date 2017-10-04T13:31:33Z
dc.date 2017-10-04T13:31:33Z
dc.date 2017-02
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-17T19:48:17Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-17T19:48:17Z
dc.identifier Epigenetic profiling of ADHD symptoms trajectories: a prospective, methylome-wide study. 2017, 22 (2):250-256 Mol. Psychiatry
dc.identifier 1476-5578
dc.identifier 27217153
dc.identifier 10.1038/mp.2016.85
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/11287/620423
dc.identifier Molecular psychiatry
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/242013
dc.description Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent developmental disorder, associated with a range of long-term impairments. Variation in DNA methylation, an epigenetic mechanism, is implicated in both neurobiological functioning and psychiatric health. However, the potential role of DNA methylation in ADHD symptoms is currently unclear. In this study, we examined data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)-specifically the subsample forming the Accessible Resource for Integrated Epigenomics Studies (ARIES)-that includes (1) peripheral measures of DNA methylation (Illumina 450k) at birth (n=817, 49% male) and age 7 (n=892, 50% male) and (2) trajectories of ADHD symptoms (7-15 years). We first employed a genome-wide analysis to test whether DNA methylation at birth associates with later ADHD trajectories; and then followed up at age 7 to investigate the stability of associations across early childhood. We found that DNA methylation at birth differentiated ADHD trajectories across multiple genomic locations, including probes annotated to SKI (involved in neural tube development), ZNF544 (previously implicated in ADHD), ST3GAL3 (linked to intellectual disability) and PEX2 (related to perixosomal processes). None of these probes maintained an association with ADHD trajectories at age 7. Findings lend novel insights into the epigenetic landscape of ADHD symptoms, highlighting the potential importance of DNA methylation variation in genes related to neurodevelopmental and peroxisomal processes that play a key role in the maturation and stability of cortical circuits.
dc.description This article is freely available via Open Access. Click on the Additional Link above to access the full text
dc.language en
dc.publisher Nature
dc.relation https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/27217153/
dc.rights Archived with thanks to Molecular psychiatry
dc.subject Wessex Classification Subject Headings::Oncology. Pathology.::Genetics
dc.subject Wessex Classification Subject Headings::Psychology
dc.subject Adolescent
dc.subject Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
dc.subject Child
dc.subject DNA Fingerprinting
dc.subject DNA Methylation
dc.subject Epigenesis, Genetic
dc.subject Epigenomics
dc.subject Female
dc.subject Humans
dc.subject Infant, Newborn
dc.subject Longitudinal Studies
dc.subject Male
dc.subject Prospective Studies
dc.title Epigenetic profiling of ADHD symptoms trajectories: a prospective, methylome-wide study.
dc.type Journal Article
dc.type Published


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