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| العنوان: |
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Analysis of a Cohort of 41 Patients Affected by Oculo-Auriculo-Vertebral Spectrum (OAVS). |
| المؤلفون: |
Guida, Valentina, Calzari, Luciano, Fadda, Maria Teresa, Piceci-Sparascio, Francesca, Digilio, Maria Cristina, Bernardini, Laura, Brancati, Francesco, Mattina, Teresa, Melis, Daniela, Forzano, Francesca, Briuglia, Silvana, Mazza, Tommaso, Bianca, Sebastiano, Valente, Enza Maria, Salehi, Leila Bagherjad, Prontera, Paolo, Pagnoni, Mario, Tenconi, Romano, Dallapiccola, Bruno, Iannetti, Giorgio |
| المصدر: |
International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Feb2021, Vol. 22 Issue 3, p1190-1190, 1p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
DNA analysis, EPIGENOMICS, DNA methylation, BRANCHIAL arch, COHORT analysis, GOLDENHAR syndrome |
| مستخلص: |
Oculo-auriculo-vertebral-spectrum (OAVS; OMIM 164210) is a rare disorder originating from abnormal development of the first and second branchial arch. The clinical phenotype is extremely heterogeneous with ear anomalies, hemifacial microsomia, ocular defects, and vertebral malformations being the main features. MYT1, AMIGO2, and ZYG11B gene variants were reported in a few OAVS patients, but the etiology remains largely unknown. A multifactorial origin has been proposed, including the involvement of environmental and epigenetic mechanisms. To identify the epigenetic mechanisms contributing to OAVS, we evaluated the DNA-methylation profiles of 41 OAVS unrelated affected individuals by using a genome-wide microarray-based methylation approach. The analysis was first carried out comparing OAVS patients with controls at the group level. It revealed a moderate epigenetic variation in a large number of genes implicated in basic chromatin dynamics such as DNA packaging and protein-DNA organization. The alternative analysis in individual profiles based on the searching for Stochastic Epigenetic Variants (SEV) identified an increased number of SEVs in OAVS patients compared to controls. Although no recurrent deregulated enriched regions were found, isolated patients harboring suggestive epigenetic deregulations were identified. The recognition of a different DNA methylation pattern in the OAVS cohort and the identification of isolated patients with suggestive epigenetic variations provide consistent evidence for the contribution of epigenetic mechanisms to the etiology of this complex and heterogeneous disorder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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