Making sense of the ageing methylome

K Seale, S Horvath, A Teschendorff, N Eynon… - Nature Reviews …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Over time, the human DNA methylation landscape accrues substantial damage, which has
been associated with a broad range of age-related diseases, including cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of biological, social and environmental factors associated with epigenetic clock acceleration

L Oblak, J van der Zaag, AT Higgins-Chen… - Ageing research …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Aging involves a diverse set of biological changes accumulating over time that leads to
increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Epigenetic clocks are now widely used to quantify …

DNA methylation in newborns and maternal smoking in pregnancy: genome-wide consortium meta-analysis

BR Joubert, JF Felix, P Yousefi, KM Bakulski… - The American Journal of …, 2016‏ - cell.com
Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, represent a potential mechanism for
environmental impacts on human disease. Maternal smoking in pregnancy remains an …

DNA methylation and healthy human aging

MJ Jones, SJ Goodman, MS Kobor - Aging cell, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
The process of aging results in a host of changes at the cellular and molecular levels, which
include senescence, telomere shortening, and changes in gene expression. Epigenetic …

Skin changes during ageing

F Bonté, D Girard, JC Archambault… - Biochemistry and cell …, 2019‏ - Springer
The skin provides the primary protection for the body against external injuries and is
essential in the maintenance of general homeostasis. During ageing, resident cells become …

Guidance for DNA methylation studies: statistical insights from the Illumina EPIC array

G Mansell, TJ Gorrie-Stone, Y Bao, M Kumari… - BMC genomics, 2019‏ - Springer
Background There has been a steady increase in the number of studies aiming to identify
DNA methylation differences associated with complex phenotypes. Many of the challenges …

An integrated genetic-epigenetic analysis of schizophrenia: evidence for co-localization of genetic associations and differential DNA methylation

E Hannon, E Dempster, J Viana, J Burrage, AR Smith… - Genome biology, 2016‏ - Springer
Background Schizophrenia is a highly heritable, neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by
episodic psychosis and altered cognitive function. Despite success in identifying genetic …

DNA methylation meta-analysis reveals cellular alterations in psychosis and markers of treatment-resistant schizophrenia

E Hannon, EL Dempster, G Mansell, J Burrage, N Bass… - Elife, 2021‏ - elifesciences.org
We performed a systematic analysis of blood DNA methylation profiles from 4483
participants from seven independent cohorts identifying differentially methylated positions …

The role of cigarette smoke-induced epigenetic alterations in inflammation

D Zong, X Liu, J Li, R Ouyang, P Chen - Epigenetics & Chromatin, 2019‏ - Springer
Background Exposure to cigarette smoke (CS) is a major threat to human health worldwide.
It is well established that smoking increases the risk of respiratory diseases, cardiovascular …

Prenatal exposure to maternal smoking and offspring DNA methylation across the lifecourse: findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children …

RC Richmond, AJ Simpkin, G Woodward… - Human molecular …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Maternal smoking during pregnancy has been found to influence newborn DNA methylation
in genes involved in fundamental developmental processes. It is pertinent to understand the …