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- Title
Epigenome-Wide Association of Infant Feeding and Changes in DNA Methylation from Birth to 10 Years.
- Authors
Mallisetty, Yamini; Mukherjee, Nandini; Jiang, Yu; Chen, Su; Ewart, Susan; Arshad, S. Hasan; Holloway, John W.; Zhang, Hongmei; Karmaus, Wilfried
- Abstract
Epigenetic factors have been suggested as mediators of early-life nutrition to future health. Prior studies focused on breastfeeding effects on DNA methylation (DNAm), ignoring other feeding modes. In this analysis of the Isle of Wight birth cohort, feeding modes were categorized as exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), exclusive formula feeding (EFF), and mixed feeding based on whether the respective feeding mode lasted for at least 3 months. In addition, in the past, infant feeding modes were assessed using DNAm at one time point in childhood, not changes of DNAm. In this paper, methylation differences (delta DNAm) were calculated by subtracting residual methylation values at birth from age 10 years (adjusting for cell types and season of blood collection at both ages). These deltas were estimated for all methylation sites where cytosine was followed by guanine (cytosine guanine dinucleotide (CpG) sites). Then, we performed an epigenome-wide association study contrasting EBF, EFF, and mixed feeding with delta DNAm that represents changes in methylation from birth to 10 years. A total of 87 CpGs (EBF: 27 CpGs, EFF: 48 CpGs, mixed: 12 CpGs) were identified using separate linear regression models adjusting for confounders and multiple testing. The sum of all changes in methylation from birth to age 10 years was significantly lower in the EFF group. Correspondingly, the number of CpGs with a methylation decline was 4.7% higher reflecting 13,683 CpGs. Lower methylation related to exclusive formula feeding and its adverse potential for the child's development needs future research to reduce adverse health effects.
- Subjects
ARTIFICIAL feeding; BREASTFEEDING; GENES; INFANT formulas; INFANTS; INFANT nutrition; NUTRITIONAL requirements; REGRESSION analysis; DNA methylation; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; NUTRITIONAL status; EPIGENOMICS
- Publication
Nutrients, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 1, p99
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu13010099