DNA Methylation of Lipid-Related Genes Affects Blood Lipid Levels
Author(s) -
Liliane Pfeiffer,
Simone Wahl,
Luke C. Pilling,
Eva Reischl,
Johanna K. Sandling,
Sonja Kunze,
Lesca M. Holdt,
Anja Kretschmer,
Katharina Schramm,
Jerzy Adamski,
Norman Klopp,
Thomas Illig,
Åsa K. Hedman,
Michael Roden,
Dena Hernández,
Andrew Singleton,
Wolfgang E. Thasler,
Harald Grallert,
Christian Gieger,
Christian Herder,
Daniel Teupser,
Christa Meisinger,
Timothy D. Spector,
Florian Kronenberg,
Holger Prokisch,
David Melzer,
Annette Peters,
Panos Deloukas,
Luigi Ferrucci,
Mélanie Waldenberger
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1942-325X
pISSN - 1942-3268
DOI - 10.1161/circgenetics.114.000804
Subject(s) - dna methylation , epigenetics , methylation , methylated dna immunoprecipitation , triglyceride , medicine , cpg site , endocrinology , biology , cholesterol , genetics , gene , gene expression
Epigenetic mechanisms might be involved in the regulation of interindividual lipid level variability and thus may contribute to the cardiovascular risk profile. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between genome-wide DNA methylation and blood lipid levels high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and total cholesterol. Observed DNA methylation changes were also further analyzed to examine their relationship with previous hospitalized myocardial infarction.
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