Nasal DNA methylation at three CpG sites predicts childhood allergic disease

M van Breugel, C Qi, Z Xu, CET Pedersen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
M van Breugel, C Qi, Z Xu, CET Pedersen, I Petoukhov, JM Vonk, U Gehring, M Berg
Nature communications, 2022nature.com
Childhood allergic diseases, including asthma, rhinitis and eczema, are prevalent conditions
that share strong genetic and environmental components. Diagnosis relies on clinical history
and measurements of allergen-specific IgE. We hypothesize that a multi-omics model could
accurately diagnose childhood allergic disease. We show that nasal DNA methylation has
the strongest predictive power to diagnose childhood allergy, surpassing blood DNA
methylation, genetic risk scores, and environmental factors. DNA methylation at only three …
Abstract
Childhood allergic diseases, including asthma, rhinitis and eczema, are prevalent conditions that share strong genetic and environmental components. Diagnosis relies on clinical history and measurements of allergen-specific IgE. We hypothesize that a multi-omics model could accurately diagnose childhood allergic disease. We show that nasal DNA methylation has the strongest predictive power to diagnose childhood allergy, surpassing blood DNA methylation, genetic risk scores, and environmental factors. DNA methylation at only three nasal CpG sites classifies allergic disease in Dutch children aged 16 years well, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.86. This is replicated in Puerto Rican children aged 9–20 years (AUC 0.82). DNA methylation at these CpGs additionally detects allergic multimorbidity and symptomatic IgE sensitization. Using nasal single-cell RNA-sequencing data, these three CpGs associate with influx of T cells and macrophages that contribute to allergic inflammation. Our study suggests the potential of methylation-based allergy diagnosis.
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