A germ cell‐specific ageing pattern in otherwise healthy men

S Laurentino, JF Cremers, B Horsthemke… - Aging …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Life‐long sperm production leads to the assumption that male fecundity remains unchanged
throughout life. However, recently it was shown that paternal age has profound …

The inherited methylome landscape is directly altered with paternal aging and associated with offspring neurodevelopmental disorders

MM Denomme, ME Haywood, JC Parks… - Aging …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Paternal aging and the prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring are well
documented. Yet, the underlying mechanism and the mode of inheritance have not been …

Sperm epigenetic clock associates with pregnancy outcomes in the general population

JR Pilsner, H Saddiki, BW Whitcomb… - Human …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Is sperm epigenetic aging (SEA) associated with probability of
pregnancy among couples in the general population? SUMMARY ANSWER We observed a …

Spermatozoa from infertile patients exhibit differences of DNA methylation associated with spermatogenesis-related processes: an array-based analysis

C Camprubí, A Salas-Huetos, R Aiese-Cigliano… - Reproductive …, 2016 - Elsevier
The influence of aberrant sperm DNA methylation on the reproductive capacity of couples
has been postulated as a cause of infertility. This study compared the DNA methylation of …

Age-related sperm DNA methylation changes are transmitted to offspring and associated with abnormal behavior and dysregulated gene expression

MH Milekic, Y Xin, A O'donnell, KK Kumar… - Molecular …, 2015 - nature.com
Advanced paternal age (APA) has been shown to be a significant risk factor in the offspring
for neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism spectrum …

The DNA methylome of human sperm is distinct from blood with little evidence for tissue-consistent obesity associations

F Åsenius, TJ Gorrie-Stone, A Brew… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Epidemiological research suggests that paternal obesity may increase the risk of fathering
small for gestational age offspring. Studies in non-human mammals indicate that such …

Comparative whole genome DNA methylation profiling of cattle sperm and somatic tissues reveals striking hypomethylated patterns in sperm

Y Zhou, EE Connor, DM Bickhart, C Li… - …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Although sperm DNA methylation has been studied in humans and other
species, its status in cattle is largely unknown. Results Using whole-genome bisulfite …

Broad DNA methylation changes of spermatogenesis, inflammation and immune response‐related genes in a subgroup of sperm samples for assisted reproduction

B Schütte, N El Hajj, J Kuhtz, I Nanda, J Gromoll… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aberrant sperm DNA methylation patterns, mainly in imprinted genes, have been associated
with male subfertility and oligospermia. Here, we performed a genome‐wide methylation …

Integrative DNA methylation and gene expression analyses identify DNA packaging and epigenetic regulatory genes associated with low motility sperm

SE Pacheco, EA Houseman, BC Christensen… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background In previous studies using candidate gene approaches, low sperm count
(oligospermia) has been associated with altered sperm mRNA content and DNA methylation …

Customized MethylC-capture sequencing to evaluate variation in the human sperm DNA methylome representative of altered folate metabolism

D Chan, X Shao, MC Dumargne… - Environmental …, 2019 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: The sperm DNA methylation landscape is unique and critical for offspring
health. If gamete-derived DNA methylation escapes reprograming in early embryos …