[HTML][HTML] Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of blood DNA methylation and its association with subcortical volumes: findings from the ENIGMA Epigenetics Working Group

T Jia, C Chu, Y Liu, J Van Dongen, E Papastergios… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
DNA methylation, which is modulated by both genetic factors and environmental exposures,
may offer a unique opportunity to discover novel biomarkers of disease-related brain …

Interindividual methylomic variation across blood, cortex, and cerebellum: implications for epigenetic studies of neurological and neuropsychiatric phenotypes

E Hannon, K Lunnon, L Schalkwyk, J Mill - Epigenetics, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Given the tissue-specific nature of epigenetic processes, the assessment of disease-relevant
tissue is an important consideration for epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS). Little …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation and brain structure and function across the life course: A systematic review

ENW Wheater, DQ Stoye, SR Cox, JM Wardlaw… - Neuroscience & …, 2020 - Elsevier
MRI has enhanced our capacity to understand variations in brain structure and function
conferred by the genome. We identified 60 studies that report associations between DNA …

[HTML][HTML] BECon: a tool for interpreting DNA methylation findings from blood in the context of brain

RD Edgar, MJ Jones, MJ Meaney, G Turecki… - Translational …, 2017 - nature.com
Tissue differences are one of the largest contributors to variability in the human DNA
methylome. Despite the tissue-specific nature of DNA methylation, the inaccessibility of …

[HTML][HTML] Functional annotation of the human brain methylome identifies tissue-specific epigenetic variation across brain and blood

MN Davies, M Volta, R Pidsley, K Lunnon, A Dixit… - Genome biology, 2012 - Springer
Background Dynamic changes to the epigenome play a critical role in establishing and
maintaining cellular phenotype during differentiation, but little is known about the normal …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenome-wide association study of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in adults

J van Dongen, NR Zilhão, K Sugden, BT Heijmans… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Previous studies have reported associations between attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms and DNA methylation in children. We report the first …

[HTML][HTML] Human brain region-specific variably methylated regions are enriched for heritability of distinct neuropsychiatric traits

LF Rizzardi, PF Hickey, A Idrizi, R Tryggvadóttir… - Genome biology, 2021 - Springer
Background DNA methylation dynamics in the brain are associated with normal
development and neuropsychiatric disease and differ across functionally distinct brain …

[HTML][HTML] Cell type-specific epigenetic links to schizophrenia risk in the brain

I Mendizabal, S Berto, N Usui, K Toriumi, P Chatterjee… - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
Background The importance of cell type-specific epigenetic variation of non-coding regions
in neuropsychiatric disorders is increasingly appreciated, yet data from disease brains are …

[HTML][HTML] Role of DNA methylation in mediating genetic risk of psychiatric disorders

A Starnawska, D Demontis - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Psychiatric disorders are common, complex, and heritable conditions estimated to be the
leading cause of disability worldwide. The last decade of research in genomics of psychiatry …

A cell epigenotype specific model for the correction of brain cellular heterogeneity bias and its application to age, brain region and major depression

J Guintivano, MJ Aryee, ZA Kaminsky - Epigenetics, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Brain cellular heterogeneity may bias cell type specific DNA methylation patterns,
influencing findings in psychiatric epigenetic studies. We performed fluorescence activated …