Epigenome-wide association study in Chinese monozygotic twins identifies DNA methylation loci associated with blood pressure

W Wang, J Yao, W Li, Y Wu, H Duan, C Xu, X Tian… - Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Hypertension is a crucial risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease and
reducing life expectancy. We aimed to detect DNA methylation (DNAm) variants potentially …

Association between DNA methylation and blood pressure: a 5-year longitudinal twin study

X Hong, K Miao, W Cao, J Lv, C Yu, T Huang, D Sun… - …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Previous EWASs (Epigenome-Wide Association Studies) have reported
hundreds of blood pressure (BP) associated 5′-cytosine-phosphate-guanine-3′(CpG) …

Identification, heritability, and relation with gene expression of novel DNA methylation loci for blood pressure

Y Huang, M Ollikainen, M Muniandy, T Zhang… - …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
We conducted an epigenome-wide association study meta-analysis on blood pressure (BP)
in 4820 individuals of European and African ancestry aged 14 to 69. Genome-wide DNA …

Associations between high blood pressure and DNA methylation

N Kazmi, HR Elliott, K Burrows, T Tillin, AD Hughes… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background High blood pressure is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is
influenced by both environmental and genetic factors. Epigenetic processes including DNA …

Unique associations of DNA methylation regions with 24-hour blood pressure phenotypes in black participants

ML Roberts, TA Kotchen, X Pan, Y Li, C Yang, P Liu… - …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Epigenetic marks (eg, DNA methylation) may capture the effect of gene-
environment interactions. DNA methylation is involved in blood pressure (BP) regulation and …

The interplay of epigenetic, genetic, and traditional risk factors on blood pressure: findings from the health and retirement study

X Zhang, F Ammous, L Lin, SM Ratliff, EB Ware… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The epigenome likely interacts with traditional and genetic risk factors to influence blood
pressure. We evaluated whether 13 previously reported DNA methylation sites (CpGs) are …

Epigenome-wide analysis of DNA methylation and coronary heart disease: a nested case-control study

J Si, S Yang, D Sun, C Yu, Y Guo, Y Lin, IY Millwood… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Background: Identifying environmentally responsive genetic loci where DNA methylation is
associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) may reveal novel pathways or therapeutic …

DNA methylation modules associate with incident cardiovascular disease and cumulative risk factor exposure

K Westerman, P Sebastiani, P Jacques, S Liu… - Clinical …, 2019 - Springer
Background Epigenome-wide association studies using DNA methylation have the potential
to uncover novel biomarkers and mechanisms of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk …

DNA methylation analysis identifies loci for blood pressure regulation

MA Richard, T Huan, S Ligthart, R Gondalia… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - cell.com
Genome-wide association studies have identified hundreds of genetic variants associated
with blood pressure (BP), but sequence variation accounts for a small fraction of the …

Impact of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana on genome-wide DNA methylation and its relationship with hypertension

N Carreras-Gallo, VB Dwaraka, A Cáceres, R Smith… - Epigenetics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana consumption is an important public health problem
because of their high use worldwide and their association with the risk of mortality and many …