A meta-analysis of brain DNA methylation across sex, age, and Alzheimer's disease points for accelerated epigenetic aging in neurodegeneration

C Pellegrini, C Pirazzini, C Sala, L Sambati… - Frontiers in aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by specific alterations of brain DNA methylation
(DNAm) patterns. Age and sex, two major risk factors for AD, are also known to largely affect …

Sex differences in schizophrenia relevant to clinical care

MV Seeman - Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Most medical diagnoses present somewhat differently in men and women,
more so at specific periods of life. Treatment effects may also differ. This is true for …

Transcriptomic sex differences in postmortem brain samples from patients with psychiatric disorders

Y Xia, C Xia, Y Jiang, Y Chen, J Zhou, R Dai… - Science translational …, 2024 - science.org
Many psychiatric disorders exhibit sex differences, but the underlying mechanisms remain
poorly understood. We analyzed transcriptomics data from 2160 postmortem adult prefrontal …

Characterising sex differences of autosomal DNA methylation in whole blood using the Illumina EPIC array

OA Grant, Y Wang, M Kumari, NR Zabet… - Clinical epigenetics, 2022 - Springer
Background Sex differences are known to play a role in disease aetiology, progression and
outcome. Previous studies have revealed autosomal epigenetic differences between males …

[HTML][HTML] Chromosomal and environmental contributions to sex differences in the vulnerability to neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders: Implications for …

PN Pallier, M Ferrara, F Romagnolo, MT Ferretti… - Progress in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders affect men and women differently. Multiple
sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety disorders, depression, meningiomas and late-onset …

Epigenetic mechanisms regulate sex-specific bias in disease manifestations

S Chlamydas, M Markouli, D Strepkos… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Sex presents a vital determinant of a person's physiology, anatomy, and development.
Recent clinical studies indicate that sex is also involved in the differential manifestation of …

Using the tools of genetic epidemiology to understand sex differences in neuropsychiatric disorders

AK Merikangas, L Almasy - Genes, brain and behavior, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Many neuropsychiatric disorders exhibit differences in prevalence, age of onset, symptoms
or course of illness between males and females. For the most part, the origins of these …

Large-scale placenta DNA methylation integrated analysis reveals fetal sex-specific differentially methylated CpG sites and regions

SV Andrews, IJ Yang, K Froehlich, T Oskotsky… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Although male–female differences in placental structure and function have been observed,
little is understood about their molecular underpinnings. Here, we present a mega-analysis …

Sex-specific DNA methylation differences in Alzheimer's disease pathology

L Zhang, JI Young, L Gomez, TC Silva… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2021 - Springer
Sex is an important factor that contributes to the clinical and biological heterogeneities in
Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the regulatory mechanisms underlying sex disparity in AD are …

Drug response-related DNA methylation changes in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder

J Zhou, M Li, X Wang, Y He, Y Xia… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pharmacotherapy is the most common treatment for schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar disorder
(BD), and major depressive disorder (MDD). Pharmacogenetic studies have achieved …