Methylation quantitative trait locus analysis of chronic postsurgical pain uncovers epigenetic mediators of genetic risk.
Methylation quantitative trait locus analysis of chronic postsurgical pain uncovers epigenetic mediators of genetic risk.
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10.2217/epi-2020-0424
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发表时间:
2021-04
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3.8
通讯作者:
V. Chidambaran;Xue Zhang;Valentina Pilipenko;Xiaoting Chen;Benjamin Wronowski;Kristie Geisler;Lisa J. Martin;A. Barski;M. Weirauch;H. Ji
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V. Chidambaran;Xue Zhang;Valentina Pilipenko;Xiaoting Chen;Benjamin Wronowski;Kristie Geisler;Lisa J. Martin;A. Barski;M. Weirauch;H. Ji
Background: Overlap of pathways enriched by single nucleotide polymorphisms and DNA-methylation underlying chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP), prompted pilot study of CPSP-associated methylation quantitative trait loci (meQTL). Materials & methods: Children undergoing spine-fusion were recruited prospectively. Logistic-regression for genome- and epigenome-wide CPSP association and DNA-methylation-single nucleotide polymorphism association/mediation analyses to identify meQTLs were followed by functional genomics analyses. Results: CPSP (n = 20/58) and non-CPSP groups differed in pain-measures. Of 2753 meQTLs, DNA-methylation at 127 cytosine-guanine dinucleotides mediated association of 470 meQTLs with CPSP (p < 0.05). At PARK16 locus, CPSP risk meQTLs were associated with decreased DNA-methylation at RAB7L1 and increased DNA-methylation at PM20D1. Corresponding RAB7L1/PM20D1 blood eQTLs (GTEx) and cytosine-guanine dinucleotide-loci enrichment for histone marks, transcription factor binding sites and ATAC-seq peaks suggest altered transcription factor-binding. Conclusion: CPSP-associated meQTLs indicate epigenetic mechanisms mediate genetic risk. Clinical trial registration: NCT01839461, NCT01731873 (ClinicalTrials.gov).