Author:
Young Juan I.,Sivasankaran Sathesh K.,Wang Lily,Ali Aleena,Mehta Arpit,Davis David A.,Dykxhoorn Derek M.,Petito Carol K.,Beecham Gary W.,Martin Eden R.,Mash Deborah C.,Pericak-Vance Margaret,Scott William K.,Montine Thomas J.,Vance Jeffery M.
Abstract
ObjectiveGiven the known strong relationship of DNA methylation with environmental exposure, we investigated whether brain regions affected in Parkinson disease (PD) were differentially methylated between PD cases and controls.MethodsDNA chip arrays were used to perform a genome-wide screen of DNA methylation on the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV), substantia nigra (SN), and cingulate gyrus (CG) of pathologically confirmed PD cases and controls selected using the criteria of Beecham et al. Analysis examined differentially methylated regions (DMRs) between cases and controls for each brain area. RNA sequencing and pathway analysis were also performed for each brain area.ResultsThirty-eight PD cases and 41 controls were included in the analysis. Methylation studies revealed 234 significant DMR in the DMV, 44 in the SN, and 141 in the CG between cases and controls (Sidak p < 0.05). Pathway analysis of these genes showed significant enrichment for the Wnt signaling pathway (FDR < 0.01).ConclusionsOur data suggest that significant DNA methylation changes exist between cases and controls in PD, especially in the DMV, one of the areas affected earliest in PD. The etiology of these methylation changes is not yet known, but the predominance of methylation changes occurring in the DMV supports the hypothesis that vagus nerve function, perhaps involving the gastrointestinal system, is important in PD pathogenesis. These data also give independent support that genes involved in Wnt signaling are a likely factor in the neurodegenerative processes of PD.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
Genetics (clinical),Neurology (clinical)
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