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. 2016 Sep 27:6:34076.
doi: 10.1038/srep34076.

Systematic meta-analyses and field synopsis of genetic and epigenetic studies in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease

Xue Li  1 , Peige Song  1 , Maria Timofeeva  2 , Xiangrui Meng  1 , Igor Rudan  1 , Julian Little  3 , Jack Satsangi  4 , Harry Campbell  1 , Evropi Theodoratou  1
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Systematic meta-analyses and field synopsis of genetic and epigenetic studies in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease

Xue Li et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

We provide a comprehensive field synopsis of genetic and epigenetic associations for paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). A systematic review was performed and included 84 genetic association studies reporting data for 183 polymorphisms in 71 genes. Meta-analyses were conducted for 20 SNPs in 10 genes of paediatric Crohn's disease (CD) and for 8 SNPs in 5 genes of paediatric ulcerative colitis (UC). Five epigenetic studies were also included, but formal meta-analysis was not possible. Venice criteria and Bayesian false discovery probability test were applied to assess the credibility of associations. Nine SNPs in 4 genes were considered to have highly credible associations with paediatric CD, of which four variants (rs2066847, rs12521868, rs26313667, rs1800629) were not previously identified in paediatric GWAS. Differential DNA methylation in NOD2 and TNF-α, dysregulated expression in let-7 and miR-124 were associated with paediatric IBD, but not as yet replicated. Highly credible SNPs associated with paediatric IBD have also been implicated in adult IBD, with similar magnitudes of associations. Early onset and distinct phenotypic features of paediatric IBD might be due to distinct epigenetic changes, but these findings need to be replicated. Further progress identifying genetic and epigenetic susceptibility of paediatric IBD will require international collaboration, population diversity and harmonization of protocols.

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Figure 1. Flow charts for the selection of eligible genetic and epigenetic studies.
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