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. 2017 Nov;9(11):1373-1386.
doi: 10.2217/epi-2017-0060. Epub 2017 Oct 2.

Exploring genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in Aicardi syndrome

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Exploring genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in Aicardi syndrome

Ignazio S Piras et al. Epigenomics. 2017 Nov.

Abstract

Aim: To explore differential DNA methylation (DNAm) in Aicardi syndrome (AIC), a severe neurodevelopmental disorder with largely unknown etiology.

Patients & methods: We characterized DNAm in AIC female patients and parents using the Illumina 450 K array. Differential DNAm was assessed using the local outlier factor algorithm, and results were validated via qPCR in a larger set of AIC female patients, parents and unrelated young female controls. Functional epigenetic modules analysis was used to detect pathways integrating both genome-wide DNAm and RNA-seq data.

Results & conclusion: We detected differential methylation patterns in AIC patients in several neurodevelopmental and/or neuroimmunological networks. These networks may be part of the underlying pathogenic mechanisms involved in the disease.

Keywords: Aicardi syndrome; DNA methylation; KCNAB3.

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