DNA methylation mediates genetic liability to non-syndromic cleft lip/palate
By
Laurence J Howe,
Tom G Richardson,
Ryan Arathimos,
Lucas Alvizi,
Maria-Rita Passos-Bueno,
Philip Stanier,
Ellen Nohr,
Kerstin U Ludwig,
Elisabeth Mangold,
Michael Knapp,
Evie Stergiakouli,
Beate St Pourcain,
George Davey Smith,
Jonathan Sandy,
Caroline Relton,
Sarah J Lewis,
Gilbran Hemani,
Gemma C Sharp
Posted 30 Jan 2018
bioRxiv DOI: 10.1101/256842
Background: Non-syndromic cleft lip/palate (nsCL/P) is a complex trait with genetic and environmental risk factors. Around 40 distinct genetic risk loci have been identified for nsCL/P, but many reside in non-protein-coding regions with an unclear function. We hypothesised that one possibility is that the genetic risk variants influence susceptibility to nsCL/P through gene regulation pathways, such as those involving DNA methylation. Methods: Using nsCL/P Genome-wide association study summary data and methylation data from four studies, we used Mendelian randomization and joint likelihood mapping to identify putative loci where genetic liability to nsCL/P may be mediated by variation in DNA methylation in blood. Results: There was evidence at three independent loci, VAX1 (10q25.3), LOC146880 (17q23.3) and NTN1 (17p13.1), that liability to nsCL/P and variation in DNA methylation might be driven by the same genetic variant. Follow up analyses using DNA methylation data, derived from lip and palate tissue, and gene expression catalogues provided further insight into possible biological mechanisms. Conclusions: Genetic variation may increase liability to nsCL/P by influencing DNA methylation and gene expression at VAX1, LOC146880 and NTN1.
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