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Relationship of folate, vitamin B12 and methylation of insulin-like growth factor-II in maternal and cord blood.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21245875     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: One of the speculated mechanisms underlying fetal origin hypothesis of breast cancer is the possible influence of maternal environment on epigenetic regulation, such as changes in DNA methylation of the insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF2) gene. The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between folate, vitamin B(12) and methylation of the IGF2 gene in maternal and cord blood.
SUBJECTS/METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study to measure methylation patterns of IGF2 in promoters 2 (P2) and promoters 3 (P3).
RESULTS: The percentage of methylation in IGF2 P3 was higher in maternal blood than in cord blood (P<0.0001), whereas the methylation in P2 was higher in cord blood than in maternal blood (P=0.016). P3 methylation was correlated between maternal and cord blood (P<0.0001), but not P2 (P=0.06). The multivariate linear regression model showed that methylation patterns of both promoters in cord blood were not associated with serum folate levels in either cord or maternal blood, whereas the P3 methylation patterns were associated with serum levels of vitamin B(12) in mother's blood (mean change (MC)=-0.22, P=0.0014). Methylation patterns in P2 of maternal blood were associated with serum levels of vitamin B(12) in mother's blood (MC=-0.23, P=0.012), exposure to passive smoking (MC=0.46, P=0.034) and mother's weight gain during pregnancy (MC=0.23, P=0.019).
CONCLUSIONS: The study suggests that environment influences methylation patterns in maternal blood, and then the maternal patterns influence the methylation status and levels of folate and vitamin B(12) in cord blood.
Authors:
Y Ba; H Yu; F Liu; X Geng; C Zhu; Q Zhu; T Zheng; S Ma; G Wang; Z Li; Y Zhang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2011-01-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of clinical nutrition     Volume:  65     ISSN:  1476-5640     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Clin Nutr     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-06     Completed Date:  2011-07-14     Revised Date:  2012-04-27    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8804070     Medline TA:  Eur J Clin Nutr     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  480-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
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© 2011 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved
Affiliation:
School of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Birth Weight
Cross-Sectional Studies
DNA Methylation*
Epigenomics
Female
Fetal Blood / chemistry*
Folic Acid / blood*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / metabolism*
Linear Models
Male
Pilot Projects
Pregnancy
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Vitamin B 12 / blood*
Vitamin B Complex
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1D43TW007864-01/TW/FIC NIH HHS; 1D43TW008323-01/TW/FIC NIH HHS; R01 CA062006-06/CA/NCI NIH HHS; UL1 RR024139/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
12001-76-2/Vitamin B Complex; 59-30-3/Folic Acid; 67763-97-7/Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; 68-19-9/Vitamin B 12
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