Rheumatoid arthritis-relevant DNA methylation changes identified in ACPA-positive asymptomatic individuals using methylome capture sequencing

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dc.contributor.authorShao, Xiaojian
dc.contributor.authorHudson, Marie
dc.contributor.authorColmegna, Ines
dc.contributor.authorGreenwood, Celia M T
dc.contributor.authorFritzler, Marvin J
dc.contributor.authorAwadalla, Philip
dc.contributor.authorPastinen, Tomi
dc.contributor.authorBernatsky, Sasha
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-04T00:05:18Z
dc.date.available2019-08-04T00:05:18Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-31
dc.date.updated2019-08-04T00:05:18Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Objective To compare DNA methylation in subjects positive vs negative for anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA), a key serological marker of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk. Methods With banked serum from a random subset (N = 3600) of a large general population cohort, we identified ACPA-positive samples and compared them to age- and sex-matched ACPA-negative controls. We used a custom-designed methylome panel to conduct targeted bisulfite sequencing of 5 million CpGs located in regulatory or hypomethylated regions of DNA from whole blood (red blood cell lysed). Using binomial regression models, we investigated the differentially methylated regions (DMRs) between ACPA-positive vs ACPA-negative subjects. An independent set of T cells from RA patients was used to “validate” the differentially methylated sites. Results We measured DNA methylation in 137 subjects, of whom 63 were ACPA-positive, 66 were ACPA-negative, and 8 had self-reported RA. We identified 1303 DMRs of relevance, of which one third (402) had underlying genetic effects. These DMRs were enriched in intergenic CpG islands (CGI) and CGI shore regions. Furthermore, the genes associated with these DMRs were enriched in pathways related to Epstein-Barr virus infection and immune response. In addition, 80 (38%) of 208 RA-specific DMRs were replicated in T cells from RA samples. Conclusions Sequencing-based high-resolution methylome mapping revealed biologically relevant DNA methylation changes in asymptomatic individuals positive for ACPA that overlap with those seen in RA. Pathway analyses suggested roles for viral infections, which may represent the effect of environmental triggers upstream of disease onset.
dc.identifier.citationClinical Epigenetics. 2019 Jul 31;11(1):110
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-019-0699-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/110700
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/44229
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s).
dc.titleRheumatoid arthritis-relevant DNA methylation changes identified in ACPA-positive asymptomatic individuals using methylome capture sequencing
dc.typeJournal Article
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