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Li S, Spitz N, Ghantous A, Abrishamcar S, Reimann B, Marques I, Silver MJ, Aguilar-Lacasaña S, Kitaba N, Rezwan FI, Röder S, Sirignano L, Tuhkanen J, Mancano G, Sharp GC, Metayer C, Morimoto L, Stein DJ, Zar HJ, Alfano R, Nawrot T, Wang C, Kajantie E, Keikkala E, Mustaniemi S, Ronkainen J, Sebert S, Silva W, Vääräsmäki M, Jaddoe VWV, Bernstein RM, Prentice AM, Cosin-Tomas M, Dwyer T, Håberg SE, Herceg Z, Magnus MC, Munthe-Kaas MC, Page CM, Völker M, Gilles M, Send T, Witt S, Zillich L, Gagliardi L, Richiardi L, Czamara D, Räikkönen K, Chatzi L, Vafeiadi M, Arshad SH, Ewart S, Plusquin M, Felix JF, Moore SE, Vrijheid M, Holloway JW, Karmaus W, Herberth G, Zenclussen A, Streit F, Lahti J, Hüls A, Hoang TT, London SJ, Wiemels JL. A Pregnancy and Childhood Epigenetics Consortium (PACE) meta-analysis highlights potential relationships between birth order and neonatal blood DNA methylation. Commun Biol 2024; 7:66. [PMID: 38195839 PMCID: PMC10776586 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05698-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024] Open
Abstract
Higher birth order is associated with altered risk of many disease states. Changes in placentation and exposures to in utero growth factors with successive pregnancies may impact later life disease risk via persistent DNA methylation alterations. We investigated birth order with Illumina DNA methylation array data in each of 16 birth cohorts (8164 newborns) with European, African, and Latino ancestries from the Pregnancy and Childhood Epigenetics Consortium. Meta-analyzed data demonstrated systematic DNA methylation variation in 341 CpGs (FDR adjusted P < 0.05) and 1107 regions. Forty CpGs were located within known quantitative trait loci for gene expression traits in blood, and trait enrichment analysis suggested a strong association with immune-related, transcriptional control, and blood pressure regulation phenotypes. Decreasing fertility rates worldwide with the concomitant increased proportion of first-born children highlights a potential reflection of birth order-related epigenomic states on changing disease incidence trends.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shaobo Li
- Center for Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Epigenomics and Mechanisms Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
| | - Akram Ghantous
- Epigenomics and Mechanisms Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
| | - Sarina Abrishamcar
- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
| | - Brigitte Reimann
- Centre for Environmental Sciences, UHasselt, Agoralaan, Building D, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium
| | - Irene Marques
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
| | - Sofía Aguilar-Lacasaña
- ISGlobal, Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Madrid, Spain
| | - Negusse Kitaba
- Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
| | - Faisal I Rezwan
- Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Department of Computer Science, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3DB, UK
| | - Stefan Röder
- Department of Environmental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
| | - Lea Sirignano
- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
| | - Johanna Tuhkanen
- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
| | - Giulia Mancano
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
| | - Gemma C Sharp
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
| | - Catherine Metayer
- School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
| | - Libby Morimoto
- School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
| | - Dan J Stein
- SAMRC Unit on Risk & Resilience in Mental Disorders, Dept of Psychiatry & Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
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- SAMRC Unit on Risk & Resilience in Mental Disorders, Dept of Psychiatry & Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, UHasselt, Agoralaan, Building D, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium
| | - Tim Nawrot
- Centre for Environmental Sciences, UHasselt, Agoralaan, Building D, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium
| | - Congrong Wang
- Centre for Environmental Sciences, UHasselt, Agoralaan, Building D, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium
| | - Eero Kajantie
- Clinical Medicine Research Unit, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University, Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Pediatric Research Centre, Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Clinical Medicine Research Unit, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University, Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Population Health Unit, Department of Public Health and Welfare, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Finland
| | - Sanna Mustaniemi
- Clinical Medicine Research Unit, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University, Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Population Health Unit, Department of Public Health and Welfare, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
| | - Sylvain Sebert
- Research Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Clinical Medicine Research Unit, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University, Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Population Health Unit, Department of Public Health and Welfare, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Finland
| | - Vincent W V Jaddoe
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anthropology and Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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- MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia
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- ISGlobal, Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Madrid, Spain
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- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
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- Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Epigenomics and Mechanisms Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Oslo University Hospital, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Physical Health and Aging, Division for Mental and Physical Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
| | - Maja Völker
- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
| | - Maria Gilles
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Woman and Child Health Department, Ospedale Versilia, AUSL Toscana Nord Ovest, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, CPO Piemonte, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of USC. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, Isle of Wight, UK
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, UHasselt, Agoralaan, Building D, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Women & Children's Health, King's College London, London, UK
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- ISGlobal, Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Madrid, Spain
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- Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Environmental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research -UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
- Perinatal Immunology, Medical Faculty, Saxonian Incubator for Clinical Translation (SIKT), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
| | - Stephanie J London
- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
| | - Joseph L Wiemels
- Center for Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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