| Autor: |
Yiyi Xu, Simona Jurkovic-Mlakar, Christian H. Lindh, Kristin Scott, Tony Fletcher, Kristina Jakobsson, Karin Engström |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
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| Zdroj: |
Environment International, Vol 145, Iss , Pp 106148- (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0160-4120 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.envint.2020.106148 |
| Popis: |
Background: Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread synthetic substances with various adverse health effects. A potential mechanism of toxicity for PFAS is via epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation. However, few studies have evaluated associations between PFAS exposure and DNA methylation among adults, and data is especially scarce for women. Furthermore, exposure to environmental pollutants has been associated with epigenetic age acceleration, but no studies have yet evaluated whether PFAS is associated with epigenetic age acceleration. Objectives: To investigate whether exposure to PFAS is associated with alteration of DNA methylation and epigenetic age acceleration among women. Methods: In this observational pilot study, 59 women (aged 20–47 years at enrollment in 2014) from Ronneby, Sweden, an area with historically high PFAS exposure due to local drinking water contamination, were divided into three PFAS exposure groups (low, medium, and high). Genome-wide methylation of whole-blood DNA was analyzed using the Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis was used for in silico functional assessment. Epigenetic age acceleration was derived from the DNA methylation data using Horvath’s epigenetic skin and blood clock. Results: 117 differentially methylated positions (q |
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