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Meta-Analysis of Maternal Prenatal Smoking GFI1-Locus and Cardio-Metabolic Phenotypes in Adults

69 Pages Posted: 5 Oct 2018

See all articles by Priyanka Parmar

Priyanka Parmar

University of Oulu

Estelle Lowry

University of Oulu

Giovanni Cugliari

University of Turin - Department of Medical Sciences

Matthew Suderman

University of Bristol - Bristol Medical School

Rory P. Wilson

Swansea University - Swansea Lab for Animal Movement

Ville Karhunen

Imperial College London

Toby Andrew

Imperial College London

Petri Wiklund

University of Jyväskylä - Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences; Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) - Exercise Translational Medicine Center

Matthias Wielscher

Imperial College London

Simonetta Guarrera

University of Turin - Department of Medical Sciences

Alexander Teumer

University of Greifswald - University Medicine Greifswald

Benjamin Lehne

Imperial College London

Lili Milani

University of Tartu - Institute of Genomics

Niek de Klein

University of Groningen

Pashupati Mishra

Tampere University - Finnish Cardiovascular Research Centre - Tampere

Phillip Melton

Curtin University

Pooja R. Mandaviya

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus Medical Center (MC)

Silva Kasela

University of Tartu

Jana Nano

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres - German Research Centre for Environmental Health

Weihua Zhang

Imperial College London

Yan Zhang

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres - German Research Centre for Environmental Health

Andre G. Uitterlinden

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine ; Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Medical Center, Department of Epidemiology

Annette Peters

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres - German Research Centre for Environmental Health

Ben Schöttker

German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) - Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research

Christian Gieger

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres - German Research Centre for Environmental Health

Denise Anderson

The University of Western Australia

Dorret I. Boomsma

VU University Amsterdam

Hans J. Grabe

University of Greifswald - University Medicine Greifswald

Jan H. Veldink

Utrecht University - Department of Neurology

Joyce B.J. van Meurs

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus Medical Center (MC)

Leonard H. van den Berg

Utrecht University - Department of Neurology

Lawrence J. Beilin

The University of Western Australia

Lude Franke

University of Groningen - Groningen University Hospital

Marie Loh

Imperial College London

Marleen M.J. van Greevenbroek

University Hospital Maastricht

Matthias Nauck

University of Greifswald - University Medicine Greifswald

Mika Kähönen

Tampere University - Tampere University Hospital

Mikko A. Hurme

Tampere University

Olli Raitakari

University of Turku

Oscar H. Franco

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Epidemiology

Eline Slagboom

Leiden University - Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)

Pim van der Harst

University of Groningen - Department of Cardiology

Sonja Kunze

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres - German Research Centre for Environmental Health

Stephan B. Felix

University of Greifswald - University Medicine Greifswald

Tao Zhang

Tulane University

Wei Chen

Tulane University

Trevor A. Mori

The University of Western Australia

Amelie Bonnefond

Imperial College London

B.T. Heijmans

University Medical Center

Taulant Muka

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus Medical Center (MC)

Jaspal S. Kooner

Imperial College London

Krista Fischer

University of Tartu

Melanie Waldenberger

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres - German Research Centre for Environmental Health

Philippe Froguel

Imperial College London

Rae-Chi Huang

The University of Western Australia

Terho Lehtimäki

University of Turku

Wolfgang Rathmann

Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf

Caroline L. Relton

University of Bristol - Bristol Medical School

Giuseppe Matullo

University of Turin

Hermann Brenner

University of Kaiserslautern - German Research Center for Articial Intelligence (DFKI)

Niek Verweij

University of Groningen - Groningen University Hospital

Shengxu Li

Tulane University

John C. Chambers

Imperial College London

Marjo-Riitta Järvelin

University of Oulu

Sylvain P. Sébert

University of Oulu - Centre for Life Course Health Research

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Abstract

Background: DNA methylation at GFI1-locus has been repeatedly associated with exposure to smoking from foetal period onwards. We explored whether DNA methylation maybe a mechanism that links exposure to maternal prenatal smoking with offspring's adult cardio-metabolic health.

Methods: We meta-analysed the association between methylation at GFI1-locus with maternal prenatal smoking, adult own smoking, and cardio-metabolic phenotypes in 22 population-based studies from Europe, Australia, and USA (n=18212). DNA methylation at GFI1-locus was measured in whole-blood. Multivariable regression analyses were fitted to examine its association with exposure to prenatal and own adult smoking. DNA methylation levels were analysed in relation to body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), fasting glucose (FG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TG), diastolic, and systolic blood pressure (BP).

Findings: Hypomethylation at four out of eight GFI1-CpGs was associated with exposure to maternal prenatal smoking, whereas, all eight CpGs were associated with adult own smoking. Cg14179389 hypomethylation, the strongest maternal prenatal smoking locus, was associated with increased WC and BP when adjusted for sex, age, and adult smoking with Bonferroni-corrected P < 0·012. In contrast, hypomethylation at cg09935388, the strongest adult own smoking locus, was associated with decreased BMI, WC, and BP (adjusted 1 x 10 - 7 < P < 0·01). Similarly, hypo-methylation at cg12876356, cg18316974, cg09662411, and cg18146737 was associated with decreased BMI and WC (5 x 10 - 8 < P < 0·001). Hypomethylation at all the CpGs was consistently associated with higher TG levels.

Interpretation: Epigenetic changes at GFI1 were linked to smoking exposure in-utero/in-adulthood and robustly associated with cardio-metabolic risk factors. This introduces a molecular mechanism and biomarker of smoking exposure.

Funding: Not applicable

Declaration of interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

Ethical Approval Statement: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the ALSPAC Ethics and Law Committee and the Local Research Ethics Committees.

Keywords: DNA Methylation, Maternal smoking, Adult Cardio-metabolic Health, Population Epigenetics

Suggested Citation

Parmar, Priyanka and Lowry, Estelle and Cugliari, Giovanni and Suderman, Matthew and Wilson, Rory P. and Karhunen, Ville and Andrew, Toby and Wiklund, Petri and Wielscher, Matthias and Guarrera, Simonetta and Teumer, Alexander and Lehne, Benjamin and Milani, Lili and de Klein, Niek and Mishra, Pashupati and Melton, Phillip and Mandaviya, Pooja R. and Kasela, Silva and Nano, Jana and Zhang, Weihua and Zhang, Yan and Uitterlinden, Andre G. and Peters, Annette and Schöttker, Ben and Gieger, Christian and Anderson, Denise and Boomsma, Dorret I. and Grabe, Hans J. and Veldink, Jan H. and van Meurs, Joyce B.J. and van den Berg, Leonard H. and Beilin, Lawrence J. and Franke, Lude and Loh, Marie and van Greevenbroek, Marleen M.J. and Nauck, Matthias and Kähönen, Mika and Hurme, Mikko A. and Raitakari, Olli and Franco, Oscar H. and Slagboom, Eline and van der Harst, Pim and Kunze, Sonja and Felix, Stephan B. and Zhang, Tao and Chen, Wei and Mori, Trevor A. and Bonnefond, Amelie and Heijmans, B.T. and Muka, Taulant and Kooner, Jaspal S. and Fischer, Krista and Waldenberger, Melanie and Froguel, Philippe and Huang, Rae-Chi and Lehtimäki, Terho and Rathmann, Wolfgang and Relton, Caroline L. and Matullo, Giuseppe and Brenner, Hermann and Verweij, Niek and Li, Shengxu and Chambers, John C. and Järvelin, Marjo-Riitta and Sébert, Sylvain P., Meta-Analysis of Maternal Prenatal Smoking GFI1-Locus and Cardio-Metabolic Phenotypes in Adults (August 22, 2018). , EBioMedicine, Volume 38, December 2018, Pages 206-216, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.10.066, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3237007 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3237007

Priyanka Parmar

University of Oulu ( email )

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Estelle Lowry

University of Oulu

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Oulu FIN-90014, 90570
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Giovanni Cugliari

University of Turin - Department of Medical Sciences

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Torino, 10126
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Matthew Suderman

University of Bristol - Bristol Medical School

Tyndall Avenue, Senate House
Bristol, BS8 1TH
United Kingdom

Rory P. Wilson

Swansea University - Swansea Lab for Animal Movement ( email )

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Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP
United Kingdom

Ville Karhunen

Imperial College London

South Kensington Campus
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United Kingdom

Toby Andrew

Imperial College London

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Petri Wiklund

University of Jyväskylä - Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences ( email )

Building Liikunta (L)
Keskussairaalankatu 4
Finland

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) - Exercise Translational Medicine Center ( email )

Shanghai
China

Matthias Wielscher

Imperial College London

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Simonetta Guarrera

University of Turin - Department of Medical Sciences

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Torino, 10126
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Alexander Teumer

University of Greifswald - University Medicine Greifswald

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Greifswald, 17475
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Benjamin Lehne

Imperial College London

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Lili Milani

University of Tartu - Institute of Genomics

Tartu
Estonia

Niek De Klein

University of Groningen

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Netherlands

Pashupati Mishra

Tampere University - Finnish Cardiovascular Research Centre - Tampere

Finland

Phillip Melton

Curtin University

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Bentley
Perth, WA WA 6102
Australia

Pooja R. Mandaviya

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus Medical Center (MC)

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Silva Kasela

University of Tartu

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Tartu 50090, 50090
Estonia

Jana Nano

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres - German Research Centre for Environmental Health

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Neuherberg, Bavaria D-85764
Germany

Weihua Zhang

Imperial College London

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United Kingdom

Yan Zhang

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres - German Research Centre for Environmental Health

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Germany

Andre G. Uitterlinden

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine

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Rotterdam, South Holland 3015 GD
Netherlands

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), Medical Center, Department of Epidemiology

Rotterdam
Netherlands

Annette Peters

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres - German Research Centre for Environmental Health

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Neuherberg, Bavaria D-85764
Germany

Ben Schöttker

German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) - Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research

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Heidelberg, 69120
Germany

Christian Gieger

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres - German Research Centre for Environmental Health

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Denise Anderson

The University of Western Australia

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Australia

Dorret I. Boomsma

VU University Amsterdam

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Netherlands

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University of Greifswald - University Medicine Greifswald

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Jan H. Veldink

Utrecht University - Department of Neurology

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Joyce B.J. Van Meurs

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus Medical Center (MC)

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Leonard H. Van den Berg

Utrecht University - Department of Neurology

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The University of Western Australia

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University of Groningen - Groningen University Hospital

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Imperial College London

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University of Greifswald - University Medicine Greifswald

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Tampere University - Tampere University Hospital

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Mikko A. Hurme

Tampere University

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Olli Raitakari

University of Turku

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Oscar H. Franco

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Epidemiology ( email )

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Eline Slagboom

Leiden University - Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)

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Pim Van der Harst

University of Groningen - Department of Cardiology ( email )

Groningen
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Sonja Kunze

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres - German Research Centre for Environmental Health

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Stephan B. Felix

University of Greifswald - University Medicine Greifswald

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Tulane University

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Tulane University

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The University of Western Australia

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Imperial College London

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Imperial College London

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University of Tartu

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Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres - German Research Centre for Environmental Health

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Imperial College London

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The University of Western Australia ( email )

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