2022
Incorporation of DNA methylation quantitative trait loci (mQTLs) in epigenome-wide association analysis: application to birthweight effects in neonatal whole blood
Li S, Mancuso N, Metayer C, Ma X, de Smith A, Wiemels J. Incorporation of DNA methylation quantitative trait loci (mQTLs) in epigenome-wide association analysis: application to birthweight effects in neonatal whole blood. Clinical Epigenetics 2022, 14: 158. PMID: 36457128, PMCID: PMC9714153, DOI: 10.1186/s13148-022-01385-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethylation quantitative trait lociSingle nucleotide polymorphismsDNA methylationGenetic variationDNA methylation quantitative trait lociGenetic effectsDiverse genetic ancestryEPIC arrayCpG island shore regionQuantitative trait lociDNA methylation dataEpigenome-wide association analysisTrait lociDevelopmental traitsEWAS resultsGenetic elementsGene expressionMethylation dataAssociation studiesK arrayAssociation analysisCertain lociMethylation levelsIllumina 450Top hitsInvestigating DNA methylation as a mediator of genetic risk in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Xu K, Li S, Pandey P, Kang AY, Morimoto LM, Mancuso N, Ma X, Metayer C, Wiemels JL, de Smith AJ. Investigating DNA methylation as a mediator of genetic risk in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Human Molecular Genetics 2022, 31: 3741-3756. PMID: 35717575, PMCID: PMC9616572, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddac137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenome-wide association studiesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic risk lociDNA methylationRisk single nucleotide polymorphismsRisk lociAssociation studiesHeritable genetic variationGenome-wide association studiesMost single nucleotide polymorphismsDNA methylation differencesNon-European populationsEpigenetic mechanismsGenetic variationMethylation differencesSignificant DMPsPromoter regionFunctional pathwaysCpG positionsAssociation analysisFunctional roleMethylationNucleotide polymorphismsLociBlood DNA
2021
Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children with Down Syndrome
Li S, Sok P, Xu K, Muskens I, Elliott N, Myint S, Pandey P, Hansen H, Morimoto L, Kang A, Metayer C, Ma X, Mueller B, Roy A, Roberts I, Rabin K, Brown A, Lupo P, Wiemels J, de Smith A. Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children with Down Syndrome. Blood 2021, 138: 214. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-151454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpigenome-wide association studiesB cell proportionsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaNon-DS populationCell type proportionsDNA methylation dataSingle nucleotide polymorphismsDS-ALLCell proportionAssociation studiesDS controlBlood cell proportionsLymphoblastic leukemiaMethylation dataGenome-wide DNA methylation arraysGenome-wide SNP array dataB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaGenome-wide association studiesLeukemic stem cell functionsDiscovery studiesStem cell functionRecent genome-wide association studiesDNA methylation arraysEpigenome-wide significanceNatural killer cellsGenetic determinants of blood-cell traits influence susceptibility to childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Kachuri L, Jeon S, DeWan AT, Metayer C, Ma X, Witte JS, Chiang CWK, Wiemels JL, de Smith AJ. Genetic determinants of blood-cell traits influence susceptibility to childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2021, 108: 1823-1835. PMID: 34469753, PMCID: PMC8546033, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2021.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorBlood PlateletsCase-Control StudiesChildFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansLymphocytesMaleMendelian Randomization AnalysisMiddle AgedMonocytesNeutrophilsPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPrognosisProspective StudiesQuantitative Trait LociUnited KingdomConceptsTrait-associated variantsMulti-trait GWASBlood cell homeostasisWide association studyGenetic risk lociTrait variationHematologic traitsRisk lociAssociation studiesCell typesGenetic determinantsLociInfluence susceptibilityUK BiobankMendelian randomization analysisGWASEtiological relevanceRandomization analysisTraitsHomeostasisSusceptibilityAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaThe genome-wide impact of trisomy 21 on DNA methylation and its implications for hematopoiesis
Muskens IS, Li S, Jackson T, Elliot N, Hansen HM, Myint SS, Pandey P, Schraw JM, Roy R, Anguiano J, Goudevenou K, Siegmund KD, Lupo PJ, de Bruijn MFTR, Walsh KM, Vyas P, Ma X, Roy A, Roberts I, Wiemels JL, de Smith AJ. The genome-wide impact of trisomy 21 on DNA methylation and its implications for hematopoiesis. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 821. PMID: 33547282, PMCID: PMC7865055, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21064-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesCore Binding Factor Alpha 2 SubunitCpG IslandsDNA MethylationDown SyndromeEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleFetusGATA1 Transcription FactorGenome, HumanGenome-Wide Association StudyHematopoiesisHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansInfant, NewbornLiverMalePromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene Protein c-fli-1ConceptsDNA methylationGenome-wide impactGenome-wide effectsGenome-wide perturbationsPromoter/enhancer regionEpigenome-wide association studiesAssociation study resultsGene expression changesHematopoietic stem/progenitor cellsCell-type heterogeneityStem/progenitor cellsEpigenome-wide significant CpGsHematopoietic developmentDifferential methylationEpigenetic changesGene expressionPromoter regionEnhancer regionExpression changesAssociation studiesSignificant CpGsImportant regulatorSignificant hypermethylationHematopoietic cellsMethylation
2019
Inherited genetic susceptibility to acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Down syndrome
Brown AL, de Smith AJ, Gant VU, Yang W, Scheurer ME, Walsh KM, Chernus JM, Kallsen NA, Peyton SA, Davies GE, Ehli EA, Winick N, Heerema NA, Carroll AJ, Borowitz MJ, Wood BL, Carroll WL, Raetz EA, Feingold E, Devidas M, Barcellos LF, Hansen HM, Morimoto L, Kang AY, Smirnov I, Healy J, Laverdière C, Sinnett D, Taub JW, Birch JM, Thompson P, Spector LG, Pombo-de-Oliveira MS, DeWan AT, Mullighan CG, Hunger SP, Pui CH, Loh ML, Zwick ME, Metayer C, Ma X, Mueller BA, Sherman SL, Wiemels JL, Relling MV, Yang JJ, Lupo PJ, Rabin KR. Inherited genetic susceptibility to acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Down syndrome. Blood 2019, 134: 1227-1237. PMID: 31350265, PMCID: PMC6788009, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2018890764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16DNA-Binding ProteinsDown SyndromeGATA3 Transcription FactorGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansIkaros Transcription FactorPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaTranscription FactorsConceptsFirst genome-wide association studySusceptibility lociGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide significanceFurther biological insightsGenetic variationEnhancer activityRisk lociBiological insightsLymphoblastoid cell linesAssociation studiesDifferential protein bindingFunctional significanceLociRisk allele frequenciesCell linesAllele frequenciesHigh penetranceRisk allelesProtein bindingCDKN2AGenetic susceptibilityHigher proliferationPenetranceAllele associations
2018
BMI1 enhancer polymorphism underlies chromosome 10p12.31 association with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
de Smith AJ, Walsh KM, Francis SS, Zhang C, Hansen HM, Smirnov I, Morimoto L, Whitehead TP, Kang A, Shao X, Barcellos LF, McKean‐Cowdin R, Zhang L, Fu C, Wang R, Yu H, Hoh J, Dewan AT, Metayer C, Ma X, Wiemels JL. BMI1 enhancer polymorphism underlies chromosome 10p12.31 association with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. International Journal Of Cancer 2018, 143: 2647-2658. PMID: 29923177, PMCID: PMC6235695, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCaliforniaCell Cycle ProteinsChildChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 10Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitEnhancer Elements, GeneticFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansK562 CellsLinkage DisequilibriumLogistic ModelsMalePhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)Polycomb Repressive Complex 1Polymorphism, Single NucleotidePrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaTrans-ActivatorsYoung AdultConceptsFunctional variantsSingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) imputationGenome-wide significant associationGenome-wide association studiesStem cell enhancerPutative functional variantsChIP-seq dataRegion of associationGenetic Epidemiology ResearchChromosome 10p12Transcription factorsAdmixed AmericansCell enhancerLead SNPAssociation studiesSNP associationsAssociation analysisLinkage disequilibriumBMI1SNPsTight linkage disequilibriumPIP4K2APreferential bindingRisk allelesVariantsGWAS in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia reveals novel genetic associations at chromosomes 17q12 and 8q24.21
Wiemels JL, Walsh KM, de Smith AJ, Metayer C, Gonseth S, Hansen HM, Francis SS, Ojha J, Smirnov I, Barcellos L, Xiao X, Morimoto L, McKean-Cowdin R, Wang R, Yu H, Hoh J, DeWan AT, Ma X. GWAS in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia reveals novel genetic associations at chromosomes 17q12 and 8q24.21. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 286. PMID: 29348612, PMCID: PMC5773513, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02596-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentCaliforniaChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, Pair 17Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8FemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHispanic or LatinoHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaRisk FactorsConceptsNew risk lociRisk lociGenome-wide association studiesGrowth regulation pathwaysGenetic associationAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaNovel genetic associationsChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaGenetic Epidemiology ResearchTranscription factorsStrong genetic associationGene expressionAssociation studiesLymphocyte developmentMYC oncogeneChromosome 17q12Oncology GroupLymphoblastic leukemiaLociChildren's Oncology GroupCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyChildhood Leukemia StudyStructural contactsYear of birthNon-Latino whites