2019
A Role of Oxytocin Receptor Gene Brain Tissue Expression Quantitative Trait Locus rs237895 in the Intergenerational Transmission of the Effects of Maternal Childhood Maltreatment
Toepfer P, O'Donnell KJ, Entringer S, Heim CM, Lin DTS, MacIsaac JL, Kobor MS, Meaney MJ, Provençal N, Binder EB, Wadhwa PD, Buss C. A Role of Oxytocin Receptor Gene Brain Tissue Expression Quantitative Trait Locus rs237895 in the Intergenerational Transmission of the Effects of Maternal Childhood Maltreatment. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2019, 58: 1207-1216. PMID: 30858011, PMCID: PMC6733663, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAdult Survivors of Child AbuseAllelesDepression, PostpartumFemaleGene-Environment InteractionGenotypeHumansInfantMother-Child RelationsMothersObject AttachmentOxytocinPolymorphism, Single NucleotideQuantitative Trait LociReactive Attachment DisorderReceptors, OxytocinRegression AnalysisStress, PsychologicalYoung AdultDynamic DNA methylation changes in the maternal oxytocin gene locus (OXT) during pregnancy predict postpartum maternal intrusiveness
Toepfer P, O'Donnell KJ, Entringer S, Garg E, Heim CM, Lin DTS, MacIsaac JL, Kobor MS, Meaney MJ, Provençal N, Binder EB, Wadhwa PD, Buss C. Dynamic DNA methylation changes in the maternal oxytocin gene locus (OXT) during pregnancy predict postpartum maternal intrusiveness. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2019, 103: 156-162. PMID: 30690225, PMCID: PMC6554513, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate pregnancyMaternal behaviorMonths postpartumEarly postnatal developmentNovel potential biomarkersRace/ethnicityPregnancy inducesPeripheral bloodPregnancyMother-child dyadsPostnatal maternal behaviourPostnatal developmentPotential biomarkersSteroid hormonesDNA methylationSocioeconomic statusWhole bloodPromoter DNA methylationMother-child interactionPostpartumBloodDNA methylation changesOxytocinDNAm trajectoriesMaternal intrusiveness
2018
Agreement in DNA methylation levels from the Illumina 450K array across batches, tissues, and time
Forest M, O'Donnell KJ, Voisin G, Gaudreau H, MacIsaac JL, McEwen LM, Silveira PP, Steiner M, Kobor MS, Meaney MJ, Greenwood CMT. Agreement in DNA methylation levels from the Illumina 450K array across batches, tissues, and time. Epigenetics 2018, 13: 19-32. PMID: 29381404, PMCID: PMC5837078, DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2017.1411443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCanadaCatechol O-MethyltransferaseDNA MethylationDried Blood Spot TestingEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleHumansMaleMouth MucosaNetherlandsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReceptors, Dopamine D2Receptors, Dopamine D4Receptors, OxytocinReproducibility of ResultsSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsTime Factors