Sex differences in DNA methylation of the cord blood are related to sex-bias psychiatric diseases
Maschietto M, Bastos L, Tahira A, Bastos E, Euclydes V, Brentani A, Fink G, de Baumont A, Felipe-Silva A, Francisco R, Gouveia G, Grisi S, Escobar A, Moreira-Filho C, Polanczyk G, Miguel E, Brentani H. Sex differences in DNA methylation of the cord blood are related to sex-bias psychiatric diseases. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 44547. PMID: 28303968, PMCID: PMC5355991, DOI: 10.1038/srep44547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA methylationCpG sitesSex-specific DNA methylationCord bloodIllumina HumanMethylation450 BeadChipPsychiatric outcomesMethylation profilesSex differencesHumanMethylation450 BeadChipBrains of boysMethylationXY probesPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric diseasesBrain tissueEnvironmental factorsBrain developmentNeurodevelopmental disordersPrimary driverGestationBloodPotential connectionBeadChipDisordersGenes