DNA methylation signatures of adolescent victimization: analysis of a longitudinal monozygotic twin sample
Radhika Kandaswamy, Eilís Hannon, Louise Arseneault, Georgina Mansell, Karen Sugden, Benjamin Williams, Joe Burrage, James R Staley, Ehsan Pishva, Aisha Dahir, Susanna Roberts, Andrea Danese, Jonathan Mill, Helen L. Fisher, Chloe C. Y. Wong
Abstract
2.80e-06) in age-18 blood and buccal EWAS, respectively. Our study represents the first longitudinal MZ twin analysis of DNAm and severe adolescent victimization, providing initial evidence for altered DNA methylomic signatures in individuals exposed to adolescent victimization.
Topics & Concepts
dNaMBuccal swabDNA methylationBiologyEpigeneticsMonozygotic twinTwin studyEpigenomeDifferentially methylated regionsMethylationGeneticsPhysiologyHeritabilityGeneGene expressionEpigenetics and DNA MethylationAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthChild Abuse and Trauma