Type-2 diabetes biomarker discovery and risk assessment through saliva DNA methylome
Guo, W.; Morselli, M.; Paul, K. C.; Thompson, M.; Ritz, B.; Pellegrini, M.
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The rising prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) motivates innovative strategies to deepen disease understanding and enhance diagnostic capabilities. This study measures diabetes-specific epigenetic signals in saliva, establishing saliva DNA methylome as a promising medium for T2D screening and study. By integrating comprehensive whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) and high-depth targeted bisulfite sequencing (TBS), we developed a cost-efficient two-step approach to profiling DNA methylation at regions of interest. WGBS analysis confirmed T2D-specific methylation signatures in saliva, revealing their enrichment in immune and metabolic regulation pathways. TBS enabled accurate cell type deconvolution, revealing minimal differences in cellular composition between diabetic and non-diabetic samples, suggesting intrinsic molecular changes drive the observed methylation changes. Epigenome-wide association studies further identified significant CpG sites, notably in the ABCG1 region, with strong potential for T2D status prediction. These findings validate the saliva DNA methylome as a scalable, non-invasive resource for T2D biomarker discovery, advancing opportunities in T2D screening, risk assessment, and personalized medicine.
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