Epigenetic Signatures in Monozygotic and Dizygotic Twins Discordant for Orofacial Clefts
Petrin, A. L.; Keen, H. L.; Dunlay, L.; Xie, X. J.; Zeng, E.; Butali, A.; Wilcox, A.; Marazita, M. L.; Murray, J. C.; Moreno-Uribe, L.
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Introduction: Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) is a common congenital malformation with complex etiology involving both genetic and environmental factors. Epigenetic mechanisms may mediate environmental contributions, but separating genetic from environmental effects remains challenging. Methods: We present an epigenome-wide association study with 32 monozygotic and 22 dizygotic twin pairs discordant for NSCL/P on blood and saliva samples. Differential methylation analysis was conducted using linear models to identify CpG sites showing significant methylation differences between affected and unaffected twins followed by functional annotation and pathway enrichment analysis. Results: The top-ranked finding is a differentially methylated region comprising two CpG sites at the CYP26A1 locus, cg12110262 (P = 3.21x10-7) and cg15055355 (P = 1.39x10-3). CYP26A1 is essential for retinoic acid catabolism and craniofacial patterning. The chromatin regulator ANKRD11, which causes KBG syndrome featuring cleft palate was the second best hit. Differentially methylated CpG sites showed significant enrichment in craniofacial enhancers and overlap with multiple GWAS-validated cleft genes including VAX1, PVRL1, SMAD3, and PRDM16. Conclusions: Our findings implicate retinoic acid signaling and chromatin regulation in NSCL/P etiology and demonstrate the value of discordant twin designs for distinguishing environmental from genetic epigenetic contributions to complex malformations.
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