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Table 2 Genome-wide DNA methylation by tissue

From: Profiling placental and fetal DNA methylation in human neural tube defects

 

Chorionic villi

Kidney

Spinal cord

Brain

Muscle

Median array average ± SD (n)

Control

0.432 ± 0.006 (16)

0.471 ± 0.004 (16)

0.486 ± 0.002 (9)

0.486 ± 0.004 (11)

0.484 ± 0.004 (13)

Spina bifida

0.427 ± 0.007 (22)**

0.470 ± 0.003 (20)

0.481 ± 0.004 (17)*

0.482 ± 0.004 (9)

0.484 ± 0.003 (10)

Anencephaly

0.425 ±0.007 (14)*

0.468 ± 0.003 (8)

0.485 ± 0.003 (6)

–

0.484 ±0.003 (8)

Median % LINE1 DNAm ± SD (n)

Control

55.8 ± 3.8 (16)

79.2 ± 1.5 (16)

79.9 ± 1.5 (9)

81.5 ± 2.0 (11)

80.3 ± 1.4 (13)

Spina bifida

56.7 ± 3.0 (22)

78.3 ± 2.1 (20)

80.9 ±1.7 (17)

83.2 ± 1.4 (9)

80.9 ± 1.6 (10)

Anencephaly

55.0 ± 2.9 (14)

78.5 ± 1.4 (8)

79.7 ± 1.7 (6)

–

80.5 ± 1.4 (8)

Median % Alu DNAm ± SD (n)

Control

22.6 ±1.1 (16)

24.7 ± 1.2 (16)

25.0 ± 0.9 (9)

25.6 ± 1.6 (11)

24.2 ±1.0 (13)

Spina bifida

22.3 ± 1.1 (22)

24.8 ± 1.5 (20)

26.1 ± 1.6 (17)

25.4 ± 1.2 (9)

25.0 ± 2.2 (10)

Anencephaly

22.8 ± 1.3 (14)

24.1 ± 2.1 (8)

25.4 ± 0.9 (6)

–

24.5 ± 0.6 (8)

  1. p values based on comparison of spina bifida to controls or anencephaly to controls. *p < 0.05 based on 1000 permutations of Mann–Whitney test, **p < 0.01 based on 1000 permutations of Mann–Whitney test. SD standard deviation