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Epigenetic differences arise during the lifetime of monozygotic twins
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Monozygous twins share a common genotype. However, most monozygotic twin pairs are not identical; several types of phenotypic discordance may be observed, such as differences in susceptibilities to disease and a wide range of anthropomorphic features. There are several possible explanations for these observations, but one is the existence of epigenetic differences. To address this issue, we examined the global and locus-specific differences in DNA methylation and histone acetylation of a large cohort of monozygotic twins. We found that, although twins are epigenetically indistinguishable during the early years of life, older monozygous twins exhibited remarkable differences in their overall content and genomic distribution of 5-methylcytosine DNA and histone acetylation, affecting their gene-expression portrait. These findings indicate how an appreciation of epigenetics is missing from our understanding of how different phenotypes can be originated from the same genotype.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Fraga, M. F., Ballestar, E., Paz, M. F., Ropero, S., Setien, F., Ballestar, M. L., Heine-Suñer, D., Cigudosa, J. C., Urioste, M., Benitez, J., Boix-Chornet, M., Sanchez-Aguilera, A., Ling, C., Carlsson, E., Poulsen, P., Vaag, A., Stephan, Z., Spector, T. D., Wu, Y.-Z., Plass, C., & Esteller, M.
- Affiliations
- Universitat de València (ES)
- Epigenetics, Cytogenetics, and Genetic Laboratories, Spanish National Cancer Centre (CNIO), Melchor Fernandez Almagro 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Department of Behavioral Science, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Genetics Department, Son Dureta Hospital, 07014 Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Department of Clinical Sciences, University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, S-205 02 Malmö, Sweden; Steno Diabetes Center, 2820 Gentofte, Denmark; Twin Research and Genetic...
- ORCID
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2005-07-11
- Volume
- 102
- Issue
- 30
- Pages
- 10604-10609
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC1174919
- OpenAlex
- W2134555277
- Cited by
- 3,602
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 51.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
- Hispana (submittedVersion)
- Docusalut (Conselleria de Salut i Consum del Govern de les Illes Balears) (submittedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Keywords
- monozygotic twins, epigenetic variation, DNA methylation, histone acetylation, 5-methylcytosine, phenotypic discordance, gene expression, aging
- MeSH terms
- Acetylation, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Female, Histones, Humans, Male, Phenotype, Surveys and Questionnaires, Spain, Twins, Monozygotic, Restriction Mapping, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Electrophoresis, Capillary, DNA Methylation, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques, Epigenesis, Genetic, 5-Methylcytosine, X Chromosome Inactivation
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