The extent of DNA methylation anticipation due to a genetic defect in ICR1 in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a representative imprinting disorder. Gain of methylation at imprinting control region 1 (ICR1-GOM), leading to the biallelic expression of IGF2 and silencing of H19, is one of the causative alterations in BWS. Twenty percent of BWS patients with ICR1-GOM have genetic defects in ICR1.

Correlations between feeding type and blood ionized magnesium levels in Japanese preterm infants.

Although magnesium (Mg) contents are different between breast milk and formula, few studies have investigated the blood Mg level in breast fed or formula fed preterm infants. We examined the influence of feeding type on serum Mg and whole blood ionized Mg (iMg) levels in preterm infants soon after birth. We included 115 preterm infants born between gestational weeks 32 and 35.

Postnatal relative adrenal insufficiency results in methylation of the glucocorticoid receptor gene in preterm infants: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: To investigate the relationship between early-life stress and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene methylation, which may result in long-lasting neurodevelopmental impairment, we performed a longitudinal analysis of the methylation ratio within the GR gene promoter 1F region using next-generation sequencing in preterm infants.Cell-free DNA was extracted from the frozen serum of 19 preterm birth infants at birth and at 1 and 2 months after birth. All were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital between August 2014 and May 2016 and suffered from chronic lung disease (CLD).