Table 4 Genome-wide differentially methylated positions (DMPs) and regions (DMRs) associated with posttraumatic stress disorder in the discovery sample.

From: Genome-wide differentially methylated genes associated with posttraumatic stress disorder and longitudinal change in methylation in rape survivors

Gene Namea

Positionb

Probe

Location in Genec,d

β

SE

t/z

p

Adj. p

Other exposures/phenotypes associated with the CpG sitee

Mood, anxiety or trauma-related disorders previously associated with the site in EWAS or GWAS studiese,f

Reference of prior candidate gene study linking the gene to PTSDg

Differentially methylated positions (DMPs)

NA, SLC16A9h

Chr10:61385771

cg01700569

Intergenic

0.031

0.004

7.119

6.187e−08

0.049233

None

NA

NA

FEZ1

Chr11:125365803

cg06309855

5’UTR

0.022

0.004

5.727

2.930e−06

0.777284

Gestational age

Depression, Bipolar

None

ADCYAP1

Chr18:905177

cg22388954

5’UTR; TSS200

−0.025

0.005

−5.181

1.371e−05

0.999998

B acute lymphoblastic leukemia

None

Ressler et al. [64]

BRSK2

Chr11:1431833

cg09450823

Body

0.036

0.007

5.115

1.653e−05

0.999998

None

PTSD (paralog BRSK1)

None

CTNNA3

Chr10:68940214

cg23307744

Body

−0.012

0.002

−5.012

2.208e−05

0.999998

None

Depression

None

PARD3

Chr10:35016204

cg18026072

Body

−0.009

0.002

−4.961

2.534e−05

0.999998

None

Depression

None

Differentially methylated regions (DMRs)

CC2D2A

Chr4:15471214-15471399

  

0.015

0.002

7.856

3.964e−15

3.285e−09

 

Depression

None

  

cg21329975

TSS1500

     

Smoking status; air population exposure; gestational age

  
  

cg16509355

TSS1500

     

Fetal vs. adult liver; smoking status; gestational age; Down syndrome

  
  

cg21123203

Intergenic

     

Smoking status; fruit consumption

  
  

cg02964094

TSS200

     

Gingivobuccal oral squamous cell carcinoma; Gulf War illness

  
  

cg18470593

TSS200

     

Fetal vs. adult liver; smoking status; obesity

  
  

cg20184469

TSS200

     

None

  

BRSK2

Chr11:1463541-1463670

  

0.112

0.016

7.131

9.935e−13

8e−07

 

PTSD (paralog BRSK1)

None

  

cg12186219

Body

     

Childhood stress; ethnicity

  
  

cg14064268

Body

     

Aging; childhood stress; ethnicity

  
  

cg10590925

Body

     

Aging; childhood stress; ethnicity

  
  

cg17429870

Body

     

Aging; childhood stress; ethnicity

  
  

cg18651858

Body

     

Ethnicity

  

ADCYAP1

Chr18:905177-905180

  

−0.022

0.003

−6.761

1.370e−11

1.13e−05

 

None

Ressler et al. [64]

  

cg22388954

5’UTR; TSS200

     

B Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

  
  

cg11773720

5’UTR; TSS200

     

None

  
  1. SE Standard error, Adj adjusted, EWAS epigenome-wide association study, GWAS genome-wide association study, PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder, SLC16A9 solute carrier family 16 member 9, Chr chromosome, NA not applicable, FEZ1 fasciculation and elongation protein zeta 1, 5’UTR 5’ untranslated region, ADCYAP1 adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide 1, TSS200 transcription start site 200, BRSK2 brain-specific serine/threonine-protein kinase 2, BRSK1 brain-specific serine/threonine-protein kinase 1, MCEE methylmalonyl-CoA epimerase, CTNNA3 catenin alpha 3, PARD3 PAR-3 family cell polarity regulator, CC2D2A coiled-coil and C2 domain-containing protein 2A, TSS1500 transcription start site 1500.
  2. aIdentified using the GENECODE database.
  3. bidentified using the Human Genome 19 (HG19) build from the Genome Reference Consortium.
  4. cidentified using the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) Genomic Institute/Genome Browser.
  5. dmultiple listings indicate splice variants.
  6. eidentified using the Medical Research Council’s Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MRC-IEU) catalog of epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) [60] and the China National Center for Bioinformation National Genomics Data Center EWAS atlas [61].
  7. fidentified using the European Molecular Biology Laboratory-European Bioinformatic Institute (EMBL-EBI) genome-wide association studies (GWAS) Catalog for GWAS studies [62].
  8. gidentified through a literature search in PubMed [63].
  9. hCpG sites located in a region not attributed to a gene, the gene closest to the CpG site is provided.