Journal
BEHAVIOR GENETICS
Volume 43, Issue 2, Pages 168-176Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-012-9579-1
Keywords
Lymphoblastoid cell lines; Saliva; Whole blood; DNA methylation; Methylation pattern
Funding
- National Institute of Deafness and Communication Disorders [DC007665]
- NIH-National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [R25HL088730]
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Epigenetic mechanisms, including DNA methylation, that underlie neuropsychiatric conditions have become a promising area of research. Most commonly used DNA sources in such studies are peripheral (whole) blood (WB), saliva (SL), and lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs); thus, the question of the consistency of DNA methylation patterns in those cells is of particular interest. To investigate this question we performed comparative analyses of methylation patterns in WB, SL, and LCLs derived from the same individuals, using Illumina HumanMethylation27 BeadChip arrays. Our results showed that DNA methylation patterns in SL are relatively consistent with those in WB, whereas the patterns in LCLs are similarly distinct from both WB and SL. The results indicated that due to multiple random and directed changes in DNA methylation throughout cell culturing, LCLs are not a reliable source of DNA for epigenetic studies and should be used with caution when investigating epigenetic mechanisms underlying biological processes.
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