Umbilical cord blood DNA methylation in children who later develop type 1 diabetes.
Essi LaajalaUbaid Ullah KalimToni GrönroosOmid RasoolViivi Halla-AhoMikko KonkiRoosa KattelusJuha MykkänenMirja NurmioMari Vähä-MäkiläHenna KallionpääNiina LietzénBishwa R GhimireAsta LaihoHeikki HyötyLaura L EloJorma IlonenOlli H LaitinenRiikka J LundMatej OresicRiitta VeijolaHarri LähdesmäkiJorma ToppariRiitta LahesmaaPublished in: Diabetologia (2022)
Based on our results, differences between children who progress to type 1 diabetes and those who remain healthy throughout childhood are not yet present in the perinatal DNA methylome. However, we cannot exclude the possibility that such differences would be found in a larger dataset.