RT Journal Article T1 An integrative cross-omics analysis of DNA methylation sites of glucose and insulin homeostasis. A1 Liu, Jun A1 Carnero-Montoro, Elena A1 van Dongen, Jenny A1 Lent, Samantha A1 Nedeljkovic, Ivana A1 Ligthart, Symen A1 Tsai, Pei-Chien A1 Martin, Tiphaine C A1 Mandaviya, Pooja R A1 Jansen, Rick A1 Peters, Marjolein J A1 Duijts, Liesbeth A1 Jaddoe, Vincent W V A1 Tiemeier, Henning A1 Felix, Janine F A1 Willemsen, Gonneke A1 de Geus, Eco J C A1 Chu, Audrey Y A1 Levy, Daniel A1 Hwang, Shih-Jen A1 Bressler, Jan A1 Gondalia, Rahul A1 Salfati, Elias L A1 Herder, Christian A1 Hidalgo, Bertha A A1 Tanaka, Toshiko A1 Moore, Ann Zenobia A1 Lemaitre, Rozenn N A1 Jhun, Min A A1 Smith, Jennifer A A1 Sotoodehnia, Nona A1 Bandinelli, Stefania A1 Ferrucci, Luigi A1 Arnett, Donna K A1 Grallert, Harald A1 Assimes, Themistocles L A1 Hou, Lifang A1 Baccarelli, Andrea A1 Whitsel, Eric A A1 van Dijk, Ko Willems A1 Amin, Najaf A1 Uitterlinden, André G A1 Sijbrands, Eric J G A1 Franco, Oscar H A1 Dehghan, Abbas A1 Spector, Tim D A1 Dupuis, Josée A1 Hivert, Marie-France A1 Rotter, Jerome I A1 Meigs, James B A1 Pankow, James S A1 van Meurs, Joyce B J A1 Isaacs, Aaron A1 Boomsma, Dorret I A1 Bell, Jordana T A1 Demirkan, Ayşe A1 van Duijn, Cornelia M AB Despite existing reports on differential DNA methylation in type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity, our understanding of its functional relevance remains limited. Here we show the effect of differential methylation in the early phases of T2D pathology by a blood-based epigenome-wide association study of 4808 non-diabetic Europeans in the discovery phase and 11,750 individuals in the replication. We identify CpGs in LETM1, RBM20, IRS2, MAN2A2 and the 1q25.3 region associated with fasting insulin, and in FCRL6, SLAMF1, APOBEC3H and the 15q26.1 region with fasting glucose. In silico cross-omics analyses highlight the role of differential methylation in the crosstalk between the adaptive immune system and glucose homeostasis. The differential methylation explains at least 16.9% of the association between obesity and insulin. Our study sheds light on the biological interactions between genetic variants driving differential methylation and gene expression in the early pathogenesis of T2D. YR 2019 FD 2019-06-13 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14112 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14112 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 10, 2025