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Table 3 Significance and direction of CHD DMRs and background regions in DS versus TD samples

From: Epigenomic signature of major congenital heart defects in newborns with Down syndrome

 

DMRs

Background regions

 

n (%)

n (%)

Sex combined

Total

58

5363

Omitted

0

28

p < 0.05

16 (27.6)

995 (18.7)

p ≥ 0.05

42 (72.4)

4340 (81.3)

Same direction

34 (58.6)

3274 (61.4)

Opposite direction

24 (41.4)

2061 (38.6)

Females only

Total

341

11,998

Omitted

2

147

p < 0.05

42 (12.4)

1101 (9.3)

p ≥ 0.05

297 (87.6)

10,750 (90.7)

Same direction

172 (50.7)

6304 (53.2)

Opposite direction

167 (49.3)

5547 (46.8)

Males only

Total

3938

127,819

Omitted

26

1413

p < 0.05

602 (15.4)

18,099 (14.3)

p ≥ 0.05

3310 (84.6)

108,307 (85.7)

Same direction

3001 (76.7)

90,954 (72.0)

Opposite direction

911 (23.3)

35,452 (28.0)

  1. Same direction indicates methylation is in same direction (hypo or hyper) in DS versus TD as in DS-CHD versus non-CHD