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Helen R Gosselt1,2, Costanza L Vallerga3, Pooja R Mandaviya3
1Department of Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Aim:
To identify differentially methylated positions (DMPs) and regions (DMRs) that predict response to Methotrexate (MTX) in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.
Materials And Methods:
DNA from baseline peripheral blood mononuclear cells was extracted from 72 RA patients. DNA methylation, quantified using the Infinium MethylationEPIC, was assessed in relation to response to MTX (combination) therapy over the first 3 months.
Results:
Baseline DMPs associated with response were identified; including hits previously described in RA. Additionally, 1309 DMR regions were observed. However, none of these findings were genome-wide significant. Likewise, no specific pathways were related to response, nor could we replicate associations with previously identified DMPs.
Conclusion:
No baseline genome-wide significant differences were identified as biomarker for MTX (combination) therapy response; hence meta-analyses are required.
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