Molecular Aging Markers in Patients with Klinefelter Syndrome

Copyright: © 2020 Pohl et al..

Molecular aging markers provide the opportunity for biological age determination in humans and to study factors, such as genetic determinants, affecting the ageing process. In males with Klinefelter syndrome (KS, non-mosaic karyotype 47, XXY), which is the most common sex chromosome aneuploidy, age-related morbidity and mortality are increased, and a significantly reduced life span has been observed. The aim of this study was to investigate whether Klinefelter patients exhibit molecular signs of premature ageing. We studied, specifically, age-associated DNA methylation patterns (by pyrosequencing) and relative telomere length (TL; by quantitative polymerase chain reaction) in blood in a cohort of Klinefelter patients (n=178 and 266 for DNA methylation and TL, respectively) aged 18-71 years and compared them to the data of age-matched healthy male (n = 184 and 196 for DNA methylation and TL, respectively) and female controls (n = 50). Age-associated DNA methylation patterns were not indicative of accelerated ageing in Klinefelter men. Significantly longer telomeres were found in the young Klinefelter subjects aged 18-24 years (mean=1.51 vs. 1.09 and 1.26 in female and male controls, respectively). However, telomere length in subsequent age groups showed no difference to controls. Gonosomal aneuploidy in Klinefelter syndrome is associated with higher baseline TL at adolescent age, but comparable TL with progressive age in other age groups.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Aging and disease - 11(2020), 3 vom: 03. Mai, Seite 470-476

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pohl, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Muschal, Sina [VerfasserIn]
Kliesch, Sabine [VerfasserIn]
Zitzmann, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Rohayem, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Gromoll, Jörg [VerfasserIn]
Laurentino, Sandra [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ageing
DNA methylation
Journal Article
Klinefelter syndrome
Telomere length

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Date Revised 28.09.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.14336/AD.2019.0801

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310699126