Chittaranjan S Yajnik1, Giriraj R Chandak2, Charudatta Joglekar3, Prachi Katre3, Dattatray S Bhat3, Suraj N Singh3, Charles S Janipalli3, Helga Refsum4, Ghattu Krishnaveni3, Sargoor Veena3, Clive Osmond3, Caroline H D Fall3. 1. Diabetes Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, India, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad, India, Adjunct Group Leader, Adjunct Group, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Persistent Systems Ltd, Pune, India, Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Epidemiology Research Unit, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India and MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK diabetes@kemdiabetes.org chandakgrc@ccmb.res.in. 2. Diabetes Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, India, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad, India, Adjunct Group Leader, Adjunct Group, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Persistent Systems Ltd, Pune, India, Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Epidemiology Research Unit, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India and MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK Diabetes Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, India, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad, India, Adjunct Group Leader, Adjunct Group, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Persistent Systems Ltd, Pune, India, Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Epidemiology Research Unit, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India and MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK diabetes@kemdiabetes.org chandakgrc@ccmb.res.in. 3. Diabetes Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, India, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad, India, Adjunct Group Leader, Adjunct Group, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Persistent Systems Ltd, Pune, India, Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Epidemiology Research Unit, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India and MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. 4. Diabetes Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, India, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad, India, Adjunct Group Leader, Adjunct Group, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Persistent Systems Ltd, Pune, India, Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Epidemiology Research Unit, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India and MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK Diabetes Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, India, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad, India, Adjunct Group Leader, Adjunct Group, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Persistent Systems Ltd, Pune, India, Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Epidemiology Research Unit, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, India and MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Disturbed one-carbon (1-C) metabolism in the mother is associated with poor fetal growth but causality of this relationship has not been established. METHODS: We studied the association between maternal total homocysteine and offspring birthweight in the Pune Maternal Nutrition Study (PMNS, Pune, India) and Parthenon Cohort Study (Mysore, India). We tested for evidence of causality within a Mendelian randomization framework, using a methylenetetrahydrofolatereductase (MTHFR) gene variant rs1801133 (earlier known as 677C→T) by instrumental variable and triangulation analysis, separately and using meta-analysis. RESULTS: Median (IQR) homocysteine concentration and mean (SD) birthweight were 8.6 µmol/l (6.7,10.8) and 2642 g (379) in the PMNS and 6.0 µmol/l (5.1,7.1) and 2871 g (443) in the Parthenon study. Offspring birthweight was inversely related to maternal homocysteine concentration-PMNS: -22 g/SD [95% confidence interval (CI): (-50, 5), adjusted for gestational age and offspring gender]; Parthenon: -57 g (-92, -21); meta-analysis: -40 g (-62, -17)]. Maternal risk genotype at rs1801133 predicted higher homocysteine concentration [PMNS: 0.30 SD/allele (0.14, 0.46); Parthenon: 0.21 SD (0.02, 0.40); meta-analysis: 0.26 SD (0.14, 0.39)]; and lower birthweight [PMNS: -46 g (-102, 11, adjusted for gestational age, offspring gender and rs1801133 genotype); Parthenon: -78 g (-170, 15); meta-analysis: -61 g (-111, -10)]. Instrumental variable and triangulation analysis supported a causal association between maternal homocysteine concentration and offspring birthweight. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest a causal role for maternal homocysteine (1-C metabolism) in fetal growth. Reducing maternal homocysteine concentrations may improve fetal growth.
BACKGROUND: Disturbed one-carbon (1-C) metabolism in the mother is associated with poor fetal growth but causality of this relationship has not been established. METHODS: We studied the association between maternal total homocysteine and offspring birthweight in the Pune Maternal Nutrition Study (PMNS, Pune, India) and Parthenon Cohort Study (Mysore, India). We tested for evidence of causality within a Mendelian randomization framework, using a methylenetetrahydrofolatereductase (MTHFR) gene variant rs1801133 (earlier known as 677C→T) by instrumental variable and triangulation analysis, separately and using meta-analysis. RESULTS: Median (IQR) homocysteine concentration and mean (SD) birthweight were 8.6 µmol/l (6.7,10.8) and 2642 g (379) in the PMNS and 6.0 µmol/l (5.1,7.1) and 2871 g (443) in the Parthenon study. Offspring birthweight was inversely related to maternal homocysteine concentration-PMNS: -22 g/SD [95% confidence interval (CI): (-50, 5), adjusted for gestational age and offspring gender]; Parthenon: -57 g (-92, -21); meta-analysis: -40 g (-62, -17)]. Maternal risk genotype at rs1801133 predicted higher homocysteine concentration [PMNS: 0.30 SD/allele (0.14, 0.46); Parthenon: 0.21 SD (0.02, 0.40); meta-analysis: 0.26 SD (0.14, 0.39)]; and lower birthweight [PMNS: -46 g (-102, 11, adjusted for gestational age, offspring gender and rs1801133 genotype); Parthenon: -78 g (-170, 15); meta-analysis: -61 g (-111, -10)]. Instrumental variable and triangulation analysis supported a causal association between maternal homocysteine concentration and offspring birthweight. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest a causal role for maternal homocysteine (1-C metabolism) in fetal growth. Reducing maternal homocysteine concentrations may improve fetal growth.
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