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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Mol Mutagen. 2023 Jan 23;64(2):72–87. doi: 10.1002/em.22526

Table 2. Differential Methylation Across Generation, Sex, and Dose in Liver by RRBS Data.

Liver tissue from F1 and F2 offspring at exposures 10 ppb and 245 ppb were assessed for differential DNA methylation as a result of in utero exposure. RRBS differential methylation was identified by DSS package in R studio. Statistical significance was determined by running a Wald Test in DSS, where data displayed have a p-value threshold set to FDR <0.001 (n= 3 per treatment, per sex).

F1 Generation: DMC and DMR count in Female and Male Offspring
Differentially Methylated CpGs (DMCs)
5mC 10 ppb iAs 245 ppb iAs
Female Male Female Male
Hypermethylated 259 66% 299 65% 157 61% 265 64%
Hypomethylated 132 34% 196 42% 99 39% 151 36%
Total 391 462 256 416
Differentially Methylated Regions (DMRs)
5mC 10 ppb iAs 245 ppb iAs
Female Male Female Male
Hypermethylated 4 80% 3 43% - 0% 9 82%
Hypomethylated 1 20% 4 57% - 0% 2 18%
Total 5 7 - 11
F2 Generation: DMC and DMR count in Female and Male Grand-Offspring
Differentially Methylated CpGs (DMCs)
5mC 10 ppb iAs 245 ppb iAs
Female Male Female Male
Hypermethylated 320 60% 140 54% 156 43% 144 52%
Hypomethylated 217 40% 118 46% 208 57% 133 48%
Total 537 258 364 277
Differentially Methylated Regions (DMRs)
5mC 10 ppb iAs 245 ppb iAs
Female Male Female Male
Hypermethylated 9 56% 1 100% 1 20% 1 100%
Hypomethylated 7 44% - 4 80% -
Total 16 1 5 1