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Table 6 Effect of testosterone replacement therapy on DNA methylation in individuals with 49,XXXXY

From: DNA methylation and behavioral dysfunction in males with 47,XXY and 49,XXXXY: a pilot study

MAOA

Did not receive T

Received < 60 (N = 11)

Booster 60–107 (N = 4)

Megabooster 108–131 (N = 3)

132 + (N = 3)

Methylation % change (95% CI)

P value

Methylation % change (95% CI)

P value

Methylation % change (95% CI)

P value

Methylation % change (95% CI)

P value

CpG-1

Ref

2.365 (− 1.15, 5.88)

0.20

− 1.95 (− 6.50, 2.60)

0.41

2.60 (− 3.49, 8.69)

0.41

− 0.53 (− 6.73, 5.66)

0.87

CpG-2

Ref

6.52 (1.59, 9.24)

0.01

1.07 (− 4.62, 6.77)

0.72

− 0.27 (− 7.92, 7.37)

0.95

6.93 (− 0.06, 13.91)

0.07

CpG-3

Ref

4.02 (− 0.36, 8.40)

0.09

− 4.44 (− 10.07, 1.19)

0.14

0.99 (− 6.99, 8.97)

0.81

1.67 (− 6.28, 9.63)

0.069

CpG-4

Ref

6.41 (0.50, 12.32)

0.047

1.83 (− 6.41, 10.07)

0.67

− 3.34 (− 14.32, 7.63)

0.56

6.45 (− 4.24, 17.15)

0.25

CpG-5

Ref

0.38 (− 1.57, 2.32)

0.71

0.13 (− 2.33, 2.59)

0.92

1.75 (− 1.45, 4.94)

0.30

− 0.42 (− 3.70, 2.86)

0.81

CpG-6

Ref

2.11 (− 2.24, 6.46)

0.35

− 2.00 (− 7.55, 3.53)

0.49

− 0.79 (− 8.29, 6.71)

0.84

5.10 (− 2.06, 12.25)

0.18

CpG-7

Ref

− 0.95 (− 4.18, 2.28)

0.57

2.74 (− 1.17, 6.66)

0.19

1.14 (− 4.33, 6.61)

0.69

1.93 (− 3.50, 7.35)

0.50

  1. Ref = reference point for T treatment. The numbers in the top row denote age in months of T treatment. The P value threshold for statistical significance after Bonferroni correction for the number of CpG sites tested was 0.005