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ArticleEpigenomics2026

Longitudinal study of genome-wide DNA methylation in individuals with and without post-acute symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Jon Bohlin, Yunsung Lee, Ida Henriette Caspersen, Anna Hayman Robertson, Christian M Page, Håkon K Gjessing, Astanand Jugessur, Per Magnus, Siri Mjaaland, Lill Trogstad

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Jon BohlinDepartment of Method Development and Analytics, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-0992-1311
Yunsung LeeCentre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-2512-1082
Ida Henriette CaspersenCentre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-2591-8435
Anna Hayman RobertsonDepartment of Method Development and Analytics, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
Christian M PageDepartment of Physical Health and Ageing, Division of Public Health and Prevention, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
Håkon K GjessingCentre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
Astanand JugessurCentre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
Per MagnusCentre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-6427-4735
Siri MjaalandDepartment of Method Development and Analytics, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-3870-5861
Lill TrogstadDepartment of Method Development and Analytics, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-9557-5725

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Abstract

backgroundSymptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection, referred to as Long-COVID, have been reported since the pandemic. We investigated whether COVID-19 or Long-COVID is associated with persistent genome-wide DNA methylation (DNAm) changes in whole blood using a longitudinal design.

methodsDNAm was measured using the Illumina EPIC V2 platform (859,651 CpGs) in 297 adult participants (594 samples in total) from two Norwegian population-based cohorts, with samples collected pre-infection (2020) and during the pandemic (2023). Participants were classified as Long-COVID, COVID-19 (no persistent symptoms), or not infected.

resultsNo significant DNAm differences were observed between Long-COVID and not infected at either time point (

conclusionNo persistent epigenetic age- or DNAm based differences due to Long-COVID or SARS-CoV-2 infection were detected in our cohorts.

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COVID-19DNA MethylationAdultAgedCpG IslandsEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNorwayPost-Acute COVID-19 SyndromeSARS-CoV-2epigenetic age accelerationepigeneticsEWASHost DNA methylationLong-COVIDlongitudinal designSARS-CoV-2 infectionX chromosome

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PMID41958356
PMCPMC13166194

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