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Genotoxic agents may induce methylation of retrotransposons, in addition to oxidative DNA damage in the form of 8-hydroxy-2\u2032-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG). Methylation of retrotransposons induced by these agents may contribute to biliary atresia (BA) etiology. Here, we investigated correlations between global methylation, 8-OHdG and relative telomere length, as well as reporting on Alu and LINE-1 hypomethylation in BA patients. Alu and LINE-1 hypomethylation were found to be associated with elevated risk of BA (OR\u2009=\u20094.07; 95% CI: 2.27\u20137.32; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001 and OR\u2009=\u20093.51; 95% CI: 1.87\u20136.59; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001, respectively). Furthermore, LINE-1 methylation was associated with liver stiffness in BA patients (\u03b2 coefficient\u2009=\u2009\u22120.17; 95% CI: \u22120.24 to \u22120.10; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). Stratified analysis revealed negative correlations between Alu and LINE-1 methylation and 8-OHdG in BA patients (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). In contrast, positive relationships were identified between Alu and LINE-1 methylation and relative telomere length in BA patients (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). 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