Accurate ethnicity prediction from placental DNA methylation data

Accurate ethnicity prediction from placental DNA methylation data

Abstract Background The influence of genetics on variation in DNA methylation (DNAme) is well documented. Yet confounding from population stratification is often unaccounted for in DNAme association studies. Existing approaches to address confounding by population stratification using DNAme data may...

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Main Authors: Victor Yuan, E. Magda Price, Giulia Del Gobbo, Sara Mostafavi, Brian Cox, Alexandra M. Binder, Karin B. Michels, Carmen Marsit, Wendy P. Robinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Epigenetics & Chromatin
Subjects:
Epigenetics
DNA methylation
Microarray
Placenta
Population stratification
Machine learning
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13072-019-0296-3

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