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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Jianxin Shi
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-52401 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Nature communications 20140227
The genetic regulation of the human epigenome is not fully appreciated. Here we describe the effects of genetic variants on the DNA methylome in human lung based on methylation-quantitative trait loci (meQTL) analyses. We report 34,304 cis- and 585 trans-meQTLs, a genetic-epigenetic interaction of surprising magnitude, including a regulatory hotspot. These findings are replicated in both breast and kidney tissues and show distinct patterns: cis-meQTLs mostly localize to CpG sites outside of gene ...[more]