A Cell Epigenotype Specific Model for the Correction of Cellular Heterogeneity in the Brain
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ABSTRACT: Cellular heterogeneity may bias cell type specific epigenetic patterns leading to a dramatic increase in false positive or negative findings in psychiatric epigenetic studies. To address this issue, we performed fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) of neuronal nuclei in post mortem frontal cortex 58 samples followed by Illumina HM450 microarray based DNA methylation profiling. We characterized the extent of neuron and glia specific DNA methylation variation independent of disease status and identified significant cell type specific epigenetic variation at 51% of loci.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE41826 | GEO | 2013/02/22
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA178244
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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