Accurate ethnicity prediction from placental DNA methylation data

201980 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

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Victor Yuan · University of British Columbia

E. Magda Price · University of British Columbia

Giulia Gobbo · University of British Columbia

Sara Mostafavi · University of British Columbia

Brian Cox · University of Toronto

Alexandra M. Binder · University of California, Los Angeles

Karin B. Michels

Abstract

PlaNET provides an improved approach to address population stratification in placental DNAme association studies. The method can be applied to predict ethnicity as a discrete or continuous variable and will be especially useful when self-reported ethnicity information is missing and genotyping markers are unavailable.

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Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

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Published in: Epigenetics & Chromatin

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 51-51

DOI: 10.1186/s13072-019-0296-3

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Accurate ethnicity prediction from placental DNA methylation data

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