DNA methylation

Genome-wide sequencing-based identification of methylation quantitative trait loci and their role in schizophrenia risk

DNA methylation (DNAm) is an epigenetic regulator of gene expression and a hallmark of gene-environment interaction. Using whole-genome bisulfite sequencing, we have surveyed DNAm in 344 samples of human postmortem brain tissue from neurotypical …

Genome-wide DNA methylation differences in nucleus accumbens of smokers vs. nonsmokers

Numerous DNA methylation (DNAm) biomarkers of cigarette smoking have been identified in peripheral blood studies, but because of tissue specificity, blood-based studies may not detect brain-specific smoking-related DNAm differences that may provide …

Integrated DNA methylation and gene expression profiling across multiple brain regions implicate novel genes in Alzheimer's disease

By combining RNA-sequencing and DNA methylation data across four brain regions of neurotypical (N=49) and Alzheimer\'s disease patients (N=24), we were able to identify new genes associated with Alzheimer\'s disease.