Genome-wide average DNA methylation is determined in utero

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BACKGROUND: Investigating the genetic and environmental causes of variation in genome-wide average DNA methylation (GWAM), a global methylation measure from the HumanMethylation450 array, might give a better understanding of genetic and environmental influences on methylation. METHODS: We measured GWAM for 2299 individuals aged 0 to 90 years from seven twin and/or family studies. We estimated familial...