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Genetic regulation of methylation across East Asian and European populations.
Nature communications - 11 Feb 2026
Liu Ruize, Chen Tzu-Ting, Xia Yan, Lin Shu-Chin, Ge Tian, Chen Chia-Yen, Feng Yen-Chen Anne, Huang Hailiang, Lin Yen-Feng
Abstract excerpt
Methylation quantitative trait loci (mQTL) studies have predominantly focused on European populations (EUR), limiting understanding of the genetic regulation of DNA methylation in other populations. We conduct an East Asian (EAS) mQTL analysis, integrating data from three independent samples comprising 7619 Han Chinese individuals. We identified 331,048 mCpGs, including 28,978 novel mCpGs in EAS. While observing...
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