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Sommer, A. ; Okonkwo, J.* ; Monteiro, J.* ; Bind, M.A.C.*

A permutation-based approach using a rank-based statistic to identify sex differences in epigenetics.

Sci. Rep. 13:14838 (2023)
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Epigenetic sex differences and their resulting implications for human health have been studied for about a decade. The objective of this paper is to use permutation-based inference and a new ranked-based test statistic to identify sex-based epigenetic differences in the human DNA methylome. In particular, we examine whether we could identify separations between the female and male distributions of DNA methylation across hundred of thousands CpG sites in two independent cohorts, the Swedish Adoption Twin study and the Lamarck study. Based on Fisherian p-values, we set a threshold for methylation differences “worth further scrutiny”. At this threshold, we were able to confirm previously-found CpG sites that stratify with respect to sex. These CpG sites with sex differences in DNA methylation should be further investigated for their possible contribution to various physiological and pathological functions in the human body. We followed-up our statistical analyses with a literature review in order to inform the proposed disease implications for the loci we uncovered.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Review
Schlagwörter Maternal-care; Brain; Transcriptome; Health
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2023
HGF-Berichtsjahr 2023
ISSN (print) / ISBN 2045-2322
e-ISSN 2045-2322
Zeitschrift Scientific Reports
Quellenangaben Band: 13, Heft: 1, Seiten: , Artikelnummer: 14838 Supplement: ,
Verlag Nature Publishing Group
Verlagsort London
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
POF Topic(s) 30202 - Environmental Health
Forschungsfeld(er) Genetics and Epidemiology
PSP-Element(e) G-504000-010
Förderungen FAS Division of Science Research Computing Group at Harvard University
Scopus ID 85170270208
PubMed ID 37684282
Erfassungsdatum 2023-10-18