Disease variants alter transcription factor levels and methylation of their binding sites
Marc Jan Bonder, René Luijk, Daria Zhernakova, Matthijs Moed, Patrick Deelen, Martijn Vermaat, Maarten van Iterson, Freerk van Dijk, Michiel van Galen, Jan Bot, Roderick C. Slieker, P. Mila Jhamai, Michael Verbiest, H. Eka D. Suchiman, Marijn Verkerk, , C
The paper identifies trans-meQTLs linking disease variants to methylation changes at transcription factor binding sites, revealing eight-fold more downstream effects than trans-eQTLs.
Nature Genetics · Jan 1, 2017Peer-reviewedGenomics