Differential methylation between ethnic sub-groups reflects the effect of genetic ancestry and environmental exposures
Joshua M Galanter, Christopher R Gignoux, Sam S Oh, Dara Torgerson, Maria Pino-Yanes, Neeta Thakur, Celeste Eng, Donglei Hu, Scott Huntsmann, Harold J Farber, Pedro Avila, Emerita Brigino-Buenaventura, Michael LeNoir, Kelly Meade, Denise Serebrisky, , Noah Zaitlen
This study examines how ethnic self-identification and genetic ancestry influence DNA methylation patterns in individuals of Hispanic descent, finding that ancestry explains much of the variation, but environmental factors also play a significant role.
bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2016Genetics