IMAGE: High-powered detection of genetic effects on DNA methylation using integrated methylation QTL mapping and allele-specific analysis
IMAGE: High-powered detection of genetic effects on DNA methylation using integrated methylation QTL mapping and allele-specific analysis
Identifying genetic variants that are associated with methylation variation—an analysis commonly referred to as methylation quantitative trait locus (mQTL) mapping—is important for understanding the epigenetic mechanisms underlying genotype-trait associations.