Cross-reactive DNA microarray probes lead to false discovery of autosomal sex-associated DNA methylation

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 762-764

  Chen, Yi An ^a,d   Choufani, Sanaa ^a   Grafodatskaya, Daria ^a   Butcher, Darci T ^a   Ferreira, Jose C ^a,b   Weksberg, Rosanna ^a,c,d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOME; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA PROBE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; Y CHROMOSOME;

AGING; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

EID: 84867255765     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: 15376605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.06.020     Document Type: Letter

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