MethylNet: an automated and modular deep learning approach for DNA methylation analysis

Abstract Background DNA methylation (DNAm) is an epigenetic regulator of gene expression programs that can be altered by environmental exposures, aging, and in pathogenesis. Traditional analyses that associate DNAm alterations with phenotypes suffer from multiple hypothesis testing and multi-colline...

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Main Authors: Joshua J. Levy, Alexander J. Titus, Curtis L. Petersen, Youdinghuan Chen, Lucas A. Salas, Brock C. Christensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12859-020-3443-8