Abstract
A newly-developed platform, the Illumina TruSeq Methyl Capture EPIC library prep (TruSeq EPIC), builds on the content of the Infinium MethylationEPIC Beadchip Microarray (EPIC-array) and leverages the power of next-generation sequencing for targeted bisulphite sequencing. We empirically examined the performance of TruSeq EPIC and EPIC-array in assessing genome-wide DNA methylation in breast tissue samples. TruSeq EPIC provided data with a much higher density in the regions when compared to EPIC-array (~2.74 million CpGs with at least 10X coverage vs ~752 K CpGs, respectively). Approximately 398 K CpGs were common and measured across the two platforms in every sample. Overall, there was high concordance in methylation levels between the two platforms (Pearson correlation r = 0.98, P < 0.0001). However, we observed that TruSeq EPIC measurements provided a wider dynamic range and likely a higher quantitative sensitivity for CpGs that were either hypo- or hyper-methylated (β close to 0 or 1, respectively). In addition, when comparing different breast tissue types TruSeq EPIC identified more differentially methylated CpGs than EPIC-array, not only out of additional sites interrogated by TruSeq EPIC alone, but also out of common sites interrogated by both platforms. Our results suggest that both platforms show high reproducibility and reliability in genome-wide DNA methylation profiling, while TruSeq EPIC had a significant improvement over EPIC-array regarding genomic resolution and coverage. The wider dynamic range and likely higher precision of the estimates by the TruSeq EPIC may lead to the identification of novel differentially methylated markers that are associated with disease risk.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-13-2020
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1080/15592294.2020.1827703
Funding Information
This research was supported by the National Cancer Institute R01CA194030, Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Research Grant CCR15333233, and the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource Facility of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center [P30CA177558].
Repository Citation
Lin, Nan; Liu, Jinpeng; Castle, James; Wan, Jun; Shendre, Aditi; Liu, Yunlong; Wang, Chi; and He, Chunyan, "Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Profiling in Human Breast Tissue by Illumina TruSeq Methyl Capture EPIC Sequencing and Infinium MethylationEPIC Beadchip Microarray" (2020). Markey Cancer Center Faculty Publications. 156.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/markey_facpub/156
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Published in Epigenetics.
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