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FAIRE-seq

Definition
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Formaldehyde-assisted isolation of regulatory elements followed by sequencing enriches nucleosome-depleted DNA as a complementary accessibility assay.

Why it matters in GWAS

Bioinformatics methods determine how variants, expression, and epigenetic state are measured and summarized—shaping GWAS covariates, multi-omic integration, and functional follow-up.

Example usage

"Quality-controlled FAIRE-seq data were integrated with GWAS signals for downstream interpretation."

References

  • Lesk AM. (2019). Introduction to Bioinformatics. Oxford University Press.

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