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Roadmap Epigenomics

Definition
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Roadmap Epigenomics is a reference project that generated epigenomic maps across many primary tissues and cell types, including histone modifications, DNA methylation, and chromatin accessibility.

Why it matters in GWAS

Roadmap data supports tissue-specific interpretation of associated loci and helps prioritize likely functional variants and relevant cell types in post-GWAS analyses.

Example usage

"A replication analysis checks whether assumptions tied to Roadmap Epigenomics remain stable across cohorts."

References

  • Roadmap Epigenomics Consortium. (2015). Integrative analysis of 111 reference human epigenomes. Nature.

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