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Epigenome data release: A participant-centered approach to privacy protection

  • Stephanie O.M. Dyke
  • , Warren A. Cheung
  • , Yann Joly
  • , Ole Ammerpohl
  • , Pavlo Lutsik
  • , Mark A. Rothstein
  • , Maxime Caron
  • , Stephan Busche
  • , Guillaume Bourque
  • , Lars Rönnblom
  • , Paul Flicek
  • , Stephan Beck
  • , Martin Hirst
  • , Henk Stunnenberg
  • , Reiner Siebert
  • , Jörn Walter
  • , Tomi Pastinen

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Abstract

Large-scale epigenome mapping by the NIH Roadmap Epigenomics Project, the ENCODE Consortium and the International Human Epigenome Consortium (IHEC) produces genome-wide DNA methylation data at one base-pair resolution. We examine how such data can be made open-access while balancing appropriate interpretation and genomic privacy. We propose guidelines for data release that both reduce ambiguity in the interpretation of open-access data and limit immediate access to genetic variation data that are made available through controlled access.

Original languageEnglish
Article number142
JournalGenome biology
Volume16
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Jul 2015
Externally publishedYes

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