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Table 2 Kendall correlation coefficients for the relationship between leukocyte global DNA methylation and ancestral components and age

From: Effect of genetic ancestry on leukocyte global DNA methylation in cancer patients

 

Na

Age

Na

European

Native American

African

Melanoma

86

−0,023

    

 Cases

41

−0.140

28

   0.184

−0.204

−0.132

 Controls

45

−0.034

39

−0.125

   0.153

   0.000

Breast cancer

169

−0.028

    

 Cases

80

−0.008

78

   0.124

−0.062

−0.199b

 Controls

89

   0.064

89

−0.024

   0.080

−0.074

Total samples

      

 Cases

121

−0.049

106

   0.169b

−0.127

−0.187c

 Controls

134

   0.072

128

   0.017

   0.045

−0.098

  1. aIndividuals with DNA methylation data but without age and/or ancestry data were removed from this analysis
  2. bp < 0.01
  3. cp < 0.005
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BMC Cancer

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