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Batch effects persist in Illumina methylation data despite preprocessing, impacting epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS). Careful application of batch-effect removal tools and post hoc diagnostics are crucial for reliable EWAS results.

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Area of Science:

  • Genomics
  • Epigenetics
  • Bioinformatics

Background:

  • Genomic technologies are susceptible to batch effects, potentially reducing experimental power and yielding false positives in epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS).
  • The Illumina Infinium Methylation BeadChip is widely used for EWAS, but batch effect characteristics remain poorly understood.
  • Controlling for batch effects is critical given the subtle biological phenotypes often investigated in EWAS.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the nature and impact of batch effects on Illumina Infinium Methylation BeadChip data.
  • To identify persistent batch effects and probes susceptible to erroneous correction.
  • To provide practical workflows and reference data for managing batch effects in EWAS.

Main Methods:

  • Applied ComBat and Harman batch-effect removal software to two in-house and three large public datasets (1214 HumanMethylation450 and 1094 MethylationEPIC BeadChips).
  • Analyzed residual batch effects associated with processing day, slide position, and array position.
  • Reviewed literature to identify instances where batch-effect prone probes were reported as significant in EWAS.

Main Results:

  • Despite preprocessing, residual batch effects were detected and associated with processing variables.
  • Consistently identified 4649 probes requiring significant batch correction across all datasets.
  • Discovered a set of probes that were erroneously corrected by batch-effect removal methods.
  • Provided reference matrices for batch-effect prone and erroneously corrected features across diverse populations and biosamples (blood, buccal, saliva).

Conclusions:

  • Batch effects are inherent in high-quality genomic data, necessitating a proactive strategy in experimental design for EWAS.
  • Batch-effect removal tools are valuable for reducing technical variance in Infinium Methylation data but require careful application and post hoc validation.