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Multi-output learning for systematic missing value imputation in DNA methylation arrays.

Tao Ma¹, Jinfu Nie², Jian Huang³

¹Division of Computational Biology, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science, Rochester, MN 55905, United States.

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This study introduces a novel imputation framework to address missing DNA methylation data caused by Illumina array updates. The method effectively integrates diverse datasets and improves epigenetic age prediction models.

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Area of Science:

Genomics
Epigenetics
Bioinformatics

Background:

Illumina DNA methylation arrays have undergone rapid evolution, leading to genomic coverage expansion but also backward incompatibilities.
The removal of CpG sites across array versions creates systematic missing values, hindering the integration and reuse of legacy datasets.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a robust imputation framework for addressing systematic missing DNA methylation values.
To enable seamless data integration across different Illumina array generations and other epigenomic data types.
To enhance the performance of downstream epigenetic analyses, such as epigenetic age prediction.

Main Methods:

A two-stage imputation framework was developed, initially addressing random missingness with standard techniques.
The second stage employs multi-output machine learning models (SVR, k-NN, Random Forest, DNN) to impute systematic missing values.
The framework was evaluated on real datasets with induced missingness and compared against conventional imputation methods.

Main Results:

The proposed framework consistently outperformed conventional imputation approaches in datasets with up to 50% missingness.
Accurate imputation of missing CpG sites was achieved between methylation arrays and reduced representation bisulfite sequencing data, facilitating cross-platform integration.
Analysis of brain tumor methylation datasets showed restoration of array-specific patterns and preservation of biological complexity.
Imputation of missing methylation sites significantly improved epigenetic age prediction model performance.

Conclusions:

The developed imputation framework effectively handles systematic missing DNA methylation data, enabling robust cross-platform and cross-array integration.
This approach preserves biological complexity and enhances the accuracy of epigenetic age prediction.
The 'ultra-impute' Python package provides a freely available tool for researchers to implement this imputation strategy.