Next-Generation Bisulfite Sequencing for Targeted DNA Methylation Analysis

Abstract

Bisulfite sequencing is the “gold-standard” technique for DNA methylation analysis. By combining bisulfite sequencing with high-throughput, next-generation sequencing technology, we can document methylation from many thousands of individual reads (equivalent to alleles or “cells”), for multiple target regions and from many samples simultaneously. Here, we describe a next-generation bisulfite-sequencing assay for targeted DNA methylation analysis which offers scope for the simultaneous interrogation of multiple genomic loci across numerous samples.