Table 7.
DNA Methylation Correlation in Brain vs. Saliva
| Gene | No. of CpGs | Whole Brain |
Hippocampus Only |
Non-Hippocampus |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | r | p | ||
| NR3C1 | 46 | 0.91 | <2.2 × 10−16a | 0.91 | <2.2 × 10−16a | 0.91 | <2.2 × 10−16a |
| FKBP5 | 33 | 0.94 | <2.2 × 10−16a | 0.95 | <2.2 × 10−16a | 0.94 | 2.37 × 10−16a |
| SLC6A4 | 19 | 0.89 | 4.17 × 10−7a | 0.88 | 6.48 × 10−7a | 0.89 | 4.07 × 10−7a |
| Overall | 98 | 0.91 | <2.2 × 10−16a | 0.92 | <2.2 × 10−16a | 0.91 | <2.2 × 10−16a |
Indicates significant p value (< .05).