DNA methylation profiles of 24 whole cord blood samples from healthy children born via caesarian section with matched FACS counts

In order to accurately evaluate methods for dealing with inter-individual differences in cord blood cell type in DNA methylation data, matched samples with both DNAm profiles and detailed FACS counts are necessary. The Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450 Beadchip was used to obtain genome-wide DNA methylation measures in human whole cord blood samples (n=24) for use as validation for deconvolution methods in whole blood. We also performed FACS counts as described in PMID 26366232 and quantified as a combination of CBC and FACS counts as described in preprint https://doi.org/10.1101/399279