
Next-Generation Sequencing Data Analysis334
replicate- aware and provide estimation on biological variation, thereby
increasing detection power. On multiple testing correction, FDR is mostly
used, while other methods are also reported, such as a sliding linear model
(SLIM) method used by methylKit. Among the currently available DMC/
DMR detection tools, benchmarking studies show that methylKit, Fisher’s
exact test, methylSig, and DMRFinder are among the top performers [58, 59].
Data obtained from methylated DNA enrichment- based approaches
follows the negative binomial distribution, like the ChIP- seq and RNA- seq
data. Therefore, they can ...