BRD2 and colorectal carcinoma: Similar to the results in CRC versus NAT comparison, almost all of the top50 DMRs showing significantly decreased DNA methylation in AD could not be annotated (p < 0.0001) with stronger methylation differences than found in CRC versus NAT (Δβ-values between − 0.90 and − 0.74) (Additional file 1: Table S1C, D).