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We label each DNA methylated site with a methyl-CpG binding domain protein (MBD1), and combine molecular dynamics simulations with electronic transport calculations to investigate the translocation of the methylated DNA-MBD1 complex through 2D material nanopores under external voltage biases. The passage of the MBD1-labeled methylation site through the pore is identified by dips in the current blockage induced by the DNA strand, as well as by peaks in the transverse electronic sheet current across the 2D layer. The positions of the methylation sites can be clearly recognized by the relative positions of the dips in the recorded ionic current blockade and large deviations in the transverse sheet conductances. We define the spatial resolution of the 2D material nanopore device as the minimal distance between two methylation sites identified within a single measurement, which is 15 base pairs by ionic current recognition, but as low as 10 base pairs by transverse electronic conductance detection, indicating better resolution with this latter technique. The present approach opens a new route for precise and efficient profiling of DNA methylation. Finally we propose techniques to improve the signal-to-noise (SNR) ratio in 2D solid state nanopores. In graphene, we demonstrate that the hydrophobic nature of the material can be utilized to introduce a ``step-wise'' translocation of a stretched ssDNA in a graphene nanopore, which can be used to detect bases via transverse sheet current. 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The passage of the MBD1-labeled methylation site through the pore is identified by dips in the current blockage induced by the DNA strand, as well as by peaks in the transverse electronic sheet current across the 2D layer. The positions of the methylation sites can be clearly recognized by the relative positions of the dips in the recorded ionic current blockade and large deviations in the transverse sheet conductances. We define the spatial resolution of the 2D material nanopore device as the minimal distance between two methylation sites identified within a single measurement, which is 15 base pairs by ionic current recognition, but as low as 10 base pairs by transverse electronic conductance detection, indicating better resolution with this latter technique. The present approach opens a new route for precise and efficient profiling of DNA methylation. Finally we propose techniques to improve the signal-to-noise (SNR) ratio in 2D solid state nanopores. In graphene, we demonstrate that the hydrophobic nature of the material can be utilized to introduce a ``step-wise&#x27;&#x27; translocation of a stretched ssDNA in a graphene nanopore, which can be used to detect bases via transverse sheet current. 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