The genome sequence is a jazz score

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-31

  Porta, Miquel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA genetics; Environment; Gene expression; Gene environment interactions; Genetic testing; Highly penetrant mutations; Jazz; Low penetrant genes; Metaphor; Music; Musicians; Mutation; Number needed to screen (NNS); Oncogenes; Penetrance; Phenotype; Polymorphism genetics; Screening

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA DETERMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME COMPONENTS; HUMANS; MUSIC; PHENOTYPE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037320303     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg015     Document Type: Review

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