Future strategies in psychiatric genetics

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-217

  Peedicayil, Jacob ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037322340     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(02)00361-4     Document Type: Article

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