Well kept secrets of the genome

European Heart Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 501-503

  Schunkert, H ^a   Erdmann, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE ASSIGNMENT; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEREDITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0037345308     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-668X(02)00695-4     Document Type: Editorial

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