Methylomics in Psychiatry: Modulation of Gene-Environment Interactions may be Through DNA Methylation

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 127 B, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-59

  Abdolmaleky, H Mostafavi ^a,b,c   Smith, Cassandra L ^d   Faraone, Stephen V ^b,e,f   Shafa, Rahim ^g   Stone, William ^a,b   Glatt, Stephen J ^a,b   Tsuang, Ming T ^a,b,e,f,h  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Harvard Inst Psychiat E/G   (United States)

^c IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d Boston University   (United States)

^e Psychiatry Service   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depression; DNA methylation; Methylomics; Psychiatry; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CPG ISLAND; DEACETYLATION; DEPRESSION; DNA METHYLATION; DRD2 GENE; GENE; GENE INACTIVATION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HTR2A GENE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RELN GENE; RNA PROCESSING; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 2142814375     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20142     Document Type: Article

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