Towards predictive genetic testing of complex diseases

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 869-870

  Janssens, A Cecile J W ^a   Van Duijn, Cornelia M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HEREDITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 33846689476     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-006-9084-z     Document Type: Note

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