Epigenetics in congenital diseases and pervasive developmental disorders

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-7

  Kubota, Takeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autism; DNA methylation; Environment; Epigenetics; Pervasive developmental disorders

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DNA REPLICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 42049090387     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12199-007-0008-7     Document Type: Review

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