Individual epigenetic variation: When, why, and so what?

Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series: Pediatric Program

Volumn 62, Issue , 2008, Pages 141-150

  Gomes, M ^a   Waterland, R ^a  

^a CHILDREN S NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA METHYLATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUTRIGENOMICS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; NUTRIGENOMICS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 49449083632     PISSN: 16616677     EISSN: 16623878     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000146257     Document Type: Conference Paper

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