Replication and heterogeneity in geneenvironment interaction studies

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 727-729

  Munafò, Marcus R ^a   Flint, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; GENE; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; DEPRESSION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE;

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SLC6A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 68849089805     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145709000479     Document Type: Article

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