Genetic variation of regulatory systems

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 586-590

  Dimas, Antigone S ^a,b,c   Dermitzakis, Emmanouil T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL FATE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL;

EPISTASIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 71749102842     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2009.10.012     Document Type: Review

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