Gene-environment interactions: Biologically valid pathway or artifact?

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1287-1289

  Rutter, Michael ^a   Thapar, Anita ^a   Pickles, Andrew ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 73149123164     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: 15383636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.167     Document Type: Note

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