Why realistic test scenarios in translational genomics research remain hypothetical

Public Health Genomics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 166-168

  Janssens, A C J W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH;

ALLELES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 77349109788     PISSN: 16624246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000236062     Document Type: Article

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