Genetic and epigenetic insights into fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Genome Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Ramsay, Michèle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; INSULIN; NITRIC OXIDE; RETINOL;

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIGENETICS; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERATOGENESIS;

EID: 77956565876     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1756994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/gm148     Document Type: Review

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