Commentary: The epidemiology of epigenetics

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-16

  Haig, David ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYOLOGY; EPIGENETICS; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84858641723     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr183     Document Type: Note

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