Evolutionary molecular medicine

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 509-522

  Nesse, Randolph M ^a   Ganten, Detlev ^b   Gregory, T Ryan ^c   Omenn, Gilbert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biology; Darwinian medicine; Evolution; Evolutionary medicine; Evolutionary molecular medicine; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; COEVOLUTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HERITABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE ADVANTAGE; HUMAN; KIN SELECTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR THERAPY; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLEIOTROPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC PLEIOTROPY; HUMANS; MEDICINE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84862564058     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: 14321440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-012-0889-9     Document Type: Review

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