Functional primate genomics - Leveraging the medical potential

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 471-480

  Enard, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

APOE; Comparative genomics; Evolutionary medicine; LPA; Primates

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; GENOMIC DNA;

BIOMEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIMATE; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MEDICINE; PRIMATES; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84862582072     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: 14321440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-012-0901-4     Document Type: Review

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