Invited commentary: GE-Whiz! Ratcheting gene-environment studies up to the whole genome and the whole exposome

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 203-207

  Thomas, Duncan C ^a   Lewinger, Juan Pablo ^a   Murcray, Cassandra E ^a   Gauderman, W James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiologic research design; genetic epidemiology; genome wide association study; genotype environment interaction; polymorphisms, single nucleotide

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOME; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMORPHISM;

GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POPULATION GENETIC PARAMETERS; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84863393838     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr365     Document Type: Review

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