Impact of microRNA regulation on variation in human gene expression

Genome Research

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1243-1254

  Lu, Jian ^a   Clark, Andrew G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE MAP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; ETHNIC GROUPS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENETIC LOCI; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HAPMAP PROJECT; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MICRORNAS; MUTATION; RNA, MESSENGER; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

PRIMATES;

EID: 84863555312     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: 15495469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.132514.111     Document Type: Article

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