Grandparental and parental age effects suggest epigenetic transmission on both X and Y chromosomes

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 267-268

  Crow, T J ^a  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIGENETICS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GRANDPARENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MEIOSIS; PARENTAL AGE; PATERNAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE; Y CHROMOSOME;

FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84863781929     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.03.010     Document Type: Letter

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