The use of the twin model to investigate the genetics and epigenetics of skin diseases with genomic, transcriptomic and methylation data

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1067-1073

  Bataille, V ^a,b   Lens, M ^a   Spector, T D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST HERTFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; RNA;

ACNE; ALBINISM; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BONE DENSITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ECZEMA; EPIGENETICS; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; LUPUS VULGARIS; MELANOMA; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NETHERTON DISEASE; NEVUS; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; REVIEW; SARCOIDOSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN DISEASE; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; VITILIGO;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84865066570     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04444.x     Document Type: Review

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