The importance of epigenomic studies in schizophrenia

Epigenomics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 359-362

  Ekström, Tomas J ^a   Lavebratt, Catharina ^a   Schalling, Martin ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

epigenome; nature nurture; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; FOLIC ACID; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 137; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTOIMMUNITY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPIGENOMICS; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84865472756     PISSN: 17501911     EISSN: 1750192X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/epi.12.33     Document Type: Review

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