Genomics and epigenomics of the human glycome

Glycoconjugate Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-50

  Zoldoš, Vlatka ^a   Novokmet, Mislav ^b   Bečeheli, Ivona ^b   Lauc, Gordan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b GENOS GLYCOSCIENCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Gene environment interactions; Genome wide association study; Glycome; Glycosylation

Indexed keywords

GLYCAN; GLYCOME; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 1ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GLYCOBIOLOGY; HISTONE CODE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; EPIGENOMICS; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOMICS; GLYCOMICS; GLYCOPROTEINS; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 84872685546     PISSN: 02820080     EISSN: 15734986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10719-012-9397-y     Document Type: Article

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