Social regulation of human gene expression: Mechanisms and implications for public health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Cole, Steven W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84884127765     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301183     Document Type: Article

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