Twin, association and current "omics" studies

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages 9-12

  Boomsma, Dorret I ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gene hunting; Genetic epidemiology; Omics; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; COMORBIDITY; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPISTASIS; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STUDY DESIGN; TWINS;

EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENES; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOMICS; HUMANS; METABOLOMICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC; TWINS;

EID: 84884623094     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2013.830405     Document Type: Review

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