Epigenetic traces of childhood maltreatment in peripheral blood: A new strategy to explore gene-environment interactions

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-5

  Uher, Rudolf ^a   Weaver, Ian C G ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENOME; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; REVIEW;

EID: 84891819656     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.127209     Document Type: Review

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