The utility of twins for epigenetic analysis

Epigenetic Epidemiology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 161-183

  Saffery, Richard ^a   Morley, Ruth ^a   Foley, Debra L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84921355344     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2495-2_10     Document Type: Chapter

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