Epigenetic understanding of gene-environment interactions in psychiatric disorders: a new concept of clinical genetics
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Epigenetics is a mechanism that regulates gene expression independently of the underlying DNA sequence, relying instead on the chemical modification of DNA and histone proteins. Although environmental and genetic factors were thought to be independently associate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-01-01
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Series: | Clinical Epigenetics |
Online Access: | http://www.clinicalepigeneticsjournal.com/content/4/1/1 |