Gene-environment Interactions in Human Health: Case Studies and Strategies for developing new paradigms and research methodologies
The synergistic effects of genes and the environment on health are explored in three case studies: adult lactase persistence, autism spectrum disorders, and the metabolic syndrome, providing examples of the interactive complexities underlying these phenotypes. Since the phenotypes are the initial ta...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Genetics |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2014.00271/full |