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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Main Author: Fatimah L.C. Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2014.00271/full