Epigenetic Epidemiology of Common Complex Disease: Prospects for Prediction, Prevention, and Treatment
Open Access
- 26 October 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 7 (10) , e1000356
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000356
Abstract
As part of the PLoS Epigenetics Collection, Caroline Relton and George Davey Smith discuss the potential of epigenetics for the treatment and prevention of common complex diseases, including cancer.Keywords
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