Genetic Differential Susceptibility to Socioeconomic Status and Childhood Obesogenic Behavior
Author(s) -
Patrícia Pelufo Silveira,
Hélène Gaudreau,
Leslie Atkinson,
Alison S. Fleming,
Marla B. Sokolowski,
Meir Steiner,
James L. Kennedy,
Michael J. Meaney,
Robert D. Levitan,
Laurette Dubé
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4253
Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , genetic predisposition , differential (mechanical device) , environmental health , pathology , population , engineering , aerospace engineering , disease
Genes may work by modulating the way individuals respond to environmental variation, and these discrete and differential genes vs environmental interactions may not be readily captured in simple association studies.
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