These authors contributed equally to this work.
Original Article
Genome-level analysis of genetic regulation of liver gene expression networks†
Article first published online: 31 MAY 2007
DOI: 10.1002/hep.21682
Copyright © 2007 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
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Gatti, D., Maki, A., Chesler, E. J., Kirova, R., Kosyk, O., Lu, L., Manly, K. F., Williams, R. W., Perkins, A., Langston, M. A., Threadgill, D. W. and Rusyn, I. (2007), Genome-level analysis of genetic regulation of liver gene expression networks. Hepatology, 46: 548–557. doi: 10.1002/hep.21682
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 27 JUL 2007
- Article first published online: 31 MAY 2007
- Manuscript Accepted: 31 JAN 2007
- Manuscript Received: 8 DEC 2006
Funded by
- National Institutes of Health. Grant Numbers: ES011391, ES010126, AA016258, AA013499, AA013513, AA014425
- Environmental Protection Agency. Grant Number: STAR-RD832720
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Training Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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