Genes & Environment as Causes of Disease

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Genes & Environment as Causes of Disease

Gene-environment interaction, Information from the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences

CDC blog post: Geography, genetics and leading causes of death

CDC blog post: Understanding genetic and environmental causes of human disease

CDC article: Do we need genomic research for the prevention of common diseases with environmental causes? 
Am J Epidemiol (2005)

Genes 'versus' environment as causes, by Ken Weiss, Mermaid Tale Blog Post, June 9, 2014 

Gene-environment interaction. 
Manuck SB, McCaffery JM. Annu Rev Psychol. 2014;65:41-70.

Gene-environment interactions in genome-wide association studies: current approaches and new directions. 
Winham SJ et al. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2013 Oct;54(10):1120-34.

Genes vs environment: more on the misunderstood subtleties, by Ken Weiss, Mermaid Tale Blog Post, Jun 10

Genes, the environment and personalized medicine: We need to harness both environmental and genetic data to maximize personal and population health.  [PDF 288.24 KB]
Carlsten C, et al. EMBO Rep. 2014 Jun 6. pii: e201438480.