Nail DNA and Possible Biomarkers: A Pilot Study |
Park, Joshua
(Genetic Epidemiology Research Institute, University of California)
Liang, Debbie (Genetic Epidemiology Research Institute, University of California) Kim, Jung-Woo (Department of Life Science and Technology, Pai Chai University) Luo, Yongjun (Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California) Huang, Taesheng (Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California) Kim, Soo-Young (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Eulji University Hospital) Chang, Seong-Sil (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Eulji University Hospital) |
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