Effects of lifestyle and exposures are mirrored in blood gene expression

Friday, March 12, 2010 - 23:35 in Health & Medicine

A study by Norwegian and French researchers hopes to provide new understanding of how blood cells adjust gene expression in response to various clinical, biochemical and pathological conditions. The Norwegian Woman and Cancer postgenome study highlights numerous blood gene sets affected by one's physical condition, lifestyle factors and exposure variables.

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