Identification and application of biomarkers in molecular and genomic epidemiologic research

• Published in: Journal of preventive medicine and public health Vol. 42; no. 6; pp. 349 - 355
• Main Authors: Lee, Kyoung-Mu, Han, Sohee, Park, Woong-Yang, Kang, Daehee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) 대한예방의학회 01.11.2009
• Subjects: Disease Progression; Environmental Exposure; Epidemiologic Studies; Genetic Markers; Humans; Molecular Epidemiology - methods; Neoplasms - epidemiology; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; 예방의학; Republic of Korea

Biomarkers are characteristic biological properties that can be detected and measured in a variety of biological matrices in the human body, including the blood and tissue, to give an indication of whether there is a threat of disease, if a disease already exists, or how such a disease may develop i...