Human Hair as a Testing Substrate in the Era of Precision Medicine: Potential Role of Omics-Based Approaches

    December 2018 in “ IntechOpen eBooks ”
    Henry Ademola Adeola, Jennifer C. Van Wyk, Afolake Arowolo, Nonhlanhla P. Khumalo
    Studysummary This review discusses the potential of using human hair proteomics for non-invasive diagnostic and forensic applications but reports no new results; the authors highlight areas needing further research.
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